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Outdoor temple courtyard under large shade trees where a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands with hands folded in prayer. In the centre, a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair rings a brass handbell while facing a red-painted shrine. Beside him, a man in white garments and an orange shawl stands with palms joined. Several devotees wear yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beads. On the left, a brass plate holds yellow flowers beside a red deity murti. Overall about twenty-five people are visible.

August 03 2008

Outdoor ritual gathering at a temple courtyard with a gopuram visible behind a pink wall. Several men in saffron-orange dhoti-shawls with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces sit and stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A barefoot man in white dhoti and a crossbody bag stands at left. A seated saffron-robed man in the foreground has a shaved head and ceremonial marks, with a silver tray of gold items and a brass vessel beside him. Behind them a large crowd in white and cream clothing sits on the ground under a thatched canopy, and a cameraman films at upper right. Several figures wear long hair with vibhuti marks. Ritual setting consistent with a devotional program.

Outdoor photo at a tree-shaded courtyard with a dark polished stone platform. A central man stands barefoot on a red mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a thick red-and-white flower garland, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has the appearance of a probable Swamiji and a long-haired ornate presence, with gold necklaces and bangles. Beside him to the left, a man in an orange dhoti holds a brass lamp and a plate of flowers. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange holding a tray of offerings and fruit wears a beaded necklace. Behind them, white-clad devotees, several in white dhotis and shirts, stand with hands folded, a woman in a red sari among them, and a boy in a white shirt at the right edge. Large banyan roots frame the scene.

Outdoor temple scene under a large leafy tree. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, with long dark hair, stands centre-frame holding a small brass bell and a lit lamp or flame toward a red-painted shivalinga-style murti at left, with yellow flower garlands. Around him a crowd of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing yellow shawls and folded hands in prayer, stands on a paved area. An older man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right with hands joined. The setting includes a banyan-type tree, a red decorated base, and a dirt ground. Several figures are partly visible at the edges.

Outdoor photo of a group sitting on a patterned green mat on stone pavement beside a tall stone wall, praying with palms pressed together. In the centre a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark and a gold-and-orange flower garland sits with eyes closed. Beside him, a man in saffron robes with a bearded face and glasses sits with hands folded. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts, a bald man in white, and a man in orange with a maroon-edged shawl and garland kneel or sit with hands joined. A uniformed police officer stands in the background, and devotees, mostly in white or orange, fill the surrounding crowd.

December 29 2010

A photograph of a procession line outdoors on a sandy path at an ashram. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many barefoot. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand alongside men in saffron-orange robes with red-and-orange sashes, one bearded man in saffron at right smiling with hands joined. A bearded man in white with a long-haired appearance and gold-trimmed garment stands centre. Women in white salwar kameez stand at left. Behind them, a white temple entrance with orange-draped deity murti and a colourful fringed canopy with tassels at top right. Potted plants and a green-draped table appear at right. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.

2009-06-17 +1 copies

Outdoor photo of a group of devotees with palms pressed together in prayer beneath a large leafy tree on a dark polished stone platform. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and yellow shawl stands with hands folded. On the right, a bearded man in an orange robe holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other while performing an aarti-style offering. Surrounding men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls and some with orange wraps, and a white-draped man stands at centre with hands joined. A pale sandy ground and a metal pole are visible at right.