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January 18 2009

A photograph of a shaded open pavilion with bamboo-mat ceiling and glass windows, showing devotees in prayer. In the centre, a man with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment. To the left, several women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white with a yellow shawl also folds his hands. The scene shows devotional greeting or prayer in a simple ashram hall. a person identity is not established from appearance here, so the central man is described by role only.

Photograph of a welcome moment under a covered arcade with white arches and green leafy trees. In the foreground left, a person in a saffron-orange head wrap and saffron-orange robe with a dark beaded mala and a gold pendant stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside them a woman in a cream sari with a red bindi holds her hands together, and a young woman in white with a red shawl also presses her palms in namaskar. Behind them a man in a checked shirt stands with hands folded and other devotees, several in colourful saris, stand in the crowd. Red plastic chairs are visible. A printed copyright line appears at lower right.

A covered outdoor courtyard with a corrugated roof and a dark pillar, with green plants and a plumeria tree visible beyond. A long-haired woman in an orange sari-style garment holds a red offering in her hands and walks forward. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and an orange shawl walks with a white-clad man in a white dhoti and white shirt. Behind them, a man in a grey shirt stands near a table, and at right a man in an orange robe holds a bunch of yellow flowers. A woman with flowers in her hair stands in the foreground at left. Several people are visible, and a lamp hangs from the roof. The scene appears to be a devotional or ritual gathering in an ashram setting.

January 03 2010

July 01 2014

Photo of devotees seated on a wet concrete floor before a red-and-white painted wall during a pada puja setting. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace and bangles sits with eyes lowered, and beside her a woman with braided red-tipped hair and glasses sits with hands joined. On the right, a person with shoulder-length dark hair in a sleeveless orange top holds palms together in anjali. Behind them, two men stand in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls and rudraksha malas near a doorway.

A photograph of an outdoor garden path beside a small shrine with a corrugated metal roof and a red-roofed structure behind a tree. In the foreground, a woman in an orange robe on the left holds a bundle of yellow flowers, and a woman in a red-orange saree walks beside her. An older woman in a pink saree with a gold border walks barefoot with hands pressed together in greeting, while a woman in a white and yellow saree on the right also joins palms. An older man in white clothes stands with hands folded behind them, and several other men in shirts stand further back among green shrubs and palm fronds.

July 07 2010

2010-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple hall with pale yellow walls and carved grey pillars. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands centre, hands in anjali namaskar and smiling, with a saffron-clad attendant beside him. A bare-chested priest with a white tilak and a white dhoti with gold border stands at right, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left also has his palms pressed together. A camera operator's lens is visible at the far left. Pale marble flooring and small wooden stools are in front. Several people are visible in the scene.

January 11 2010

2010-01-11 +1 copies