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July 16 2015

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September 19 20152015-09-19July 16 20152015-07-16May 09th 20162016-05-09October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20132013-09-30December 12 20162016-12-12A seated person in an orange-red dhoti and wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace performs aarti with a flaming camphor lamp and a handbell before a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in white and gold, garlanded with white jasmine and pink and red flowers, and a silver-topped shivalinga sits in front, also garlanded. The seated figure's dress, mala and gold ornaments are distinctive, but the face alone gives no basis for identification, so no name is asserted. A yellow satin cloth covers the altar, and a leopard-print cushion lies beneath the seated person. Another person stands partly visible at the right edge. The scene is a temple-style puja with a visible aarti flame.2014-06-19 +1 copiesA night-time homa fire ritual in an open pavilion with a red floor and a palm-leaf canopy. In the centre a wooden tiered platform holds a burning fire and offerings of flowers and fruit. Around it sit several priests: a bare-chested man in white dhoti on the left, a man with a pink headband in white dhoti beside him, a bare-chested man standing at the back, and a man in white dhoti with a bearded face on the right. A small child sits near the fire on the right. Behind, a shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and multicoloured lights stands under a painted arch. A figure seated on a golden throne with a red cushion, wearing a white garland and red clothing, sits in front of the shrine; this is a seated figure with ceremonial adornment and a visible identity is not established. Banana plants flank the scene and brass vessels with flowers sit on the floor.2016-12-022001 - Glimpses From Various ProgramsJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine. A man in orange robes and a white forehead mark kneels on a low mat and holds a silver plate toward a lit fire pit beside a white platform. Behind him, a deity murti of a couple, adorned with marigold garlands and flower strands, sits in a shrine framed by a red cloth and banana plants. A second man in white with an orange cloth sits at left, and brass lamps and offerings lie before the fire. The setting suggests a homa or puja, with a fire, offerings and lamps.2007-12-10July 16 20152015-07-16