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October 08 2006

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Outdoor photo of a group seated on a stone floor under a shaded courtyard. In the centre, a young man with a shaved-looking short dark hair wears orange saffron robes, a white tripundra on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, holding a small rectangular card or tablet while looking down. Facing him from the left, a bearded man in white robes with a gold border and rudraksha beads on his neck and wrists listens attentively. At the right, a woman with glasses and a tall brown wrapped turban wears white robes with gold borders. Behind them, several people in orange and white clothing sit on the ground, and a figure in white sits on a leopard-print cushioned bench. Seven people are visible in total.2016-08-12Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with many orange-saffron bamboo poles topped with orange cloth flags. In the foreground, a row of about six devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in prayer, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offerings before them. A man in orange robes sits at the right foreground beside a brass deity murti and flower garlands. Behind them, a large seated and standing crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing, many with palms joined, fills the space. a person's identity is not established from appearance here.2006-10-08July 27 20132013-07-27Outdoor photograph of a group ritual under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and tall bamboo poles strung with orange streamers. Rows of seated participants in saffron-orange robes perform a puja on mats in front of brass and silver pots, bowls, lamps and small plates of flowers and offerings. In the foreground, a young man in orange robes with bare chest and a rudraksha mala presses his hands together, and a young woman in orange with a forehead mark sits to the right. Behind them, white-clad devotees and onlookers, including children, watch from the earth-floored grove.October 08 20062006-10-08October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesOutdoor guru puja beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. In the foreground, rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on mats before brass puja vessels, small silver dishes, flowers and fruit. Several young people wear vertical tilak and orange clothing, and some hold long bamboo poles topped with small saffron flags. Behind them, many people in white clothing stand and sit among the trees, with a few white-clad figures visible in the background.2006-10-06A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and orange-and-white canvas. Rows of people sit on the floor, many in white clothing with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, with green banana leaves holding food offerings, small brass lamps and metal cups in front of them. Long bamboo poles with orange streamers stand among them. A standing man in white clothes and a woman with folded hands at the left stand near a small oil lamp burning on a steel table, with a brass lamp and leaf-plates in the foreground. Behind the rows, a large crowd in white stands near a decorated altar. A walker frame sits in the foreground. This appears to be a puja ceremony.2006-10-12A large group of women in saffron-orange sarees with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall, performing a ritual. Many hold long brass horns to their lips, and steel pots, bowls, lamps and small brass vessels sit on silver trays and cloths in front of them. Some women wear white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A man in an orange cloth sits at the front center, and behind them devotees in white and red sit on mats. The scene resembles a group puja with horn blowing and offerings.2013-09-02Outdoor group puja beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and bamboo poles tied with orange cloth streamers. Several people in orange robes sit cross-legged in rows on mats, hands joined in prayer. The front figures have white tilaka marks on their foreheads; one man on the left wears a white shirt and orange garment, and a woman near the right wears orange with a bangle. Brass and silver puja vessels, small oil lamps, red flower offerings and plates of fruit are set on the mats. A man in white kurta stands behind, also with hands joined.October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02