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August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India

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Indoor photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain-walled room. In the foreground, a woman in a beige sari sits on the floor holding an infant wrapped in a pale green cloth. Beside her, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands looking down at the baby. A young man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at left, and a woman in orange and red garments with a green-fruit garland in her hair sits at lower right. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris with gold borders stand with hands pressed in anjali, and older men in white dhotis and shirts watch. No deity or swami is clearly visible; the central figure's appearance is not clearly identifiable.2009-08-08A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. On the left, a shaven-headed priest in a saffron-and-orange dhoti with a white flower garland and a sandalwood-marked forehead holds a small silver vessel and spoon toward a baby. A woman in a cream sari with a red blouse sits smiling and cradles the infant, who is being offered a sip from the vessel. Behind them, several women in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas stand watching, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and brown shawl stands near the center. A camera on a tripod and a cameraman appear at the right edge, and a man kneels at the lower right corner.2015-06-03Indoor event with a crowd seated and standing behind a low wooden barrier on a red-and-green carpeted stage area. A woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace and a name badge holds a baby in an orange-and-white polka-dot dress, smiling. Beside her, a man in a white shirt supports the baby. In the foreground, a woman with a hair bun wears a white jasmine garland over an orange shawl and red blouse, reaching toward the baby. A red-and-orange banner hangs behind, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall at top left, with no clearly legible caption visible.2009-08-08December 24 20092009-12-24January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a blessing moment indoors against a plain white curtain. On the right, a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless garment leans forward, hands extended over a swaddled infant in cream cloth and a red wrap held by a woman in a peach-and-cream sari. A man in a white shirt on the left presses his palms together in greeting, and another person's hand appears at the top left. A gold-embroidered chair edge is visible at the upper right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), identified by the long swept-back hair and orange robe, seated and blessing the child. The woman wears a thin black beaded necklace and gold bangles.2010-01-11 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08September 03 20132013-09-03August 06 20142014-08-06A seated figure in an orange-and-maroon sannyasi-style garment with a long rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair and a red mark on the forehead, places a hand on the head of a crying small boy in a striped shirt held by a woman in a teal blouse with a white pearl necklace and a flower in her hair. Several onlookers in saffron, teal and yellow saris crowd a pink-walled room; a man in a saffron top photographs with a flash camera. Garlands of white and marigold flowers hang on the orange wall, and a framed deity picture is visible behind them. The scene shows a blessing with a visible crowd of family and devotees.2014-07-04 +1 copies