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November 05 2010

November 05 2010

A photograph of a ritual at Bidadi Dhyanapeetam. A man with long dark hair and a flower-garlanded neck, wearing an orange sannyasi-style garment, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) in both hands. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a bell, and a bald man in orange stands nearby. A woman in a cream sari with yellow shawl stands at left with hands folded. On the right, a Krishna deity murti with flute, crown and floral garlands is decorated in orange and pink flowers. A wall board reads Dhyanapeetam and lists devotees who built the Ananda Sabha, year 2005.

2010-09-02 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple veranda with orange-washed walls and red-and-white striped pillars. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a saffron-and-gold garland, stands holding a brass lamp on a plate as devotees gather. Standing to the left, a woman in a blue sari with a name badge watches, and a man in a yellow shirt and a woman in a grey top stand near the priest. Children are in the lower left. A stone shrine with carved panels and a red cushioned seat are visible at right, and a dark sign board hangs on the wall. The lamp suggests an aarti or puja offering.

November 12 2010

October 04 2010

2010-10-04 +1 copies

Photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border, wearing a long beaded necklace of gold-toned beads, holding a silver tray with a multi-flame silver aarti lamp, the flames rising and smoke drifting. Behind him another priest in white and a younger man in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace stand in an orange-walled courtyard. A hand at the left edge holds a bell-like object. The priest with the aarti lamp is not an identifiable a person candidate by the given cues, so this is an aarti ritual by priests and devotees.

Outdoor courtyard ritual at an orange-walled building with a clock and a dark wooden board reading Dhyanapeetam. A shaved-headed priest in a plain white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a silver aarti plate of yellow flowers and a lit flame toward a second shaved priest in an orange cloth, while smoke rises. Several women in white saris with gold borders and an orange-sari woman stand with hands folded in prayer. A small brass oil lamp hangs on the left wall and a plate of yellow flowers sits on a table. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so no identification is made.

October 01 2011

2011-10-01 +1 copies

December 28 2011

A photograph of an orange-walled building with a black signboard listing names beside an entrance. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl over orange clothing and rudraksha beads, smiling as he walks forward. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand to the right: the one in the middle holds a brass kalasha with an orange cloth, and the one on the right, with a yellow shawl, holds a silver plate of flower petals. A woman in white with dark hair stands at left, and a few more people in white are visible behind, some in white saris. Steps, a red railing and potted plants frame the scene. a person: the central figure's long swept hair and orange shawl are cues, but the depiction is in person and the identification rests on appearance alone.

A photograph inside a red and white painted hall at Dhyanapeetam. A man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold and red throne, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a fuller orange shawl draped over him. Several devotees in white clothes sit on the floor before him holding small spoons and brass vessels, and a row of silver plates with fruit and offerings is arranged in front. A man in grey shirt and a woman in white are performing the ritual, and other seated women sit along the back wall. On the wall a black board lists donor names. Incense smoke rises near a brass urn and flowers rest on a tray. The seated figure on the throne is an appearance-based Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala.