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2001 - Glimpses From Various Programs

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Outdoor ritual photo beneath a large banyan tree. A man in an orange-saffron cloth sits cross-legged at the lower left, tending a flame and offering in a metal vessel, with a brass lamp and flowers nearby. Behind a low mound of stones stands a dark stone deity murti of a seated teacher figure with a crescent-shaped headdress. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around the mound, one holding a long ritual implement. Women in saris and a girl in white watch from the background amid trees and onlookers.2003-04-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel for a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a red dress. A man in saffron robes stands beside him, bare-headed and holding a brass plate. Around them, men in white and light shirts stand and watch, and a stone platform with a small brass pot sits in the foreground. Aarti is being performed at a sacred tree site.2008-03-25Outdoor flag-hoisting scene on bare earth. A figure in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange wrap, with a white and pink flower garland over the shoulders, stands with their back to the camera and holds a brass lamp or vessel. Before them a tall white flagpole rises, and a tray of bananas, greens and flowers sits on a white cloth table at left. Around them devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a checked shirt, and women in saris. Two young men near the centre-right wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and one has an orange-trimmed dhoti. Red bricks line the base of the pole and rose petals lie on the ground. Several people stand on steps in the background.2009-07-10Outdoor temple-festival scene on red earth under a clear sky with palm trees and bunting. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland stands centre, smiling, with white markings on his face. Beside him a bald monk in orange robes holds a white cloth and a small tray with an offering. To the left a man in white dhoti bows with palms pressed together while a woman in a pink sari watches. Onlookers in white and cream clothing stand around, including an older man with white beard and a bald man in white shirt on the right.2009-01-02August 02 20082008-08-02October 17 20102010-10-172004 - Visit To Vinayaka 1008 Linga temple, SalemOutdoor photo on a dirt road under a clear blue sky with palm trees and a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass or wooden kalasha-like vessel while another orange-robed figure with long dark hair, a white marked forehead and a white flower garland walks beside him. A bald man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala carries a silver plate with offerings. Devotees in white shirts press their palms together in namaskar along the roadside, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and a green leaf-wrapped offering stands in the foreground. The scene appears to be a procession with ritual offerings.2009-01-02