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September 03 2008

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Photograph taken at dusk or night of a covered outdoor ritual area with white pillars and palm fronds behind. In the foreground a small fire flickers among pink and white flower offerings, with a brass plate and a woven mat on a yellow stool. Several devotees stand in a line: a boy in a colourful patterned shirt and shorts, a man in a white kurta, a man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers, and a woman in an orange and white sari holding a small child. A figure in white stands at the right edge. Their attention is directed toward the ritual fire and offerings.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-032003 World Tour - Bay Area USA2003-08-01September 03 20082008-09-03Evening ritual on an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. Two devotees kneel and bow with foreheads to the ground before a low yellow-framed woven mat, while standing onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a white blouse and patterned skirt, and a young man in a white shirt watch. A standing man holds a pink flower and a small bowl. Brass pots, a bell, a lamp and a pink flower garland sit on the floor, with a small fire pit burning in the foreground. Pink flowers lie near the pillars.2008-09-03March 25 20082008-03-25A dimly lit temple interior at night shows a shaved-headed man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti bending over a black stone Shivalinga draped with a white cloth and sprinkled with red petals. Behind him stands a woman in an orange sari with a garland, hands pressed together in prayer. On the right, a priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a small vessel. Stone pillars and a basket of flowers are visible at left, with an oil lamp glowing in the lower left corner.2005-07-24A photograph taken at night inside a large open-sided hall with a dark ceiling of steel trusses. A crowd of about twenty people stands facing the same direction. On the left, a man in white dhoti and orange sash stands near a golden carved wall and a small wooden staircase. Beside him a man in white shirt wears a rosette badge, and an older man in white dhoti and shawl stands nearby. In the centre, a woman in a teal sari and a girl in yellow stand among others; in the foreground a man in a checked shirt and a man in a striped green shirt with orange trousers face away from the camera. On a white cloth on the floor are a silver cup, a small silver lamp stand and a bowl.2006-10-10Night photograph at an outdoor shrine lit by string lights and hanging orange lanterns. A woman in a yellow and teal saree leans over a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a white and red flower garland, while a woman in a white saree with folded hands stands nearby. Another woman in green and a woman in red and orange saris stand behind, and a man in a white shirt and cream trousers bends forward beside a white board. Sandy ground, a bamboo plant and a lamp post frame the scene.2009-08-05Night-time photograph of a small outdoor gathering with a single bright oil lamp or flame burning at centre, held on a stand. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders and seen from behind, faces the flame. Women wear saris in red, lavender, magenta and peach-orange; one woman holds a small child. Older men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at right. Buildings and a dim doorway form the background. This appears to be a ritual lamp offering.2006-10-12January 20 20082008-01-20