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Indoor ritual hall with white tiled floor and orange cloth mats. In the foreground, a man in orange robes bends forward, reaching to hand an object to a man in white clothing seated on the floor with a metal bowl nearby. To the left, women in orange and white stand near the mats. On the right, a seated person in orange robes sits on a raised orange cushion beside a brass vessel. Behind them, rows of people in white sit on mats facing the front, with orange chairs lining the back wall and a white banner with blue trim at the top edge.

Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled hall with orange cloth spread on the floor. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with maroon border bends forward and receives a small offering from a bald man in white dhoti and shawl who kneels at right. Behind her, several shaved-headed men in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand in a line, some smiling. A steel vessel, a brass plate and a garlanded stand with white flowers sit at right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone, so no identification is made.

Indoor ritual scene in a white-tiled hall with orange cloths laid on the floor. In the right foreground a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange mat in front of a microphone stand and a brass bowl, holding a hand near their face. A woman in an orange sari bends forward, and a person in white kneels at her feet touching them, apparently performing a padapuja-style reverence. Other people in orange robes and white dhotis stand and sit around the room, with a seated audience in the background.

November 12 2010

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A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with a glossy white floor. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe sits on an orange mat, holding a small brass vessel and a spoon-like implement over a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered edge holds a brass lamp and offering items. Rows of men in white robes with red-bordered cloth and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, some holding brass cups and lamps, sit before brass plates arranged on orange and yellow mats. Behind them, women in white and colourful saris sit in rows, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background. A camera tripod stands at left.

November 12 2010

A large photo of a mass annadan meal at the Kumbh Mela with many seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans on long mats. Attendants in white dhotis and red-gold bordered cloths move among the rows carrying pots and vessels, serving food. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left faces a figure with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth. A central figure in white bordered cloth with a red waist cloth pours from a vessel. Brass platters sit on the floor, and the rows extend deep into a bright tent.

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Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with white walls, a wooden door, and a white canopy with a string of flower garlands overhead. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with gold border, a gold necklace and bangles, sits on a chair at left, holding a small metal vessel. A younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged on a white cloth, accepting an offering from a bending man in white with an orange shawl. Brass plates with food sit on the floor. Several men in white dhoti and orange shawls, one wearing glasses, and a woman in a cream sari stand and watch nearby.

September 17 2010