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January 01 2006

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Outdoor puja beneath a large banyan tree strung with marigold garlands. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace and a multicolour flower garland sits on a gold-trimmed seat before a microphone, holding a lit oil lamp and a small hand bell, smiling. Ash-coloured kalasha and brass vessels with flowers and leaves sit on a mat in front. Two men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged; one holds flower petals. Seated devotees in white and orange, some with hands folded, fill the background, and men in white dhotis with folded palms stand behind. a person is a candidate in the centre, identified by appearance cues: long swept hair and a gold necklace with multicolour garland.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Photo of a fire-offering ritual under a decorated pandal with bamboo poles and palm fronds. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a sacred thread, tending a square fire pit (homa kunda) edged with pink and white flowers. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl assists. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the ground, with a silver kalasha and brass oil lamps at the front. A purple-draped shrine with a deity murti and a large backdrop photo appear behind. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2006-07-18July 12 20062006-07-12December 17 20142014-12-17Photograph of an outdoor puja beneath a large banyan tree. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala and a pendant, sits with hands folded in front of a stone altar draped in a blue cloth. Behind and beside him a row of devotees in white and red clothing sit with hands joined. On the altar are a brass vessel, a bowl of fruit, a flower garland and a carved stone pedestal with an upright linga-like form. Brass lamps and a small brass kalasha stand nearby. a person is shown in a saffron robe and rudraksha mala seated in front of the altar; the appearance cues are the orange attire, mala and head wrap.December 17 20142014-12-17May 03 20122012-05-03January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor ritual puja on grass beside a green truck and hills. A person in a saffron-orange robe with gold border sits on a leopard-print cushion, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver bell and offering white flowers over a golden pyramid-shaped peetha/yantra stand. Coconut halves, bananas, silver vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit on a cloth before him. Behind, two men in white dhotis hold tall silver-topped staffs, and a man in white kurta kneels with a silver cup. a person appears as the saffron-robed seated figure leading the abhishekam-style ritual.2005-12-25A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) under a pandal decorated with palm fronds and purple cloth. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala and sits behind a raised altar bed covered with pink, red and white flowers, with a microphone in front. a person is in the central seat; he appears to be the officiant. Around him, white-clad devotees with orange shawls sit in rows, some holding offerings, and a silver vessel stands at right. A deity shrine with a framed image sits on a stage at upper left, and garlands of pink and white flowers line the foreground.2006-07-18December 23 20162016-12-23