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July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in an indoor hall with lavender patterned wall panels. On the right, a bald man in dark red and gold-bordered robes with rudraksha beads and a wrist band stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Several other men in red and orange robes with saffron-gold borders, some with wrapped shoulder cloths and beaded malas, stand or stoop in a line. A teenage boy in plain orange robes stands center. Seated at the lower left is an older woman in white with a red shawl and glasses, and a woman in a dark outfit is partly visible at the bottom. Behind them is a board of small framed portrait photographs of many people.2015-05-23A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a ritual gathering indoors. Most wear orange and maroon dhoti-style garments with gold-bordered cloth, and several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Rudraksha malas hang around many necks. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bead mala and a gold-bordered cloth stands in the front left, and a man in maroon and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala stands centre front, both with hands folded. Brass lamps and offering items are visible on a table at the lower edge, and a wall with framed pictures and a colourful display stands behind.2014-08-27 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright tiled hall with barred windows, showing a group of about 20 people gathered around a large brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a flame, on a floor decorated with small colourful rangoli dots. A woman in a black top and patterned sari stands with her back to the camera at the lower left, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge. Several men wear saffron/orange robes; one has a long-haired appearance with orange shawl and beads, and another in saffron wears a large gold-coloured beaded necklace. A man at the right wears a gold brocade shawl over white clothes with hands joined in greeting, and several men wear white shirts and dhotis. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting welcome ceremony, with the saffron-clad figure in the centre-right appearing as a person candidate based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style beads, though the appearance is not certain.2008-01-14July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with polished stone floors and pillars. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange garment with a gold-coloured headband and gold-bead necklace stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him on the left, several men in saffron robes also hold their hands joined, some wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, one holding prayer beads, and a golden gate and altar area are visible in the background.2012-05-07A photograph inside a room with orange curtains and framed pictures on the wall. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles stands centre, smiling and holding a small copper vessel and spoon, offering it to a bald man in an orange robe and glasses on the right. A devotee in pink and maroon bends down in the lower left, while men in white kurta, orange robes and bare-chested attire stand behind. A man in white holds his hands together.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.2010-02-15January 15 20092009-01-15A photograph inside a small room with a green-tiled floor and cream walls covered in many gold-framed devotional prints and paintings of deities. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with her hands near her chest, facing the wall. Beside her, a figure with long dark hair wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and stands with his back to the camera. At left, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together beside a flaming oil lamp, and another person's hand holds a lamp near the edge of the frame. Brass lamps and small offerings sit on a low stand in the foreground.2010-02-18