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A photo inside an orange and gold tent at a ritual setting. A man with long, swept-back curly hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a white shawl and a rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a small silver cup and offering it toward a woman in a teal floral sari with a dark shawl, who holds out her hands. Behind them a golden throne holds a seated deity murti in saffron robes with a garland and a crown-like headdress, and a framed picture sits nearby. On the right, a woman in a black shawl and green sari with a red tilak bows her head, and men in white dhotis and shawls stand in the background among devotees. Golden decorations and a patterned banner frame the scene.

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2010-01-02 +2 copies

February 06 2013

A photograph inside a red and orange tented shrine at a Kumbha Mela camp. Two large gilded deity murtis stand on a gold-decorated dais, one wearing a crown and garlanded in red and white flowers, the other holding a staff. Several devotees queue at the dais: a man in a white shirt with folded hands, women in saris (one in a green and red sari, another in a pink sari), and children. On the right a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside the dais. On the left a golden reclining bed and marigold garlands are visible.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual under a red and white striped tent. A man on the left wears an orange turban, orange robe and a yellow-gold necklace, with long swept-back hair, seated behind a golden footstool draped with an orange cloth and heaped with marigold, rose and green garlands. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala reaches forward. Several devotees sit on the floor, including a woman in yellow sari and another in a teal blouse, extending hands toward the platform. Background shows more seated devotees in white and orange.

February 07 2013

A festive photo inside an orange and red tented pavilion. A man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala and orange robes sits on a gold carved seat, gesturing as he speaks. Beside him, a bald man in a yellow robe holds a small wooden box. An elderly woman in an orange shawl sits on a gold throne with a red cushion while a man in white dhoti holds a microphone toward her. Behind them, a shirtless young man holds orange cloth, and a standing man in orange dhoti stands at right. Two gold-clad deity figures with garlands are at upper left, and a projection screen is visible behind the seats.

A photograph inside a hall with a gold deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands at the upper left. A seated person in a saffron-orange robe, rust-orange turban and rudraksha mala, with a gold necklace and gold bangles, extends a hand toward the forehead of a devotee, while a woman in an orange top and rudraksha mala stands beside them. A woman in white with a white blindfold, and another woman in white with glasses, receive the blessing; one bends forward with a white cloth. A man at right in a white dhoti with gold border and a red sacred thread is seen from behind. Maroon curtains hang on the back wall.

October 05 2011

Indoor ceremonial scene before a gilded throne with carved golden lion figures and a red-cushioned seat. A seated figure in saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a marigold and red flower garland, sits at left facing a line of women in white saris with gold borders and red shawls; one standing woman holds a red fruit and a rudraksha mala. Brass oil lamps and a deity murti stand near the throne, with more devotees in white and orange saris along the red carpet at right. The seated figure has no visible long hair, crown or ceremonial gold necklace, so identity remains uncertain; roles are a seated presiding figure and devotees receiving darshan.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a red-draped hall. In the foreground, a figure in a red-orange sleeveless garment and a gold floral neck garland sits facing left, with a golden vessel in the lower foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rust-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala holds a small white card and stands beside a woman in a cream sari with a rust shawl. On the right, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and silver bracelet, bows with his palms pressed together near his face. Other women in pink and blue saris and a light pink top stand behind them.

2014-07-20 +1 copies