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December 19 2011

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December 19 20112011-12-19Indoor scene in a plain cream-walled room with a ceiling fan. Three people in orange saffron robes stand near a wooden chair and a small table with a black electronic device. The figure at right wears a yellow and red flower garland with green leaves and orange robes with gold borders, and holds something small in hands. In the center a person in orange wraps a cloth over the shoulder of another. At left, a shaved-headed man in orange wears wooden rudraksha-style beads and stands with hands folded. A seated older man in white shirt and a zebra-print sofa sit at right edge. Appears to be a ritual preparation in an ashram setting.2011-12-19A photograph of a room with cream walls, wooden chairs with red cushions and a zebra-print sofa. Two women in orange saris stand with their backs to the camera; the one on the right wears a long garland of yellow and red flowers draped over her shoulders and bangles on her wrist, and both are placing hands on a wooden chair and offering the garland. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead and hair tied up, stands near a speaker. An older man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at the left edge. The scene appears to be a garland offering or puja-style honouring in a small hall; no a person candidate is visible.2011-12-19December 19 20112011-12-19September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14Indoor photo in a plain cream-walled hall with red-framed windows, blue stacking chairs and a striped mat. A bald-headed man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with white vibhuti on his forehead and a white sacred thread, holds up a large garland of yellow and red marigolds with a leafy top. Beside him a figure in orange robes with gold borders and gold bangles holds the garland's end. A third man stands behind them and more people are seen in the background.2011-12-19A photograph of a ceremonial garlanding inside an arched, cream-coloured hall with blue doors and a painted deity panel behind. A person in an orange-saffron shawl, with head fully covered, lifts a white and pink flower garland over the head of a bare-chested man in rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-toned neck ornament and a beaded mala. Another man in white stands at left, a figure in yellow and orange stands at right, and a seated man is partly visible at lower right. A brass tray with flowers and fruit sits at lower left. a person-candidate cues are insufficient here; the garlanded figure and garlander are described by role and clothing only.2012-05-08September 14 20152015-09-14A ceremonial stage scene with a floral backdrop of orange marigolds, yellow and purple blooms and a golden sun-like motif. A bearded priest with a shaved-looking top knot and white tilak, wearing an orange dhoti with a yellow garland, holds a bundle of yellow flowers and a garland while gently placing a hand on the forehead of a seated person in an orange robe with a long green and white garland and a red bindi. An elderly white-bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Gold ornamental panels and red cushions fill the right side of the stage.2010-10-24A photograph inside a temple shrine with stone walls. A bald man in orange robes stands on the right, placing a large red and orange flower garland over the head of a younger person in orange robes and an orange shawl, who has his head bowed and eyes closed. The garland includes a gold ornament and red flowers. Behind them is a decorated deity murti framed with yellow, orange and white flower garlands and a small framed picture at the lower right. A third person in orange stands at the left edge, and another partly visible figure stands behind. A small light fixture is above.2010-08-09