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April 07 2008

April 07 2008

April 07 2008

A photograph of a temple courtyard with wet stone floor and red-and-white striped walls. A priest in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead, stands at left holding a brass plate with flowers and small items. Beside him a man in a white shirt, a young boy in white with a red garland, a woman in a beige sari with a red garland holding a framed deity picture, and an older woman in a teal sari with glasses holding a brass plate of yellow and white flowers stand in a line. Brass lamps and garlanded altar elements are behind them. No visible identification of a person; the priest is described by role only.

Photo of a temple courtyard with a shrine behind an orange-draped pillared mandapa. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala stands at center, leading a small boy in a white shirt and jeans who holds a long marigold garland. A woman in a dark brown sari and gold necklace holds a large bundle of orange marigold garlands. To the right, a woman in an orange sari and another in white clothing handle more garlands. A man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at far left. Behind them is a deity murti with a red and orange face, garlanded in red and white, under a turquoise backdrop.

A photograph of an outdoor temple-pavilion ritual at an open courtyard. A bald young priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left holding a silver plate of offerings. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white garland of flowers and a red garland, and reaches toward a small silver vessel on a stand. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a flower garland stands near a woman in a white sari, and a man in white with an orange-and-red garland kneels before a woman in a red sari and orange garment at the lower edge. Golden deity murtis stand at upper left, and a colourful striped pillar with floral patterns stands at right. Stone pillars and a red cloth hang from the pavilion roof, with banana leaves and marigold garlands overhead. Five to six people are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange robe with long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style garland, performing the ritual.

February 15 2007

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

Outdoor temple courtyard scene. A man with grey hair in a bun, wearing a green gold-bordered shawl over white dhoti and multiple beaded necklaces, holds a woven basket of prasadam packets and sweets offered toward a young man. The young man wears an orange robe, a pink and gold shawl and a long garland of yellow, red and white flowers, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, another young man in an orange robe and a few men in white shirts stand beside a stone pillar and a red-draped doorway with a decorative pot. Hands at left hold a flower garland. Stone carvings and a small brass lamp stand decorate the shrine entrance.

June 21 2014

2014-06-21 +1 copies

A wedding blessing in a decorated hall with white drapery and flower arrangements on a pillar. A seated bride in a red and gold sari with a gold headpiece and pink and white flower garland sits beside a groom in a white shirt with a white and red garland, both with palms pressed together. An older woman in a grey sari with gold border and red shawl, wearing glasses and a white garland, bends forward offering a blessing. A man in white with an orange shawl and white garland stands behind her. A woman in a red and gold sari and a boy in a dark jacket stand at left. Approximately six people are visible.