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A photograph of a woman in a white jacket with an orange-red shawl over her shoulders carrying a silver tray on a cloth. The tray holds a brass kalasha topped with a yellow gourd-like object and green leaves, wrapped in a yellow flower garland and purple flowers. She wears a white vibhuti mark on her forehead, a nose stud and bangles. Behind her, several people in white robes and yellow or saffron shawls stand in a dim hall, one in orange-brown robes. No a person candidate is visually identifiable.

Outdoor ritual scene under green trees at an ashram setting. A bare-chested young priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold necklace stands at right, holding a silver tray of yellow offerings. An older woman in white sari with gold border reaches to place offerings on the tray. A man in white shirt with rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in cream sari with a red tilak stands behind him. Metal vessels and a brass lamp sit on a table at right. No person here is identifiable as a person; the orange-clad figure is a priest.

Outdoor photo of a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala serving food from a stainless steel vessel to a young boy in white kurta and rudraksha mala. The boy holds out cupped hands and receives a yellow food portion with a small spoon. Behind them, figures in white dhotis and kurtas and orange-saffron robes stand nearby, with a red brick wall at the upper right. The scene suggests prasadam distribution at an ashram gathering.

January 24 2010

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Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor temple shrine under a tent canopy. A woman in a white sari with gold border pours liquid from a steel vessel over a tall dark stone lingam wrapped with a yellow and red flower garland. To the right, an older woman in white with a grey shawl and beaded necklace holds a steel pot. Behind them a man in orange-saffron robe with a flower garland, partly visible, sits among a large seated crowd of devotees in white. Stone pillars, red and orange decorated bunting and hanging tassels frame the scene.

August 17 2009

Outdoor ritual on a rocky outcrop surrounded by green trees and shrubs. A young man with short hair, bare-chested under a white dhoti with a golden border, and a rudraksha mala around his neck, presses offering food from his hand onto a rock. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a red blouse holds a brass plate of the same offering. Flowers including pink and white blooms lie on the stone along with scattered food and petals.

December 31 2006

Outdoor ritual scene at a white plinth holding a black stone shivalinga-style form (lingam) with a white and red-yellow flower garland draped over it. Long garlands of yellow and pink flowers hang along the front of the white base. To the right, a man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing raises a lit flame on a small lamp with his right hand, while nearby devotees in white clothes and orange garments stand with raised hands. A silver vessel is held at the lower right. Strings of purple and white triangular bunting hang in the background among palm and tall trees.

A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at a white-plastered base beneath a black stone lingam crowned with a marigold and yellow flower garland. Flower garlands in yellow and pink hang along the white platform. A man in a white dhoti raises a flaming lamp or aarti flame toward the lingam, while a man in orange robes stands beside him holding a flower garland. Other devotees in white and orange clothing stand behind, some with hands folded in namaskar. Palm trees, strings of small flags and orange pennants frame the scene. The setting suggests an abhishekam or aarti at a Shiva shrine.

A seated devotional ritual on a light floor with a flower-decorated brass kalasha-style vessel in the foreground, surrounded by red roses, yellow marigolds, white jasmine garlands and a pink flower. A young boy with a head wrap, bare chest, white body markings, rudraksha and gold-toned necklaces, and an orange-red braid sits with hands together. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border, orange blouse, rudraksha mala and gold jewelry sits with folded hands. A red-and-pink cloth draped at the left edge. Oil lamps and flower offerings are visible on the floor. No clear visual evidence confirms a person's presence.

July 20 2010