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July 21 2014

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A photograph of a ceremonial offering in a red-walled hall. An older woman with short grey hair, wearing a white sari with a gold border, a saffron-orange shawl and a small vermilion mark on her forehead, stands at centre looking down as she receives a red cloth-wrapped object. At left, a woman in a red-orange headwrap and gold beaded necklace and bangles reaches toward a silver tray holding a small white figurine. Behind them, devotees in white and red stand in the background, and a gold cloth lies at the lower right. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21Photograph of an audience inside a red-draped hall with a golden pillar at left. A seated figure at left wears a rust-orange turban, a rudraksha mala with gold necklace, gold armband and an orange-brown wrap, gesturing with open hands toward visitors. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with a brown shawl and rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped. At right a grey-haired man in a white shirt and saffron-orange shawl bends forward with palms pressed together in respect. A pale yellow sari and orange-red sash are visible at the edges, and a blurred figure is in the foreground.2015-10-26July 15 20112011-07-15May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a blessing scene. A figure in an orange robe with a white forehead mark and a white flower garland extends a hand to rest on the head of a bald man kneeling in a white garment with a red-tasselled shawl, hands pressed together in devotion. Beside them a woman in a pink sari with a white shawl, red bindi and many gold bangles watches with hands folded at her chest. Behind, another person in orange robes stands. A gold deity or ceremonial figure with a gleaming gold surface sits in the lower left, and bananas are visible at the bottom. A red curtain hangs in the background.2014-08-06October 26 20152015-10-26December 24 20122012-12-24A photograph of a ritual scene before a large deity murti draped in orange and blue silk with garlands of red and orange flowers. A bare-chested young priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a small ritual vessel and a lamp over a brass plate. Beside him an older man in a white shirt stands with his palms extended to receive the offering. Two women at the left, one in a green sari with pink and gold border and another in a green headscarf, watch. A brass tray, small oil lamps and a tall gold kalasha-style stand sit on the table. Orange cloth hangs behind.2013-02-06January 31 20162016-01-31July 10 20112011-07-10A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in an ornate hall. A woman in orange robes and a rudraksha-beaded garland sits on a gilded brown throne, her hand pressed to the forehead of a man in a white garment with a yellow head covering and a beaded necklace. Behind them a bald priest with white forehead markings wears an orange robe and gold pendant necklace. A pink and white flower garland drapes the seated woman. Green foliage decorates the wall, a projector screen shows a crowd, and a few devotees sit at the lower edge of the frame. The seated figure is not identifiable as a person candidate from the visible cues.2012-12-20