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November 07 2011

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A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a silver tray with orange cloth and flowers toward a gold-plated ritual stand decorated with floral ornaments. A second man beside him, bare-chested with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms and wrapped in white cloth, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A gold altar stand with red velvet panels and flowers in the foreground suggests a temple puja offering. A dark backdrop with a painted figure is visible behind them.2011-11-07A seated man in a gold-and-red ornate throne wears a rust-orange shawl, a long gold bead necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and a long swept-back hairstyle with a tilak on his forehead. He sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a white-and-yellow cloth-wrapped bundle on a plate of pink and purple flower petals. A shirtless attendant with white body markings and a rudraksha mala leans forward to offer the plate. Behind them a gold-carved pillar and red draped cloth complete the satsang stage setting. Two people are visible.2016-06-30June 30 20162016-06-30November 07 20112011-11-07A photograph of a seated man in a white kurta with a dark beaded mala around his neck, eyes lowered, holding a small silver cup with a red apple-like fruit topped by a red flower. In front of him is a large ornate gold tray with silver bowls, a silver spouted vessel, orange and yellow flowers, and a red velvet cushion on a gold base at left. A hand reaches in from the left edge. The setting appears to be a puja or ritual offering. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the person is described only by role.2011-11-07September 21 20162016-09-21July 09 20152015-07-09Photo of a ritual seated on a red-cushioned throne with gold lion-head armrests. A woman in an orange sari with a red coral mala and gold necklace sits with palms pressed together at her forehead in prayer. Before her, a shaved-headed man in orange and saffron wrap with rudraksha mala and glasses holds a silver tray with a small silver vessel. Silver staffs, brass oil lamps, a gold-framed deity murti, and a red and orange floral garland decorate the setting.2015-07-17September 28 20162016-09-28October 26 20152015-10-26July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph inside a temple-style hall with red drapes and gold-framed shrine structures. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms. Across from him a young man in an orange headcloth with a leopard-print band and orange garments holds a hand out toward a brass vessel filled with yellow, purple and white flowers and a small brass lamp on a tray. Several women in orange saris stand in the background near the shrine. No identity of the praying man can be established from appearance, so he is described by role only.2019-01-05