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July 25 2017

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Outdoor puja scene under a leafy tree beside a red pillar. A woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala stands at left holding a brass plate decorated with green leaves, pink flowers and a golden cone. Men in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks take part; one bare-chested priest with vibhuti forehead marks stands center. A man in a white shirt with rudraksha malas and red tilak at right holds offerings, and a bearded man with glasses and a bare-chested man in a yellow-bordered dhoti are nearby. A woman in a khaki top films with a phone.2017-07-25January 01 20092009-01-01June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with bare, dusty ground. A shaved-headed elderly priest with white forehead marks, a gold-beaded necklace and a green cloth over his shoulder holds a brass plate with small cups of coloured offerings. A bare-chested younger attendant with a beard and gold chain stands beside him. On the right, a long-haired person in an orange saffron wrap takes a bundle of yellow flowers and green leaves from a brass bowl held by the priest. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, one with arms folded. The person in saffron has long hair and a saffron wrap, but the image does not establish identity, so the a person field is unsure.2004-12-31A temple courtyard ritual with a shirtless man in white dhoti, glasses and a sleeping baby wrapped in a cream cloth, receiving a brass plate of offerings. A smiling monastic in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tilak holds a green leaf bowl. Beside him a woman in maroon-brown robes with a long trident pendant and beaded malas holds a blue plate, and another woman in maroon sari with black dreadlocks and glasses holds a brass cup. A red pillar, palm leaves and a stone deity murti are behind them.2015-05-13November 24 20152015-11-24July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor 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.2012-09-19May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor photo at a temple-like site under trees and palms. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a long garland of white flowers and yellow marigolds and rudraksha malas, stands at centre with a smile while a bald man in white and a red-saffron robe with rudraksha beads holds up a clear kalasha vessel topped with green mango leaves and white flowers. A man in a blue cloth stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, and several onlookers in white dhotis and orange shawls crowd around.2015-05-01A photograph of a home padapuja during a house visit. A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a mala and gold bangles kneels at the front right, holding a pink cloth and reaching toward a seated man in a white dhoti with a white shawl, garlanded with white flowers and orange marigolds. Around them, devotees watch: a seated woman in a grey sari, a woman in a pink sari with a patterned shawl, a woman in a dark patterned top, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala standing behind. Two shaved-headed young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand nearby, and an orange-clad photographer holds a camera with flash. Papaya leaves and a yellow flower bouquet appear at the lower right.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03