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November 21 2010

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Outdoor ritual on a decorated vehicle with a green-and-white painted frame, draped in marigold garlands. A bare-chested man with a sandalwood-dotted face sits cross-legged on an orange and maroon cloth, facing a tray of fruit, coconuts and a brass plate. Around him, several men in white dhotis and orange saffron garments stand with folded palms or hold offering trays of coconuts, bananas and flowers. A man in a white shirt and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti are among those present, with a small flame burning near the vehicle and hills behind. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam procession rite in progress.2010-11-21Outdoor street procession in India with a large yellow umbrella held above a group of people. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala who holds a silver-rimmed plate of offerings. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby, and an elderly man with white hair is at the left edge. A woman in a red sari stands at the right, and a drum-like instrument is visible among the crowd. Fruit and sweets are arranged on brass plates on a low wooden stand in front.2012-06-05Outdoor ritual on a hillside among green trees and rocky outcrops. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds up round offerings. Beside and behind them, saffron-clad sannyasis stand in a row, some holding similar offerings. Men in white dhotis and shirts watch from the background, and a red, yellow and green canopy with hanging tassels shades the scene at upper right. The setting suggests an outdoor puja or offering ceremony.A welcome procession at an outdoor ashram entrance with a red-and-yellow umbrella overhead. A man in white dhoti and a yellow-edged shawl holds a lit camphor flame on a green coconut, while a kalasha-like pot with flowers sits beside him. A woman in an orange sari with a red and pink garland is greeted by a man in white with a garland, and another man in white and a yellow shawl follows. Behind them a white building with a signboard, palm trees and a parked silver car. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.A photograph of a temple ritual under a canopy. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, lighting or tending a small oil lamp on the ground beside a tray of offerings. Behind him stands a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, wearing orange-saffron cloth, with another person in orange beside him. Several men in white clothes stand around, some holding umbrellas. A red umbrella is visible at the top left, and greenery shows through the open doorway.2012-05-18July 16 20112011-07-16 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor puja beside a stone platform near a river bank, with a large deity murti or figure draped in an orange-red cloth and garlanded with flowers. A seated shaved-headed man in an orange-and-white robe with a rudraksha-style necklace sits beside the murti, while devotees in white, orange and saffron clothes stand and kneel around a brass tray of offerings. A man in white kurta at the front leans forward, hands extended over the offering plate. Hands are folded in prayer by a woman in orange and a young man in a red shawl.2010-10-03Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copies