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A photograph of a ceremonial indoor event in front of an orange and gold stage backdrop with decorative arches. A woman in a gold-bordered purple silk saree smiles while holding a brass tray. Beside her, a woman in a red silk saree with a green blouse and flowers in her hair holds a tray. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds red fruit or offerings. An older man in white clothes stands at right, and a seated man in white gestures toward the group. A man in a light blue shirt holds a baby, and another child is in the frame. A brass lamp stands near a cushioned wooden seat, and a white handbag rests on the floor.

Annadhan in 2014

2014-01-01 +2 copies

A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring in an orange-and-gold stage setting with arched cutouts and a red velvet throne. A seated man in a maroon-and-orange dhoti-style garment with a saffron shawl, a pink-and-gold turban, and a long garland of orange and yellow flowers receives offerings. A woman in a red-and-green sari and a gold-bordered shawl bends forward, while a woman in a gold saree with a white bag holds a silver plate of flowers. An older man in white ritual dress stands nearby. A man in white kneels at the right holding a tray of oranges, and a standing man in an orange robe is at the far right. Brass oil lamps and a red carpet are visible. Several figures are visible, including a child at left. The seated figure's identity is not established from appearance alone, so he is described by role.

September 16 2013

2013-09-16 +1 copies

February 21 2009- Kalpataru Convention at Hosur Tamilnadu

A wedding-style ritual in a temple hall. A woman in a purple silk saree with gold border holds a silver tray or plate of water toward a seated bride and groom. The bride wears a teal and gold silk blouse and saree with a red and yellow jasmine garland, and sits beside a groom in a cream embroidered kurta with a brown shawl and a red-and-yellow flower garland. Behind them, a woman in an orange saree stands, and a light-skinned elderly man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded at the left edge. A brass lamp and a deity murti with colourful painted decorations appear at the right. No a person candidate is visible.

A photograph of a wedding-style ritual indoors in front of a painted temple-style backdrop with colourful pillars and a golden figure. A seated bride in a blue and gold silk saree with a red and white flower garland and a groom in a cream and gold outfit wearing a red flower garland sit on a pink-cushioned golden seat. A woman in an orange printed saree and gold necklace holds a silver bowl of water or liquid toward them. Several children and women in saris stand behind, including a girl in a red dress and a boy in white, with a dark wooden carved panel and red curtain in the background.

September 16 2013

August 09 2015

2015-08-09 +1 copies

September 15 2013

Indoor scene in a home with a striped woven mat on the floor. A seated woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland is offering two red fruits to a kneeling man in a white kurta, who receives them with cupped hands. A woman in a red sari and gold jewellery, hands folded in prayer, kneels beside him. Standing behind are a woman in a pink-and-gold sari with hands clasped, a woman in a red sari with gold necklace, a man in a white kurta with a wristwatch, and several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces. Other people in white stand at the left edge. A padapuja-style offering of fruit is being made in a devotional household setting.