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July 09 2009

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December 26 20082008-12-26A crowded outdoor courtyard with whitewashed walls and a doorway, where many devotees sit on white plastic chairs and the floor. In the foreground, women wear orange, magenta, red and green saris and men wear white kurtas and dark shirts. Standing near the centre, a man in a white kurta and dark beaded necklace stands beside a man in a blue shirt with long curly hair, while others stand along the back wall. A small white placard with blue text is on the upper right wall. The gathering appears to be a seated audience awaiting an event.2008-12-262003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedA photograph of a seated gathering of women and a few men on a dark green mat inside a room with black pillars and a doorway. Several women in saris sit cross-legged in rows: a woman in a blue sari with palms pressed together, women in magenta, mustard-yellow, orange and maroon saris, and a woman in a teal-blue sari standing near a pillar at right. A small boy in a white shirt and khaki shorts stands in the background, and another child is near the doorway. At lower left, a man with a sacred ash mark on his forehead sits with eyes closed. Another woman in a green sari stands in the back. Crowd of visible people is roughly a dozen.Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in front of an orange-red wall. In the foreground a woman in a yellow-bordered sari holds a silver plate with orange cloth and offerings, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered pallu and a dark beaded mala holds a plate. Other devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris, some with mala beads and forehead marks, and men in white shirts, sit with hands folded or eyes closed. On the right edge a figure in orange robes sits among the offering plates, and a shaved-headed man in white and gold ornaments sits behind the group. The scene suggests a puja or satsang offering.2010-11-01Photograph of a seated group of devotees with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, during a ritual or satsang setting. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with pink border and a rudraksha mala presses her palms together. Beside her an older woman with grey hair wears a white sari and rudraksha mala. Behind them men in white shirts and dhotis sit, one wearing a saffron-orange garment and a garland, another with a white forehead mark. A woman in a yellow-and-white sari with bangles bows her head at lower left. The orange wall and cream doorway form the backdrop, and a silver plate with offerings is visible at the bottom.2010-11-01October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of a devotional gathering in a courtyard with orange and red painted walls. Many people sit on the floor in rows, mostly women in white and cream saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, several with hands folded or palms together in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with pink border and a dark rudraksha mala looks down with hands joined. An older woman in a green sari claps her hands. Brass plates holding flowers, fruit and offerings sit on a low table at lower centre. On the right, a seated figure in orange and red cloth sits before a golden seat draped with orange and red fabric, with garlands of white flowers and apples on a small wooden stand beside it. A bald man in white robes stands in the background near a doorway.2010-11-01A photograph of a seated crowd of devotees at an outdoor event, sitting along red and white painted steps and a low wall. A woman in the centre wears an orange and red patterned sari with orange shawl and bangles, and gazes forward. Beside her a woman in a light blue and cream sari with a yellow shawl rests her arms on her knees. At right a woman in a red embroidered sari with orange shawl sits with arms folded. Men in white shirts and women in saris sit in front and behind, some with hands joined in prayer, and a woman in a white and orange sari with orange shawl sits higher on the steps at upper right. No person clearly identifiable as a person is visible in this frame.2009-01-01October 21 20122012-10-21November 18 20112011-11-18July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies