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August 25 2014

Devotees sit cross-legged on maroon floor mats in a hall eating a communal meal from white divided trays. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala on the left reaches toward his tray; a woman in an orange sari with a bindi and white-clad woman on the right eat with their hands. A young woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre serving food from her tray. Brown leaves hold rice, dal, pickles and sweets, and a leather bag lies on the floor. Metal stanchions and other seated devotees appear in the background. Caption-style text references a Ganesha Brahmotsavam teamily dinner.

August 25 2014

August 25 2014

December 27 2007

2007-12-27 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated group performing a pada puja in a tiled hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged before brass plates of offerings, small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, one holding a small lit wick. Behind them, white-clad men with white shawls and striped borders sit with brass trays. Further back, women and girls in yellow, white and pink saris and salwar kameez sit in rows, some holding offerings. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance cues, so the a person field is unsure.

Devotees sit on red mats on a tiled floor in a hall, listening attentively. In the foreground a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and a red rudraksha mala sit beside two boys in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings. Behind them more devotees in orange and white sit in rows; a man in white with a white forehead mark and an older man in white are visible, and a steel railing lines the wall.

A seated communal meal inside a tent with a red floor covering. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the red cloth eating from steel thalis holding rice, yellow dal, vegetables, pickles and sweets, with small steel tumblers beside them. Most wear saffron and orange robes and some have orange turbans; a man in white dhoti and shawl sits at left with a red tilak, a woman in a pink sari stands among them with a serving spoon, and a man in a red shirt with a pink shawl sits beside the thalis. A bald man in white with a saffron scarf stands in the background. Several people are seated closer to the back and a bearded man in orange sits to the right.

February 18 2016

2016-02-18 +1 copies

A row of devotees sits cross-legged on a red-and-black striped mat on a concrete floor, facing a line of banana-leaf plates set with rice, pappadam-like wafers and small steel cups. The seated people wear white garments with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. Most have hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. A yellow line runs along the floor, and more people sit in the background beneath a canopy with blue plastic chairs on a table. Several people appear to be women and men in matching white and orange attire.

A photo of a ritual feeding in a plain cream-walled hall. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing orange cloth and a beaded necklace, sits on a red and gold cushion behind a small offering plate and a brass tray of food. Standing and kneeling devotees in orange and red saris and saffron dhotis stand around, some holding food. Several seated people on the floor face green leaf plates loaded with food. A framed photograph and a draped cloth stand on a table at the left. A person in a teal sari sits in the lower right. Pale orange and saffron tones dominate the scene.

A photograph of a seated group in an indoor hall with a light floor, most people with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, several women in rust-red garments with gold borders sit with backs to the camera. In the middle ground, several men in orange-brown robes with red shawls sit on a patterned mat, some with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Two men and a woman in white clothing and red shawls sit on a striped mat, one man in a blue shirt beside them. Banana-leaf plates and small white cups are laid on the floor. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

2013-11-10 +1 copies