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March 23 20112011-03-23March 23 20112011-03-23A row of women sits cross-legged on a polished floor in a hall, performing a group puja. Each has a brass thali and small brass lamps set on orange mats in front of them. The foremost woman in the centre wears a saffron-orange sari with a maroon border and holds a small offering. Others wear white saris with yellow, red or orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and several hold open prayer books. Behind them, a white draped backdrop and an orange cloth-covered table are visible. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated group.2010-10-09October 25 20062006-10-25A indoor ritual scene in a plain hall with white tiled walls and orange cloth laid on the floor. In the centre, a man in an orange robe bends low over a plate of food placed on a banana leaf on the floor, beside a small bowl. To the right, a large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and beads, garlanded with white and orange flowers, stands on the floor as the focus of the offering. Behind, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a vessel and a woman in a white sari with a green border stands nearby. On the left, several seated people in orange and white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, sit on the floor with brass vessels and cups in front of them. A large steel pot sits on the floor and a tray of leaves is in the foreground.2011-03-05A photo of a ritual feeding in a plain cream-walled hall. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing orange cloth and a beaded necklace, sits on a red and gold cushion behind a small offering plate and a brass tray of food. Standing and kneeling devotees in orange and red saris and saffron dhotis stand around, some holding food. Several seated people on the floor face green leaf plates loaded with food. A framed photograph and a draped cloth stand on a table at the left. A person in a teal sari sits in the lower right. Pale orange and saffron tones dominate the scene.2012-10-12October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional offering in a plain tiled hall. A framed portrait garlanded with orange and red flowers stands on an orange cloth, with a smaller framed picture and a white cloth on a chair beside it. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, scooping food from a steel bowl. A figure in orange robes with a shaved head kneels at right, holding a portion of food. Two women in orange saris sit nearby, and other devotees in white and orange stand and sit in the background. A carved wooden peetha-style seat is at left, and banana-leaf plates are on the floor at right.2011-03-05Photo of a row of women seated cross-legged on a cream floor, dressed in red and orange saris with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas and small bindis. In the foreground, a woman in a deep red sari holds a small brass item in her hands, while a woman at the right edge wears gold bangles and a red sari. Before them are brass lamps, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, a dark stone lingam-like figure, a brass deity murti, flowers, and small bowls on orange cloth mats. a person is not clearly visible among those present.2013-02-04 +1 copiesA long row of women in white and cream saris sits cross-legged on a polished floor, each before a banana-leaf plate of offerings with red kumkum, flowers, fruit and betel. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand between them, and incense smoke rises from one plate. Several women hold their hands over the lamps or offerings, performing a puja. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and yellow-bordered garments. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe stands at the far end near a red curtain, and another woman in a yellow sari stands by the doorway. Cream walls and wooden doors frame the hall.2014-06-19Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies2004-DEVOTEE-HOUSE-VISIT +1 copies