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Photo 11698009Photo 11698008Photo 11702075January 24 20052005-01-24January 23 20032003-01-23January 24 20052005-01-24 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading tree. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged at left, hands joined, beside brass puja vessels and lamps on a low wooden table. Nearby a bearded man in white stands with hands folded, and several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand or sit around the scene. Women in white and colourful saris, one wearing a long beaded necklace, watch from the crowd. At right, a stone platform is decorated with thick garlands of flowers in pink, white and green and an orange cloth. A black-and-white patterned border surrounds the ritual area and a wooden instrument rests against the gathering.2004-07-02December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor ritual under a thatched bamboo canopy with a clay-and-flower-decorated platform. A woman in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit camphor flame on a lamp with a bell in her other hand, beside a tiered mud altar covered in yellow and pink flower garlands. Devotees in white and cream stand with palms pressed together behind, a man in white with an orange shawl among them. In front stand kalasha-like brass vessels, flower-wrapped pots and a brass vessel on a wooden stand. A teal cloth is draped at the left edge. Trees and parked cars are visible beyond the canopy.2008-11-11Outdoor photo of a devotional procession at a shaded sacred site beneath a large tree. On the left, a garlanded deity murti with marigold and white flower garlands stands beside a small offering with flowers and a lamp. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas walk across a stone courtyard. A man in a saffron/orange robe and a long beard walks in the center. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white turban and a garland stands with hands folded in namaskar, facing the deity. Onlookers in white and orange saris line the background, and some children sit at the right edge. Visible ritual items include a brass lamp on the ground.2005-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20032003-01-23December 23 20092009-12-23