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February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City

February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City

January 31 2009

Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja scene on a stage with pink, gold and silver draped curtains. An elderly man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, bends forward and touches the hands of a long-haired man in orange robes seated on a golden throne with a red cushion and a gold footstool. A younger man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, watching. A white-clad attendant is partly visible at the left edge. Green carpet covers the floor, and a red-and-gold throne is behind the seated figure. The seated man has long dark hair and a saffron robe with a crown-like gold backdrop; no clear a person cue beyond the honoured seating is established, so identity is unsure.

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala draped across the chest sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, extending a hand toward a small boy in white. A standing man in white shirt and trousers bends forward with a garland around his neck, while a young child in white holds a small object toward the seated figure. Their feet rest on a red cushion scattered with flower petals. A devotee in saffron sits cross-legged at lower right, and a woman in a cream sari with a gold border stands at left. Setting appears to be a room with cream walls and a small table with books and fruit. The seated figure is labelled a person based on the saffron robes, long hair, rudraksha mala and gilded throne; this is an appearance-based label only.

February 03 2009

January 01 2009

February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with yellow, purple and red flower garlands. A young boy in white kurta and pants stands before him and places a hand on his shoulder, while an older man in a peach shirt and white trousers leans in from the left. The throne rests on a gold footstool with a small rug on an orange cloth, and brass lamps are visible in the background. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala on the throne.

A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a home interior with a cream-tiled floor. A figure seated on a white-draped chair wears an orange robe and white flower garland with red blossoms, smiling as a young boy in white kurta bows and reaches toward his hands. A woman in a yellow sari with red border stands at left, smiling, and a man in white kneels nearby. Behind, a priest in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a wooden item. A brass lamp with a red-and-white garland, silver swan-shaped vessels and a tray of fruit sit on a red-draped table at right. a person is the seated figure in the orange robe and garland, identified by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and orange robes in a role of being honoured.

A photograph inside a red-draped ceremonial tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. A seated man with long dark hair and an orange robe, wearing a flower garland with yellow and pink blooms and a gold-toned ornament, sits on a gold-and-red throne receiving honour. A man in a pale pink robe with a white shawl bows low with his forehead to the floor before him, while standing devotees in orange and saffron robes, one holding a trident-shaped staff and another with folded palms, look on. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod films from behind. Gold throne carvings and red fabric frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long swept-back hair, orange robe and garland is in a throne-like seat with devotees bowing before him.

A devotee in a white dhoti and shirt kneels on a striped mat and bows his head to touch the feet of a seated figure on a red-cushioned golden throne. The seated figure wears an orange robe and a red and white flower garland and has long dark hair; the throne has a gold lion-armrest and is decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands. Standing behind them are several men in white kurtas with orange shawls, one holding a red-wrapped object and a yellow flower garland, and an older man in a light shirt with folded hands. The roof is corrugated metal with a tent-like canopy. The seated figure is a candidate for a person by appearance cues of long hair, orange clothing and a flower garland, with the throne and feet-honouring ritual as role context.