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June 19 2013

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Photo of an offering ceremony in a hall with red curtains and framed deity pictures on the walls. In the foreground a woman with long hair, a floral head decoration and a bare-backed orange blouse holds a plate. A smiling woman in an orange sari with a mangalsutra stands beside a man in a white dhoti and cream shawl with orange border, who holds an envelope over a plate of fruit and sweets. Two men in cream and orange-shawled clothes, one wearing glasses, extend hands toward the offering trays. Brass lamps and a red-patterned cloth cover the table. Behind them a monitor and camera operators are visible. Four people are clearly visible, with a fifth partially visible at the left edge.2013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19A wedding-style ceremony in a hall with red curtains and framed deity pictures on the wall. A groom in a red and gold turban and a bride in a yellow sari with floral headpiece and garlands stand at left. Kneeling at centre, a woman in an orange-brown sari and gold necklace and a man in a cream dhoti with gold-bordered shawl hold a plate with a banana-leaf offering and papers. A man in white and orange and a woman in a purple sari with jasmine in her hair assist on the right. A person at lower left in brown with a red and gold garland holds a plate. Flower petals lie on the floor and a television shows a screen at right.2013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19A photograph of a ritual exchange in a temple hall with red curtains and framed deity pictures on the walls. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair and a red-and-gold beaded garland hands a folded paper to a plate held by a man in a white dhoti and cream shirt with an orange-gold shawl. Beside him, a woman in a rust-red silk saree with gold bangles and a necklace smiles and reaches toward the same plate. Another man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds the plate from the right. On the left, a man in a red and gold ceremonial outfit and headpiece watches, and a woman in a blue saree sits behind on the orange floor cloth.2013-06-19November 25 20142014-11-25June 19 20132013-06-19A photograph of a temple ritual in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls. A shaved-headed man in an orange and gold-bordered saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold armlet, holds a brass tray of yellow and orange flowers and offerings toward a line of women. Several women in pink, magenta and white saris and a pale pink top stand with palms pressed together, receiving the offering. A young man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands behind them, and a few other devotees are visible in the background, one in a brown sari. A wall poster and a red carpet are visible. The scene suggests an aarti or prasad distribution during puja.2011-11-01July 09 20122012-07-09A photograph of a devotional exchange in an indoor hall with a red carpet. In the foreground a woman in an orange-gold silk shawl and a rust-red and gold turban, with a red-and-gold garland at her neck, extends her hand to receive an offering from a man in a white shirt who leans forward holding a small bundle of yellow papers and a red-and-yellow item. Behind them a woman in a green sari with a beaded necklace holds a small packet, and several older women in white and green stand watching, with a figure in saffron robes and a mala at the upper right. The scene shows a devotee making an offering at a satsang-style gathering.2014-07-05