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January 18 20122012-01-18November 21 20112011-11-21Photo 11683845 +1 copiesNovember 09 20112011-11-09 +1 copiesFour-panel collage of temple and ashram ritual scenes. Top-left: a long hall with rows of seated devotees in white and green clothes, several women in saris with flower garlands, and a banner on the wall. Top-right: a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl performs worship before an adorned deity murti decorated with flower garlands, with a tall temple gopuram and banana-plant decorations. Bottom-left: a priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp near a fire, with trays of flowers and fruit before a seated figure in white. Bottom-right: a shaved-headed priest in white with a rudraksha mala raises a flame as an assistant in saffron sits beside him; trays of marigold petals, coconuts and brass vessels lie on the floor. Collage of ritual scenes; no individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person.2011-11-29 +2 copiesDecember 07 20112011-12-07January 09 20122012-01-09Photo 11684230December 24 20112011-12-24November 07 20112011-11-07 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29 +2 copiesA four-panel collage of photographs of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around his neck. Top left: he walks beside a statue group of deities in a courtyard, carrying a small metal vessel. Top right: he stands with hands folded in front of a red building and a wall with a striped cloth hanging. Bottom left: he stands beside a blue-draped deity murti with a hooded cobra canopy, a garland of marigolds, and a brass oil lamp on a stand. Bottom right: he stands with hands folded in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a garland of flowers. Whether the man is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2011-12-10 +1 copies