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October 01 2011

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October 01 20112011-10-01November 12 20102010-11-12October 01 20112011-10-01A woman in a white sari with a pink-and-gold border leans forward at the base of a deity murti, placing an orange or offering with her right hand. The murti is heavily adorned with garlands of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flowers and wears a gold crown. Behind her, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-beaded mala holds a tray of fruit and flowers. Two women in cream and beige saris stand at the left edge. The setting is a temple courtyard with orange walls, an orange cloth hanging, a brass oil lamp and a stone carved wall. Flower petals are scattered on the floor.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of two women seated on a white floor during a puja setting. On the left, a smiling woman in orange-saffron clothing wears a long rudraksha mala and a bindi, with a band of bangles on her wrist. On the right, a woman in a cream saree with gold border and gold jewellery bends forward, holding a small object in her hands over a brass tray. The tray holds yellow and purple flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel and gold accents. Behind them are gold-framed pillars, a maroon drape and a red-saffron cloth in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2019-01-05A temple ritual before deity statues seated on a gilded throne-like seat draped with red cloth and garlanded with marigolds and red and purple flowers. A bald man in saffron robes and a white-dressed person stand on a raised platform, the white-clad figure reaching up with a golden plate to the deity statues. A second bald man in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Ornaments hang from a flower garland, and a lamp stand is visible at the lower right. The scene is outdoors under a stone canopy.2010-12-21Indoor ashram scene with two women seated near a brass tray of flowers. On the left, a smiling woman in orange sannyasi-style clothing, a dark mala of beads and a red-orange headband sits with her hand near the tray. On the right, a smiling woman in a white saree with a gold border, a brown blouse, and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi, reaches toward the tray. The tray holds yellow, white and purple flowers with small brass vessels. Behind them, maroon curtains, gold-toned temple structures and another person in orange are visible. No clear appearance-based a person candidate is present.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05Two women sit on the floor in a temple-style hall, with a brass tray of yellow, white and purple flowers and two brass cups between them. The woman on the left wears an orange-red sari, rudraksha beads, a mala-style wrap, bangles and a red-and-white bindi-like forehead mark with a ring on her finger, and she gestures over the tray. The woman on the right, in a white sari with gold border, rudraksha mala and eyeglasses, leans forward to touch the flowers with a faint ash mark on her forehead. Golden pillars and a maroon curtain stand in the background. Copyright and archive credit appear on the photo.2019-01-05A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a red bindi sits on a raised platform beside a brass tray holding yellow and purple flowers and a brass vessel. Across from her, a woman with glasses, hair in a bun and a white sari with gold border presses her palms together in namaskar. Behind them, saffron-clad and white-clad attendees move through a hall with red drapes, golden canopy structures and a raised dais. This appears to be a devotional or ceremonial setting in a temple-style hall.2019-01-05A seated figure with short dark hair wears a thick multi-coloured flower garland of red roses, white blossoms and purple flowers, plus a gold armlet, and a rust-orange cloth draped over the body; they smile and extend one open hand toward a visitor. A woman in a white and beige patterned top leans in and bends forward to greet them. Behind, a kneeling person in a cream dhoti-style outfit with a brown shawl, rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead watches. In the background stand women in red, rust and white saris, a golden bird-shaped sculpture with yellow and green garlands, and green foliage.2016-02-14