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May 12 2008

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Two men in golden-yellow silk kurtas with white silk shawls stand close together, both wearing the white-and-gold border shawls typical of ceremonial dress. The man on the left, with swept-back grey hair and a moustache, smiles broadly while raising a hand to his head. Beside him a man with short dark hair and a moustache looks toward the left. A blurred red-clad figure appears at the right edge, and a dark speaker sits on the upper right against a white wall with posted papers. Indoors, appears to be an event setting.2008-05-12Photograph of two men standing side by side in a plain white-walled room. The man on the left, with grey hair and a grey moustache, wears a golden-yellow silk kurta-style garment with a white silk shawl draped over his shoulders, and looks to the side. The man on the right, with dark hair and a moustache, wears a golden-yellow kurta with a white silk shawl bordered in gold zari, and holds his hands together in front of him. No deity, altar, or ritual objects are visible.2008-05-12May 12 20082008-05-12May 12 20082008-05-12A photograph of a darshan moment. A shaved-headed man in a white shirt with grey hair and a moustache stands with palms pressed together in namaste, his forehead close to the head of a long-haired person in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with a dark bun, who is leaning in toward him. Behind them a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala with a pendant stands at left, and a bald man in saffron robes with a red tilak and glasses stands at upper right. A red curtain hangs in the background and an orange-robed attendant stands near the wall. Several people are partially visible at left, and the scene shows the kind of individual blessing seen in mass darshan events.2010-01-31A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with framed pictures and recessed lights on the wall behind. A man on the right with grey hair and a moustache, wearing a yellow kurta with a black shawl, extends a golden ceremonial implement toward a large fan-like bundle of white and grey fibres held up in front of a seated figure in yellow clothing. A second man in a yellow and black shawl stands behind him, and a peacock feather fan appears in the lower left foreground. Gold and brass deity-like figures are partly visible on the left. The scene suggests a puja or blessing, with the implement being waved over the offering.2008-05-12Indoor photo in a gallery-like hall with framed pictures on the wall. Two men in yellow-gold silk kurta-style garments with black shawls stand at right and center, one man at right reaching toward a large white fluffy object held by a woman in a yellow and gold sari with a white hair-like mass, possibly a ceremonial or decorative item. A peacock-feather display appears at lower left. Framed landscape pictures hang above. No identification of any person is made.2008-05-12A photograph of an indoor hall with framed landscape pictures on the wall and ceiling lights. In the foreground, a smiling man with grey hair and a moustache wears a yellow silk kurta with a black shawl and holds a small golden ritual implement toward a white, shaggy object at left. Beside him, a man in a yellow kurta and black shawl, head bowed, also holds a golden implement. At right, a person in orange robes stands partly visible. Other onlookers are behind them.2008-05-12May 12 20082008-05-12May 12 20082008-05-12A photograph of a crowd standing in a hall with several men in front, hands placed over their chests in a respectful posture. On the left, a man with grey hair and glasses wears an orange-saffron robe and an orange shawl. Next to him, a bearded man wears a yellow kurta. Three men in the centre-right wear yellow and saffron kurtas, one with an orange-red shawl. On the right, two men with glasses wear orange-brown robes and saffron shawls. Behind them, a large audience in white and light clothing stands in the dim hall.2006-09-10November 17 20092009-11-17