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July 27 2010

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November 06 20112011-11-06 +1 copiesA three-panel collage of photographs from an annadhan food-offering event. Each panel shows a row of people seated on the floor at a ceremonial setup with brass plates and bowls of food, with a lit oil lamp and fruit offerings in front. In the left panel, a seated man in white clothing with a shaved head offers food with his palms together. In the centre panel, a man in orange clothing with a shawl sits behind the offering plates, with people in white seated around him. In the right panel, several people in white and saffron sit in a line with brass plates before them. The setting has a plain light-coloured wall and floor.2011-01-01November 17 20102010-11-17October 14 20102010-10-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual at a temple. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with long hair and a red-and-white forehead mark kneels and bows toward a brass lamp or kalasha at a fire pit, with smoke rising. Behind him, a man in white ritual clothes stands near a central figure in white and a large silver-toned vessel, with a few other white-clad people and a red-and-orange decorated pillar in the background. The scene suggests a homa with offerings, and white smoke fills the right side. The page describes this as a Chandi homa at Kaliamman temple in Kavunthapadi, but the image itself shows only the ritual setting and devotees.August 01 20102010-08-01January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiA photograph of a coronation ceremony in a temple hall. A bare-chested figure with long swept-back hair and ornate gold adornments sits at the centre, surrounded by saffron-robed monks and seated devotees. In the foreground, white-clad devotees sit with their backs to the camera. a person: a central figure with long swept-back hair, bare chest and gold ornaments, seated during the investiture as the new pontiff of Sarvajna peeta, consistent with the page's coronation account.2012-05-05June 30 20102010-06-30 +1 copiesAugust 03 20102010-08-03August 04 20102010-08-04January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in Kavunthapadi