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October 14 20122012-10-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group during a ceremony with smoke rising in the foreground. A man in a cream-coloured kurta holds a white and yellow flower garland aloft while a woman in a pink and red sari bends forward to take up a garland from a strand. Behind them, a woman in a purple sari and other seated participants wear white and yellow garlands, and a young boy in a striped shirt watches. The man appears to be a participant rather than an identified figure, so no a person candidate is asserted.2012-10-14Photo 11724803 +2 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14Photo 11732794 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated couple at a ritual gathering, both wearing white and draped in white and red flower garlands. The man in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, holding a yellow thread or cord over a small offering. The woman beside him wears a red and cream sari with a gold-bordered pallu and jasmine in her hair. Behind them, other seated devotees in white and red garlands hold incense sticks and offerings near a small fire pit with lit oil lamps, flower petals and brass vessels on the floor.2006-12-26Photo 11734654Photo 11725023 +1 copiesA seated group ceremony in a warmly lit hall with patterned floor mats. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and gold sari with a red shawl and gold necklace holds a yellow bag and marigold garlands. Beside her, a man in a cream kurta with a flower garland around his neck sits attentively, while another person in white reaches in to place a garland. Behind them, many seated participants in orange, red and saffron clothing and white shawls watch, some wearing garlands, and a young boy in a striped shirt sits at left. The scene suggests a garland-exchange ritual during a group programme. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible with appearance cues.2012-10-14A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with flower garlands. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a white and red flower garland, bends over a brass tray of pink and white flower petals, holding yellow sacred threads. Beside him a woman in a deep maroon sari with gold border and a red bindi, also wearing a white and red garland and a pendant, holds the same tray. Behind them other devotees in white and in pink and purple saris sit on the floor, some with garlands and threaded rudraksha beads, and a small oil lamp burns near the tray.2006-12-26A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual on a floor, with white-clad participants seated around a low white brick fire pit. In the foreground a woman in a red and gold silk saree with a long braid and yellow flowers in her hair leans forward, receiving a garland of white jasmine and red flowers from a man in a white satin shirt who sits beside her. Behind them a woman in a pink blouse and pink saree sits, and a seated man in a white shirt is visible. Brass vessels, a ladle, a bell-metal bowl and a smoking fire are visible, with more people in white seated in the background.2006-12-26June 26 1974