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March 25 2005

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A night-time outdoor puja under a large dark tree at the Adi Kailasa ashram. A woman in a white garment holds a copper vessel above the head of a woman in a yellow patterned sari, while a crowd of devotees stands around them. A bearded man on the right wears an orange shawl over white clothes, a red book in his hand and a white tilak on his forehead. On the left an older woman wears an orange shawl over white and another woman wears a red-orange sari. A man in a blue shirt stands at the right edge with a tilak on his forehead. A child in a checked shirt watches nearby. The scene is dimly lit and the dark tree canopy fills the background.2005-03-25Night photograph of an outdoor puja beneath dark trees. A man in white clothes stands at centre holding a lit oil lamp or torch aloft toward a shrine. Seated devotees in white, cream and yellow clothes face the shrine from the foreground, including one man wearing an orange shawl over white. A lit deity murti or shrine with red and golden ornamentation stands in the background, with small lamps set on the ground before it. The scene appears to be an arati performed at dusk or night.2005-03-25A dim outdoor evening scene under dark trees where a standing figure in white holds a flame toward a large dark deity murti with a garland, placed on a raised stone base. Many seated devotees face the murti from behind: some wear white, one wears an orange and white shawl, others wear yellow, blue and striped shirts, and a few women wear sarees. Small lamps glow near the base.2005-03-25February 07 20172017-02-07A night-time outdoor gathering of people seated on the sand and on woven mats around a small central spot with green leaves and a small brass lamp or vessel. Among the seated group, a person in an orange shawl and white garment sits at centre, flanked by people in white clothes and a woman in a yellow sari on the left. A person in a blue shirt sits on the right, and a person in an orange garment stands in the background holding a long stick. Several seated figures in white and a person in a white t-shirt with a heart print are visible, with the foreground dominated by the backs of heads.2005-03-25February 16 20092009-02-16October 21 20062006-10-21Outdoor photo of a group seated on woven mats on sandy ground under a large tree during a puja. In the centre, a dark stone deity murti with a garland sits on a rock-lined platform, flanked by a seated figure in orange garland. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit before the platform. In the foreground, a row of people face the shrine: a man in an orange shawl over white clothes, a woman in a yellow sari, others in blue and light shirts, and children. A figure in saffron and white stands near the platform, possibly performing the puja. Rocks and bare trees frame the background.2005-03-25October 25 20062006-10-25Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered under a colourful striped canopy with floral and medallion patterns in pink, orange, green and purple. At the centre, a man in an orange-saffron turban and a white garland stands among devotees, with an orange shawl over a white shirt nearby. Women in white saris with gold borders press their palms together in namaste; one woman in the foreground holds a silver ritual vessel with a lit lamp. A boy in white with glasses stands in the lower foreground. Some devotees wear lanyards with photo badges. A cameraman at right films the gathering. The a person candidate is the central figure in saffron-orange clothing, though his appearance is not certain enough to confirm.2007-08-17February 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copies