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October 08 2008

October 08 2008

October 08 2008

Outdoor ritual scene at a homa-style offering setup with brass vessels, marigold and flower petals on a white-draped table, and a tall brass lamp stand at right. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a vertical tilak and a gold bead necklace sits centrally with hands pressed together in a devotional gesture, wearing wire-rimmed glasses. To his right, a man in white with a yellow shawl and mala beads sits behind the table. Two women in orange saris sit in the foreground, one with hair in a long braid, and another orange-robed figure is partially visible at right. Banana leaves and green foliage fill the background, with laundry hanging on a line.

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October 08 2008

September 17 2010

Outdoor ritual scene on a paved ground with orange cloth spread out. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and sitting cross-legged at right, is seated behind a rectangular metal tray holding stacked wooden logs for a fire offering. Beside him, a seated man in an orange wrap wears a gold-beaded necklace and a watch, and another man with a tilak on his forehead and an orange wrap bends over the offering area. Behind them, a man in an orange wrap stands near stacks of folded orange cloth, and figures in white clothing stand in the background. On the cloth are silver vessels, a bowl of mangoes, a brass lamp, and a plate of orange marigold flowers. A microphone stand appears at upper left.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual on an open paved area. Four men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cloth. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange shawl sits cross-legged beside a brass tray of orange marigold garlands and a small brass bell. Next to him, a younger man in an orange robe and a gold-bead necklace sits with his hands together over a rectangular iron fire pit holding stacked wood, an arrangement. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and gold necklace with white tilak on his forehead sits near a microphone stand. At the far left, a seated man in white and orange clothing sits near a stack of folded orange cloth, brass vessels, a bowl of fruit and a brass lamp. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand in the background.

February 22 2013

Outdoor ritual on a paved terrace with orange cloths spread on the ground. Three men in saffron/orange robes sit cross-legged before a rusted metal fire tray holding stacked wooden sticks, the start of a homa or yagna. The foreground man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange forehead mark, and a saffron wrap, with hands folded and eyes closed. The middle man wears a gold bead necklace over orange clothing, and a third man behind wears orange with a white tilak. Before them sit a silver platter of orange marigold petals, a silver kalasha-style vessel, brass bowls with mangoes, and incense sticks. Standing people in white clothing and a stack of folded orange cloth are in the background.

July 07 2010

2010-07-07 +1 copies

A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform outside a white temple structure, palms pressed together in namaste at chest level, eyes closed, with a red bindi on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. A dark-haired devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits behind him, hands folded, eyes closed, with a sandalwood-style marking on his forehead. A garland of yellow and red flowers hangs on the white base beside a dark stone deity murti at upper left. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower left and a small brass plate lies on the gravel ground to the right.