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2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities

A group photograph at night under a white tent on a red-carpeted stage, with a golden ornate shrine and red-draped deity murti behind them. About ten people stand close together in mostly white clothing: men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, women in white saris, and a small boy in a white shirt and dark trousers. Many wear black and white rudraksha malas around their necks, and several have white ID badges on lanyards. Garlands hang from the tent frame above, and a banana leaf and potted plants are visible at left. Faint yellow flower petals lie on the red carpet. No figure is identified as a person.

Night photograph of a group of devotees in white clothes posing before an illuminated temple-style ratha (chariot) decorated with flower garlands and carrying two deity murtis, one with a crown and white garland and one blue-skinned with a crown. Several people wear white dhotis, sarees and rudraksha-style neck beads; a child in white stands in front. Two framed portraits flank the chariot, showing a man in white headwear. Bright light illuminates the chariot and garlands. Caption date 31 OCT 2006 appears in the corner.

Night photograph of a group of about ten devotees posing beside an ornate golden palanquin-style procession shrine (ratha) carrying two garlanded deity murtis under a bright light. The deities wear flower garlands and are seated on a raised platform with flower offerings and a small brass lamp in front. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis; women wear white saris and a woman at left wears a patterned kurta. Two framed portraits stand on either side of the shrine, one showing a figure in white with a turban-like head covering. A child in white stands near the front. Red and orange flags and tinsel decorations frame the scene.

October 31 2006

A group of about fifteen devotees stands in a night street in front of a decorated procession chariot. Behind them, two deity murtis of Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari are adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers, gold ornaments and crowns, beneath an ornate gold canopy. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis with rudraksha malas, and women wear white saris and shawls; one woman wears a yellow-bordered sari. A small child in white stands at the center. Framed portraits flank the chariot on the left and right, and a bright light illuminates the scene. The photo is part of the Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession in Chennai.

2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities

October 28 2006

October 31 2006

Group photograph taken at night under a tarpaulin canopy with bright tube lights overhead. Seated centrally on a patterned cushioned seat is a person in an orange-red saffron garment with a leopard-print shawl draped over the shoulders, a beaded necklace, and a raised hand in greeting. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or white saris with gold borders stand and kneel; a woman in an orange sari and women in pink and white stand behind, while a man in a blue shirt and a woman in a yellow-orange sari sit at the lower edges. The scene is informal and communal.

Group photograph in a room decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands strung across the ceiling and hanging from the walls. A central seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a white flower garland and a vermilion bindi, with hair swept back, and raises a hand in greeting; a person beside him wears an orange saree. Around them stand and sit about fifteen people in white dhotis and shirts or white sarees with gold borders, plus an older woman in a dark saree with red and gold border at left, a woman in a red saree and a woman in a turquoise-and-yellow saree at right. Some men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A ceiling fan, wall speakers and a flat-screen television are visible, and the floor has a red and green star pattern.

February 02 2009