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December 02 20092009-12-022004 - sacred collections uncategorisedDecember 02 20092009-12-02Outdoor temple scene under a large leafy tree. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, with long dark hair, stands centre-frame holding a small brass bell and a lit lamp or flame toward a red-painted shivalinga-style murti at left, with yellow flower garlands. Around him a crowd of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing yellow shawls and folded hands in prayer, stands on a paved area. An older man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right with hands joined. The setting includes a banyan-type tree, a red decorated base, and a dirt ground. Several figures are partly visible at the edges.2009-10-15June 17 20172017-06-17Night outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with a lamp hanging in the branches. A man in an orange saffron robe stands barefoot at centre, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a brass handbell in the other, with a faint red tilak on his forehead. Seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in namaste on a cleared ground. Brass puja plates and small offering dishes rest on cardboard boxes and a patterned rug in the foreground. A woman in lavender sari and another in an orange shawl are among those seated. Aarti is being performed in a devotional gathering.2005-12-19January 01 20132013-01-01December 27 20062006-12-27Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering beneath large shady trees. A central figure stands on a striped mat, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulders, with long dark hair, arms raised and holding a small bell in one hand. Around him a crowd of about twenty people stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Many wear white garments, some with white shawls, and several women wear yellow, green and cream saris and salwar kameez with marigold and flower garlands. At the left foreground a red-painted shivalinga-style stone with a brass lamp and offerings of fruit and flowers sits on a dark base beside a metal-edged shrine area.2009-12-02December 26 20102010-12-26December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor ritual scene under tall trees at a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands around a deity murti. Several saffron-robed men in orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, stand in a line. A long-haired man in a cream-white robe with gold border stands centre-left holding a puja vessel while a saffron-clad attendant pours from a vessel. A saffron-clad man holds an ornate multicoloured parasol and a tall trident-like staff. Another man in a white robe with gold trim stands at the right edge. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit on a white stone table in the foreground, with brass thali plates. Taken as a photo of a ceremonial procession or puja at an ashram.2009-01-01