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October 01 2017

Outdoor temple procession with a man standing at right, eyes closed and smiling, palms pressed together at chest in devotion. He wears a rust-brown robe, a heavy gold ornamental necklace, a dark rudraksha mala with a large central bead, and a garland of yellow and red flowers over white jasmine. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. To the left, a large deity palanquin or ratha is draped in gold cloth and decorated with yellow, white and red flower garlands. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand with hands folded, and colourful umbrellas in purple, orange, green and pink shade the procession under trees.

2016-10-03 +1 copies

March 02 2018

Outdoor temple-courtyard ritual under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging paper lanterns and mango-leaf garlands. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a matching brown-orange turban and a long flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and white trousers holds a decorated umbrella. In the foreground, a long-haired sadhu in saffron-orange cloth with white body markings and rudraksha malas holds a ritual tray, while a young attendant in orange holds a flaming oil lamp beneath a colourful striped canopy. Other devotees in orange, white and green stand in lines, and a brass ceremonial stand is visible at left. Puja arati offering scene.

January 01 2017

December 03 2016

Outdoor temple-pavilion ritual with a corrugated metal roof strung with colourful paper lanterns and hanging decorations. On the left stands a white and red deity murti of a goddess with garlands. In the centre is an empty gold throne with a red cushion, flanked by brass trishula staffs, and a fire pit in the foreground. On the right, a man in a maroon-brown robe, rudraksha-style garlands, gold necklace and a red turban holds a large brass tray or pot. Behind him stand devotees in orange and saffron robes, a woman in a yellow sari, and drummers with drums on the left, several people with hands folded in prayer. Marigold garlands and scattered petals decorate the scene.

Inside an ashram hall, a figure in a dark maroon-brown dhoti and wrap with a heavy gold necklace and a long rudraksha-style garland stands raising one hand beside two large wooden or painted statues. The statues are draped with white and pink flower garlands. A cameraman in white shirt and a second camera operator film the scene, with devotees in white and orange robes seated and standing in the background. Brass vessels, marigold garlands and flowers rest on a purple-draped table at the base of the statues. The room has yellow walls, a column with a carved capital, and an arched doorway.

2014-06-28 +1 copies

A central figure with voluminous black hair piled high and a white tilak on the forehead sits seated at the centre of a ritual, wearing a pink and orange-red garland of flowers, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Around them, attendants in saffron and orange robes with white ash markings on their faces and arms assist. Colourful garlands of marigolds and flowers hang on the pillars behind, and a brass vessel stands at left. Several devotees in the foreground are seen from behind and from the side, with one child in a maroon top at lower centre. The setting appears to be a temple puja with floral decoration.

January 12 2015

Outdoor-style pavilion ritual with a red carpet and colourful hanging festoons above. In the centre, a bearded man in a maroon-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland walks barefoot, wearing gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style chain, with a second man beside him in a white dhoti with a gold border and a brown-beaded garland. Behind them, a tall mandapa-style shrine holds a deity murti. Lines of young people in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded in anjali on either side, and gilded bull figures sit in the foreground. Several people are present, not a large crowd, and the scene reads as a puja or procession.

A photograph inside a decorated tent with a pink and white canopy, hung with orange and multicoloured tassels and gold leaf garlands. A figure with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-orange garment with gold border and a flower garland over the head, stands barefoot on a red carpet, back to the camera, facing a shrine-like structure at the far end where a deity murti sits under an ornate canopy. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand on either side; one at right wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain, and another at left holds a ceremonial item. Devotees in white and blue line the sides with hands folded in anjali. A silver-tree decoration and a tall silver pole frame the scene.