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December 17 2010

December 17 2010

A photograph of a temple ritual inside a plain whitewashed room with a ceiling fan-free concrete floor. In the centre, a deity murti is decorated with orange and red flower garlands and a silver-embellished garment, placed on a pink silk-covered platform. A man in white dhoti bends over the murti, apparently performing worship. To the left, several men stand in orange and red robes; one wears an ornate embroidered conical hat and carries a tall golden staff. A man in an orange jacket and orange cloth stands centrally, watching. A bare-chested man in a white cloth stands at the right edge beside a gilded ornament. Green leaves lie on the floor near the murti.

A photograph of a hall with white walls and tiled floor where a line of men stands eating from small leaf or food portions. Several men on the left wear white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and red sashes, and one raises food to his mouth. In the middle, a row of men in saffron-orange robes and bead necklaces holds food and eats, some with shaved heads and glasses. On the right, a man in white with a garland of flowers around his neck and a rudraksha mala stands beside a steel bowl and a banana-leaf decoration hangs in a doorway. A few more people in white sit or stand along the right edge and back, and a loudspeaker is mounted high on the wall.

December 11 2009

A photograph inside a temple hall with polished stone floors and pillars. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange garment with a gold-coloured headband and gold-bead necklace stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him on the left, several men in saffron robes also hold their hands joined, some wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, one holding prayer beads, and a golden gate and altar area are visible in the background.

Indoor hall with recessed ceiling lights and a wall of windows. A man in an orange saffron robe with a tan knit cap and red tilak on his forehead stands at left, and a young shaved-headed man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and white paint marks on his arms stands center, folding an orange shawl with a green and red border. An elderly man in an orange shawl bows and holds a folded white paper. At right, a person in a rust-coloured turban and rudraksha-style bead necklaces is touching the orange cloth, beside a golden lion-headed ornament. Other devotees in orange and saffron robes stand in the background.

A photograph of a group of men in an indoor hall with white walls and white plastic chairs. In the foreground a bald man in an orange shirt stands with his back partly to the camera, and beside him a man in an orange shirt and cream wrap looks on. A man in a pale pink robe with a cream head cloth stands with hands folded. At the right, a man with long hair wears an orange robe and orange turban, and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the left edge. Behind them a table holds small painted figurines and a large golden ornamental shield-shaped piece with red, green and blue garland trim hangs on the wall.

June 02 2012

A seated figure in an orange-red turban with a feather-like crest, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold ceremonial necklace over orange-saffron robes, smiles while receiving an offering from a brass-lidded box held before him. Standing beside him, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala presses his palms together in greeting, while a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands nearby. Another man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala holds his hands together, and more people are blurred in the background near stone pillars and a golden throne at right. The appearance-based label of the seated figure is Swamiji (probable), based on his orange turban, saffron robes, garlands and gold ornaments, though his identity is not certain.

December 19 2011

Photograph of a ritual scene in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated roof and red-painted lower wall. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The man at right, in saffron robes, raises a lit flame on a lamp toward a carved stone shrine at the right edge, decorated with a banana plant and a plate of red offerings. A tray of brass oil lamps and small offerings sits on red cloth at the lower left. Behind them, a small doorway shows a shrine with a decorated murti. Another person in white clothing stands at the back left.