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October 07 2012

2012-10-07 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual scene under trees on sandy ground during an overcast day. In the left foreground a figure in an orange-saffron garment stands beside a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl, facing a small red-edged shrine platform holding a brass plate, oil lamp and offerings. A group of devotees, many in white clothes, stand in a semicircle, some with hands folded in prayer. A red umbrella and a multicoloured umbrella shade the group, and a potted palm sits in the centre. A man in a striped shirt and grey trousers stands at the front right, with a woman in a white garment and red hair at the far right.

October 07 2012

Outdoor scene at a temple grounds with trees and an orange-brick structure behind. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a reddish border stands with their back to the camera, facing a second figure bare-chested in a white dhoti-style cloth, with a rudraksha-like bead necklace, near a small potted palm. Behind them a large crowd of devotees stands in a semicircle: several in white shirts and white trousers, women in saris and salwar kameez with pink and purple dupattas, children in white, and a man on the right with a rudraksha mala and crossed arms. Several people have palms pressed together in namaskar. A multicolored striped umbrella stands at left, and a stone Nandi-like sculpture and black stone shrine elements are visible at right. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible figures.

Outdoor photo at a shrine under large leafy trees beside a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A bearded man in a full orange robe holds a brass bell in one hand and raises a small flame or lamp toward the murti. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands with hands folded. Around them, many people in white and cream clothes, some with yellow shawls, stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A yellow flower offering sits on a tray on a stone table in the foreground, and a red-painted stone base is at the lower left.

October 07 2012

Outdoor ritual at a sandy site under trees. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and a white flower garland, holds a lit lamp or aarti plate with both hands at chest height, standing near a tall white pole wrapped in orange thread with a leafy top. To the right, a dark stone deity murti sits on a ledge draped in pink cloth beside a table with a brown cloth, offerings and a decorated pot. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, several with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a small child in a striped shirt. A kalasha-like pot sits on the ground in the foreground. a person by long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and garland, leading the aarti. Flowers and petals lie on the ground.

Outdoor ritual at a shrine beside a black stone deity murti with a silver-and-blue draped garment. A bald priest in a white dhoti and cloth, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style neck cord, stands at center holding a flame lamp and a bell-like object toward the shrine. Two men in white dhotis beside him fold their hands in prayer. A crowd of about twenty men and women in white and light clothes stands behind with hands joined. Green trees, a saffron flag on a pole and a potted palm surround the scene. A low black plaque and a small stone slab sit at the shrine's base beside a red-and-white striped platform.

Outdoor photo under a large banyan-type tree at an ashram. A standing figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, stands at right with palms joined in namaskar, facing a seated assembly of roughly a hundred people dressed in white. On the left, a red-flowered Shiva-linga-style mound with a white-and-black stone base is decorated with garlands, and a brass puja vessel and kalasha stand on a green cloth. Rows of brass plates and offerings are arranged on mats along the right, with a wooden peetha-like board near the centre. Devotees sit in neat rows across the ground under the branches.

2006-10-08 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy of tall trees. A shrine holds a black Shiva linga-like deity murti dressed with marigold garlands and a white cloth, set on a mound of red offerings with a silver arched frame. A man in white dhoti and shawl with long hair and beaded necklaces stands at the center holding a small bell-like vessel, beside a small oil lamp burning at a tree base. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and beaded necklaces stands barefoot, and women in white saris with red shawls and a yellow sari press palms together in prayer behind them. A dark polished stone floor with white kolam-style floral designs lies in the foreground.

Outdoor temple scene under large banyan-type trees at Adi Kailash, Bidadi Aadheenam. A deity murti stands in an arched shrine decorated with red flowers, a yellow-and-green marigold garland, and a mound of red flower offerings on a round platform. In the foreground, a woman in red robes holds a small bell and stands on a black polished stone floor, while a man in saffron/orange robes stands beside her. Behind them, several people in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A red-and-gold canopy hangs from a tree, and colourful kolam rangoli designs decorate the ground.

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