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2003 - Sacred collection Uncategorized

A photograph of a temple-like interior. A man in an orange-yellow turban and orange-yellow robe, with a long pink and white flower garland around his neck and dark hair pulled back, stands facing right with his head bowed. An elderly bare-chested man with swept-back white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti and a yellow shawl, places his hands on the garlanded man's shoulders and chest. Behind them an older woman with short grey hair and glasses in a dark patterned sari watches, and several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, including a bespectacled older man. A man with a short beard in a white kurta stands at left. At right, a colourful painted pillar or shrine panel with red and yellow decoration is visible, along with a small blue sign with Tamil script.

A photograph inside a temple shows a central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe with a pink flower garland, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind a metal railing, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha-style bead necklace looks upward, and several older men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby. A white-haired woman in a yellow blouse and red checked sari bows with hands folded in front of a plain stone wall. A man at the lower left, partly visible, is in the foreground. The scene suggests devotional worship at a temple.

Photograph inside a temple of a young man in an orange-gold turban and saffron-gold shawl, wearing a large garland of pink and white flowers with green leaves, smiling as he stands among a crowd. Beside him an older man in white clothes with a tilak on his forehead bows with folded hands. In the foreground a bald priest with his back to the camera wears a pink sequined garment and holds a woven fan or basket. Several men in white shirts and spectacles stand behind, and stone pillars frame the hall. The man in the turban shows a person cues of ornate saffron clothing and a garland, but the photo does not establish identity with certainty.

January 02 2008

November 20 2003

Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees gathered at a temple setting with dense green foliage behind them. A central figure stands in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long pink flower garland and a white flower garland, with a red-and-gold tilak on the forehead, looking upward with hands folded. To his left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak and a woman in a red and checked sari with a yellow blouse fold their hands in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white forehead markings, stand around, and a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti appears at the right edge. The atmosphere is devotional and orderly.

2002 - Glimpses From Various Programs

2002-01-01 +2 copies

Photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth wrapped as a turban and a thick garland of yellow, red and pink flowers with green leaves, touching his palm to the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and spectacles. Behind them stand a row of women in white and cream saris, one in a red-bordered sari with a bindi, watching the blessing in a plain light-blue room. The bare-chested figure has distinctive saffron and garland cues, so the appearance-based candidate is a person, shown performing a blessing on a devotee.

Inside a stone temple hall with carved grey pillars, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a crowd. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth, a gold necklace and a gold armlet, with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a gold necklace and a gold kalasha-like pot. Another bearded priest in orange dhoti with white forehead marking and rudraksha mala offers a brass bowl toward the central figure. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand at right near a white metal gate, and a grey-haired man in white cloth watches from the lower right. Women in orange and maroon saris stand behind, hands in anjali, at a temple darshan or pooja.

Indoor ritual scene with a figure in long dark hair and orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated at a low wooden altar, performing a ceremony with brass lamps, bowls and a white cloth on the tray. Facing him, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and red tilak has his palms pressed together in reverence. Around them, devotees in white and orange garments with yellow shawls stand and kneel in a whitewashed hall, with a red curtain at right. Appearance-based label: a person seated in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads, performing the ceremony. Eight to ten people visible in total.

Night-time photograph of a small outdoor gathering with bamboo poles behind. A young man in saffron robes, saffron turban, rudraksha mala and a pendant stands smiling with hands folded, flanked by men in white shirts and dhotis. On the right, a bare-chested priest with white beard, long white hair and rudraksha malas holds a brass plate of flowers and a gold-cloth-covered object toward a younger bare-chested priest with a tilak. A uniformed officer stands at the edge.