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July 07 2009

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Outdoor ritual at an ashram with palm trees and smoke rising from a fire pit at centre. A seated figure in orange robes with a saffron head covering sits behind a wooden stand before a long offering table covered in orange cloth, brass kalashas with mango leaves, fruits, and flower petals. A man in a white robe holds a tall gold-and-brass ceremonial umbrella with red fringe on the left. Many devotees in white and pastel clothing, including a woman in a pink sari and a girl in white, sit in rows facing the altar. Garlanded deity statues stand in the background.2009-07-07Outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated metal canopy at dusk, with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar behind. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on white chairs and mats facing a ritual platform with brass vessels, bells and a kalasha-style vessel. In the foreground at left, a bald priest in white dhoti with a beaded necklace holds a silver vessel, and at lower right a shaved-headed man in white with glasses sits near the platform. Garlanded deity murti and devotee statues stand among the trees, and a decorated orange-and-green palanquin or ratha sits at right. Green banana or palm fronds frame the scene. A printed poster with a portrait is visible at left.2010-09-05October 09 20082008-10-09June 18 20102010-06-18October 09 20082008-10-09July 11 20062006-07-11October 08 20082008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor photo of a garden courtyard under a metal frame, with tall palm trees and a red brick wall behind. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on the ground facing a raised orange-red platform holding a tall ornate pillar garlanded with flowers and dark stone sculptures. A figure in a bright orange robe sits near the front on the left. Several people in yellow and white sit on the platform and a red-cloth-clad figure sits on a low seat. Plants and flowers fill the foreground, with a white SUV parked at the left edge. Rain-soaked overcast sky above.2010-08-25 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor ritual gathering under a open-sided shed roof with palm trees and strings of small triangular orange and pink pennant flags overhead. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and a flower garland sits cross-legged on a raised seat in an orange cloth, with a microphone stand in front. Behind a low rectangular platform of concrete blocks, a sacred fire pit smokes, with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a mound of marigold and flower offerings. Many people in white clothes sit in rows on the ground, while others in orange garments sit near the platform. A pink and orange draped backdrop hangs behind the seating area, and baskets of fruit sit at the right edge. Hazy sunlight fills the scene.2006-12-29Outdoor ceremony under a corrugated roof decorated with colourful striped bunting, hanging fabric banners and palm fronds, with palm trees behind. On a raised orange-and-white platform, a seated person in a bright red-and-gold throne chair wears orange robes. A figure in white ritual cloth sits cross-legged at the front, while other people in white and orange clothing attend nearby. A small pool or basin sits at centre. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bananas, lemons, fruit and a white fly-whisk (chamara) lie on a purple cloth in the foreground. Several dozen seated devotees, many in white, sit on mats and steps facing the platform. Stone and bronze statues appear along the right side.2010-10-15