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December 20 2010

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Outdoor ritual scene with devotees gathered before a golden ceremonial canopy decorated with white and magenta flower garlands. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace raises a silver trident-topped staff and holds a small bell. Nearby, women in white and yellow saris and a man in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Orange flags fly behind, and a laptop, a brass plate with bananas, pineapple, coconut and flowers sit on an orange cloth in front. Red-tiled buildings and trees stand in the background.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor photo of a devotional procession at an ashram-like setting with a gold palanquin decorated with white and pink flower garlands. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala holds a silver trident-topped staff and a ritual vessel, performing an offering near a tray of bananas, mangoes and flowers. Around him, women in white and cream saris with orange and gold borders stand with hands in anjali, and men in white dhotis stand behind. Two men in the background hold red-orange flags, and a building and trees appear behind the crowd.2010-12-20May 05 20152015-05-05Outdoor ritual at a sandy site under trees. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and a white flower garland, holds a lit lamp or aarti plate with both hands at chest height, standing near a tall white pole wrapped in orange thread with a leafy top. To the right, a dark stone deity murti sits on a ledge draped in pink cloth beside a table with a brown cloth, offerings and a decorated pot. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, several with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a small child in a striped shirt. A kalasha-like pot sits on the ground in the foreground. a person by long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and garland, leading the aarti. Flowers and petals lie on the ground.2015-05-05December 06 20112011-12-06Outdoor procession scene with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl, smiling and gesturing with raised hands, walking beside a decorated chariot. Behind him, men in white kurtas and dhotis wear lanyard badges, and a man in white with a marigold garland holds a bundle of yellow flowers. Orange flags wave on the left. The ornate chariot has colourful striped and patterned panels, marigold garlands, a gold-fringed seat, and a deity murti or peetha at its centre. A bearded man in orange robes and a shaved-headed man in white stand near an orange-draped platform with a flower garland. Trees and a chain-link fence stand in the background.2009-12-29A photograph inside an orange-draped tent with a green carpet during a ritual. In the centre, a man in orange dhoti and shawl, with a tilak, a rudraksha-style mala and heavy gold necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a gold-framed stone platform holding a small silver-coloured figure garlanded with white and pink flowers. Other people in white dhotis and orange or red garments stand and sit nearby; a woman in white and a man in white at right hold flowers and offerings. Brass bells, a kalasha-style brass vessel and offering plates lie on the table. Banners with printed text hang on the tent walls and a tassel decoration hangs overhead.2013-02-08Outdoor photograph of a devotional gathering beside a large black stone deity murti decorated with blue and gold garments and garlands. In the foreground, a bald priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl and sacred thread stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Beside him, two men in white dhotis and a man in a light shirt also fold their hands. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and light clothes stand with hands joined among green trees. A small palm potted plant sits at left, and a red-and-white striped base holds a black plaque and a small lamp. A red flag is visible in the background.2011-04-17January 04 20152015-01-04