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October 10 2006

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Night outdoor gathering with a bright floodlight overhead. Three people in white ritual clothes stand at left and centre: a man on the left with hands pressed in anjali, a younger man in white dhoti holding a small golden object, and a woman in a white sari with red bindi holding a silver plate. Seated at right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and red-orange cloth receives the offering, with a microphone stand nearby. Another person in orange robes sits at the far right edge. Background shows seated devotees in white.July 21 20152015-07-21April 04 20142014-04-04 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a tented hall at night, with a crowd of devotees reaching forward toward a raised red-draped platform. A woman in a white sari with a gold border leans over the platform holding a plastic bag of petals, and other women in white and red-gold saris extend their arms with flowers and offerings. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby. Strings of marigold-like garlands and yellow tassels hang along the tent ceiling, with carved wooden pillars at the sides and a bright work light above. Scattered petals cover the red cloth. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2008-11-12May 27 20152015-05-27March 10 20132013-03-10A dimly lit night photograph of a row of about fourteen devotees standing side by side on a stage or open ground before a dark curtain. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with ID badges on lanyards. Women wear sarees: one in cream with a gold border, one in deep maroon with a brocade pallu, and one in mustard-yellow. A man at centre wears a maroon silk kurta and a white badge. A woman at left wears an orange-gold salwar kameez. The group appears to be posing together after an event, with a small blue-and-white logo visible at top left.2007-12-27January 01 20072007-01-01A stage ceremony in front of an ornate painted backdrop with pink and green pillars and a golden throne-like seat draped with a tiger-skin cushion. A central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a multi-strand flower garland with large yellow and pink blooms, stands near the throne. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti offers a small book or booklet in both hands toward him. To the right, a man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl with a flower garland holds a book and smiles. Several men in white and pastel shirts and grey trousers stand along the stage edge, some applauding, with one man in a dark grey shirt at the far right. A patterned rug covers the floor.2013-04-04July 11 20092009-07-11July 11 20092009-07-11A photograph of a stage ceremony in front of a gold ornate throne with red drapery and a gilded lion-shaped side carving. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-lined white dhoti stands center-right, extending his arm toward a blindfolded young man in white dhoti and a white head cloth. Behind them stands a deity murti draped in flower garlands. On the left two men in white shirts and white dhotis watch and one holds a folded paper. On the right a woman in a rust-red sari holds a red folder and a microphone, and a woman in an orange top and a white-bordered dhoti stands nearby.2015-09-05