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Photograph of an indoor event at a stage with dark maroon drapery and a gold lion-topped throne-like backdrop. A man in saffron-red robes with a thick orange rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white jasmine garland, forehead marked with white and a red bindi, reads a folded white paper while smiling. Two men in white shirts stand to his left; one gestures toward the paper. A man in white ritual dress with a sacred thread and vibhuti marks stands behind, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge. A wall-mounted figure and cables appear at the lower right. a person appears on the right, in saffron robes, bead necklace and garland.

A bald, light-skinned man in a white kurta stands with bowed head while a long-haired person in a red-orange sash and dense beaded garlands places a hand on his scalp and holds a sheet of paper. The person wears rudraksha-style beads, bangles and a red bindi, with a pale-yellow garment beneath the sash. Beside them a man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace stands with hands folded. A man in saffron clothing and another in white stand nearby, and a tray of small items sits at lower right. Behind them hang framed portraits on a cream wall, and a projector screen and red curtain fill the background.

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November 03 2013

A photograph of an indoor hall event with a stage backdrop of dark maroon curtains and a projection screen at left. A man in a white shirt with a red shawl and a bracelet holds up a handwritten paper to a man in a saffron-orange dhoti with gold waistband and a heavy gold-bead necklace over an orange cloth, who is reading it with bare upper body and white sandalwood forehead marks. At right, a man in white garments with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Two golden deity murti shrines with floral decorations stand on the stage, and a partially visible person is at far left with hands in anjali. The mood is a devotional exchange of a written petition or note.

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March 27 2013

March 27 2013

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a red-draped hall. In the foreground, a figure in a red-orange sleeveless garment and a gold floral neck garland sits facing left, with a golden vessel in the lower foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rust-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala holds a small white card and stands beside a woman in a cream sari with a rust shawl. On the right, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and silver bracelet, bows with his palms pressed together near his face. Other women in pink and blue saris and a light pink top stand behind them.

2014-07-20 +1 copies

A photo of a ritual interaction in a hall with pale walls and draped yellow and red decorations. A figure in a red robe and layered gold-and-bead necklaces stands centre-right, one hand raised to a man's head in blessing while holding a folded paper in the other. A bare-headed man in a white shirt with spectacles on the left holds a paper and watches; another man in a white shirt stands beside him. On the right a man in saffron robes holds a silver tray with gold items and red cloth. Behind them, people in white and yellow clothing move through the hall.

A photograph of a blessing ceremony in a hall with a colourful temple backdrop of deity figures and a lit shrine. A person with long dark hair, a rust-red robe, a thick orange-gold rudraksha mala and gold beads, and a white tilak on the forehead places a hand on the head of a short-haired man in a white shirt, who has his hands folded in namaskar. An elderly man in white with grey hair and glasses stands at left holding a small slip of paper. A priest in orange-red attire with white ash-marks on his chest stands at right. A pink tray with offerings sits in the foreground. Several others stand behind in the background.