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May 27 2006

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June 01 20062006-06-01July 07 20092009-07-07April 19 20082008-04-19May 30 20062006-05-30July 03 20082008-07-03May 26 20062006-05-26Outdoor fire ritual on a paved riverside platform. Three men in saffron-orange robes sit on an orange cloth; the figure on the right has long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak and an orange wrap, and is feeding sticks into a small fire in a metal fire pit. The man in the centre wears a yellow-orange top, a red sash and a gold-bead mala and holds a brass tray of wood and offerings. The man on the left, with a white tripundra on his forehead and a gold necklace, tends the wood. Brass vessels, a mango bowl, a conch-shaped vessel, lamps and marigold garlands are arranged in front. A microphone stand stands at the right; in the background, onlookers, a child and a woman in a sari stand near the riverbank. Visible cues: the right figure has long swept hair and saffron wrap with a microphone at hand.2008-06-28A photograph of a puja at a temple shrine. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with gold beads holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, with a shallow white cloth in his fingers. Beside him, a second seated man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a silver tray of brass vessels. In front of them stands a copper-coloured Sri Yantra-style pyramid decorated with white powder, and garlands of purple, white and red flowers hang at right. Ornate gold-and-red decorations and brass lamps surround the shrine. a person appearance-based label: the seated man with the lamp and bell wears a rudraksha mala and orange robes, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-10-17Outdoor puja scene with a seated central figure in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, long dark hair swept back, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a brass vessel toward a gilded deity murti on a carved wooden stand. Flanked by seated devotees in orange clothing, a man in white kurta with orange shawl and folded hands, and a man in white robes at a microphone stand. Marigold garlands and flower offerings in silver bowls lie on the floor, and a gold kalasha stands beside the murti. A pillar and wall with painted script form the background. a person: the central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads, presented as a performer of the aarti.2008-07-03March 03 20112011-03-03Outdoor ritual yagna under a white canopy at night. A saffron-robed priest with an orange turban and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp and a bell while standing beside a yellow-framed fire pit with flames and smoke. Another saffron-clad figure with long hair stands to the right, and a seated person in an orange robe and garland sits in the background near a throne-like seat. Flower garlands, plantain leaves, bowls of offerings and a silver palanquin sit on striped mats. Several other saffron-clad people are visible at the edges.2017-09-24 +1 copiesMay 27 20062006-05-27