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July 07 2009

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Two women sit side by side in folding chairs in front of a stage decorated with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers. The woman on the left wears an orange sari with a maroon border and rimless glasses, and she presses her palms together in anjali. The woman on the right wears a white sari with a gold border and an orange shawl, with a white vertical tilak on her forehead, and she also has her palms pressed together with eyes lowered. Both are in prayerful greeting.

2009-11-16 +1 copies

A woman in a peach-orange sari with maroon border and a rudraksha mala stands at a ritual offering table, holding a lit incense stick in a small silver holder while looking down with eyes closed. Behind her, another woman in an orange sari with red border and a bindi stands with a mala and gold chain, and a third woman in an orange-and-green sari stands further back. A golden carved wooden frame with yellow and magenta flower garlands is at left, and silver plates with fruit, including an apple, sit on the table in front. A blurred hand and orange-robed arm appear in the foreground.

December 20 2009

A woman in an orange saree with a red border lights a brass oil lamp (kuthuvilakku) placed before an ornate gold throne (peetha) decorated with red and white flower garlands. Behind the throne hangs a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, a rudraksha-style white bead garland and raised hand, which is a printed portrait rather than a person present. Peacock feathers appear at the left edge. To the right, another woman in a white saree with an orange border stands beside her. A small framed photograph sits on a white pedestal on the left. The setting is a blue-curtained hall.

A woman in an orange saree with a maroon border lights a large brass oil lamp (lamp with flame) on a golden stand decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and red roses. Behind her a golden ornate chair and a framed portrait of a smiling figure in an orange robe with a white beaded necklace is draped with red and white flower garlands. A second woman in a white saree with orange border stands at right, and a peacock feather fan sits at upper left beside a small framed photo on a white pedestal. Blue drapes frame the stage.

2009-11-16 +1 copies

A woman in a peach-coloured sari with a maroon border sits beside an ornate gold throne-like seat carved with figures and draped with yellow and pink flowers. She holds a silver tray with folded orange cloth topped by a yellow flower, eyes lowered, with a white vertical tilak and red dot on her forehead and a rudraksha-style mala at her neck. Beside her a younger woman in an orange shawl and white sari with gold border stands and looks down toward the offering. Ritual offering scene.

A photograph of a woman seated on a wooden stage platform beside an ornate gold-carved throne. She wears glasses, a pink-orange saree with a maroon border, a gold bangle and a wristwatch, and her hair is pulled back. She looks off to the side, smiling. A black chair stands at the left edge against a pale wall, and a dark curtain hangs behind.

July 30 2013

Indoor temple scene in which several women in saffron-orange and maroon saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding small oil lamps. Two foreground women wear rudraksha malas and bindis, and one has a white forehead marking. Behind them, more devotees in maroon and red garments stand in rows. In the background a golden deity murti with a decorative canopy is visible beside framed pictures and red curtains. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

February 18 2013