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February 24 20072007-02-24Overhead photo of a floor ceremony on white cloth covered with pink and orange flower petals. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits centrally, wearing a large white and pink flower garland, and is touching petals with both hands. Around them, people in white shirts and cream and gold-bordered saris sit cross-legged, some bent forward and some with palms pressed together. Loose petals, flower heaps and small stems fill the foreground. a person is seated centrally in the orange robe with the garland, though appearance is uncertain.2006-09-23February 24 20072007-02-24July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a padapuja-style offering at a golden throne draped in orange cloth with a red garland. A bald elderly man in white clothes sits on the floor, holding flower petals in both hands as he offers them. Beside him, a woman in white with dark hair bends forward. On the right, a man in white with a cream shawl presses his palms together in namaste. Foreground devotees in white and yellow sit with hands folded. In front, a silver tray holds white jasmine garlands and red roses on a red cushion. Only the orange-robed seated figure's lower body and garland are visible; the face is not shown.A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a ceiling fan and framed picture on the wall. A tall figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland stands at centre, extending his hands toward a garlanded deity murti or sacred object draped in a maroon cloth with gold border and white jasmine garlands, placed on a low table. A bald man in orange robe and rudraksha beads stands at left, and a seated man in orange clothing sits near the centre-bottom. A young boy in a yellow garment with a red flower garland stands behind, and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand or lean around the altar, one photographing with a camera. Only the tall figure's appearance is a probable match for a person, given long swept hair, orange robe and garland; the scene shows abhishekam or puja to a deity form under a shrouded cloth.2010-07-21A devotee in a white shirt and dark trousers kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering to the feet of a seated figure draped in orange-saffron cloth. The seated figure's bare feet rest on a red velvet cushion with gold-embroidered border, scattered with rice grains. Garlands of white and orange flowers, including roses, lie in the foreground, and a brass bowl sits at the lower edge. Other people in yellow and white clothing stand behind, one holding a black bag. Ritual foot worship is visible; the seated figure's face is not shown.2009-07-07July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA cremation-site scene at night, lit by flash. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala bends forward and places her hand on a body wrapped in an orange cloth and covered with yellow and white marigold garlands and pink flowers. Behind her, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands with hands folded in prayer. Dry straw covers the ground, and wood logs are stacked at the left edge. Several people are partially visible at the top of the frame.2011-01-14July 21 20102010-07-21January 08 20102010-01-08August 02 20082008-08-02