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December 10 2011

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Night-time photo at an outdoor ashram setting with a red wall and a banner. A bald young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at left, holding a brass kalasha topped with green leaves. In the centre, a person in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long hair pulled back holds a tray of green leaves and white and purple flowers, extending it toward an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti at right, who receives it. Behind them stand other men in white, and at far right a man holds a tray with dried grass and white cloth. A bright light flares at upper right. Ritual offering scene.2011-12-10Night outdoor photo of a ritual offering scene with string lights glowing in the background. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with red border, hair pulled back, holds a red cloth and reaches toward a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl wearing a long rudraksha mala and white vibhuti tripundra marks. Nearby, a woman in a white blouse and red shawl holds her hands together in namaste, and a woman in orange with rudraksha mala holds a brass pot. Other devotees with folded hands stand around, and a golden kalasha-style vessel is visible at lower centre.2015-07-07September 26 20092009-09-26Night-time outdoor photo of a bare-chested man in a red-and-maroon dhoti with gold-yellow borders, wearing a long rudraksha-bead necklace with large gold pendants and a beaded armband, leaning forward to receive a brass kalasha topped with a mango leaf and yellow flower from a woman in an orange-gold silk sari with white flowers in her hair. She smiles and holds the pot over a brass plate. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms joined in greeting, one older man with glasses and a rudraksha mala, and a few figures in saffron clothing. A tree and a lit doorway frame the scene, consistent with a pada puja welcome at a house visit.2014-06-22 +1 copiesNovember 24 20152015-11-24August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12Night outdoor scene at an ashram with strings of colourful lights overhead and banana plants behind. In the foreground a young priest with white sacred markings on his face, arms and chest, orange cloth and rudraksha beads, reaches across a blue cloth table holding a leafy green offering and a steel bowl. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits with cupped hands, while a man at right in white holds a silver vessel with a silver tray. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, many in orange and white, stands watching. A white-walled compound with red trim is visible at right. The setting suggests a puja or annadan style offering.2017-01-08June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial welcome under a thatched palm-leaf canopy. An elderly man with a white beard and white clothes raises a metal tray holding a lit flame and a green coconut-like kalasha on his right hand. A woman in a peach and orange sari holds a small plate and stands beside him. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe and orange head-cloth is garlanded with a white and red flower garland, its back turned toward the camera. A younger man in orange clothing holds a small brass pot with a green sprout and offerings. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, and others in maroon and orange, stand around, with banners hanging from the canopy beams. Lightly describes an aarti-style welcome with a lamp and offering.2008-07-28Outdoor photo at a pink-walled house entrance decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaf festoons. A woman in a cream and mustard sari with red border holds a brass plate of flowers and a small kalasha-like vessel with yellow blooms, offering it to a tall figure in a sleeveless orange robe with long, dark, swept-back hair. A man in a white shirt watches at right, another man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at far right, and a man in a light shirt and dark trousers stands behind. Potted shrubs line the courtyard. A small framed picture hangs above the doorway.2010-02-18June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copies