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September 20 2011

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September 15 20122012-09-15August 02 20162016-08-02Close view of a ritual offering table draped in orange cloth. A hand wearing a gold-toned bangle holds a brass spoon over a polished silver thali plate heaped with white and pale food, while an incense stick is held in the same hand. Nearby stand a brass tumbler, a small brass lamp with a lit oil wick, a second silver plate with a mound of food, white flowers, green leaves and a small brass bell. The setting suggests a puja offering in progress, with no people visible beyond the hand.2011-09-04 +1 copiesNovember 08 20102010-11-08Close-up photograph of a person's cupped hands holding a heap of yellow-cream rice dish. The wrist wears a rudraksha bracelet with silver spacer beads. The person wears an orange garment with a yellow border. Blurred orange-clad figures stand in the background of an ashram setting.2013-07-10 +1 copiesAugust 02 20162016-08-02July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and red-and-gold border sits on the floor holding a silver plate draped with an orange cloth, a red tilak on her forehead and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with teal trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. Behind them, a person in an orange garment wearing a gold-beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand. Silver bowls and a silver tray with fruit are placed in the foreground, and a partially visible person's head is in the lower left corner.2010-11-09August 14 20172017-08-14Close photo of a Pongal rice offering being poured into a turmeric-smeared clay pot. A hand in a gold-trimmed bangle pours yellow rice grains, which fall into the pot. Beside it, a woman in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala and silver bangles steadies the pot with her hand. Another person's hand rests on a metal vessel at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a Pongal harvest ritual with turmeric and rice.2016-01-15Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of two cupped hands held out palms-up, filled with a mound of pale yellow granular food, possibly prasadam or cooked grain with turmeric tint. The person wears a plain white garment on the left edge. The background is softly blurred in warm reds and greys. No faces or other people are visible.2011-11-07