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A photograph of many cream-coloured cotton threads or sacred cords laid out in loops across several striped cloths on the floor. The cloths have bold stripes in purple, blue, green, red, yellow and orange. Only fabric, threads and the edges of a few cloth bundles or fabric items at the top are visible; no people are visible in the frame.

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December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05A large outdoor-tent ritual gathering with rows of participants seated on colourful striped woven mats in red, green, blue and purple. Many devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis and women in white saris with gold borders, sit cross-legged facing a raised red dais at upper left. On the dais, a robed figure sits before a fire pit with a flame, and attendants in white and saffron tend offerings and brass vessels. A tall dark stone pillar with a yellow flower garland stands at the left edge, and gold-framed decorations and string lights hang in the background. Strands of white and yellow beads or rope are laid across the mats in the foreground.2016-12-05A heap of white cotton sacred threads and brown rudraksha beads sits on a folded purple cloth with gold border, placed on a green floor mat. Small round pendant medallions with printed portrait images are tied among the threads and beads. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like ritual thread bundles prepared for devotees.2017-03-11February 21 20172017-02-21A photograph of a large seated gathering on colourful striped woven mats. Many participants wear white clothing and dark red or maroon shawls draped over their shoulders, several with red cloth tied across their eyes. A woman in white with grey hair sits at the right, a woman in a red embroidered top sits in the foreground with her hair in a bun, and a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari sits at the left, holding white papers. Some people hold small white sheets, and plastic water bottles and bags lie on the mats. The participants appear absorbed in a seated exercise, with no visible deity murti, throne or fire in view.2015-09-19A night-time temple scene with a brass plate in the foreground holding a bundle of white sacred threads, their loose ends hanging over the edge of a grey stone platform. Behind it, a striped woven mat in red, navy, green and blue covers the floor. At the right, a fire burns in a raised golden fire pit. Several people in white clothes sit in the background, partly visible.2017-02-21February 15 20172017-02-15December 19 20162016-12-19Top-down photo of offerings laid on a striped purple, red, green and orange cloth. Two brass plates hold white cotton sacred threads in loose coils, one plate near the left edge and one at the bottom. A brass tray holds many small yellow paper packets printed with a figure and a white round label, and a dark red cloth strip lies across them. A small brass bell and a stack of folded white cloths sit at the top right, with a brass object at the top left. No people are visible.2019-01-20Several seated men in white dhotis with gold-edged borders sit on colourful striped mats on a pale tiled floor, bare-chested with white ash marks on their shoulders and arms. The man in the foreground has long dreadlocks, a black headband and beaded necklaces, and holds a small object while his hand rests over a brass tray. Brass puja trays with lamps, bowls of flowers, rice and small brass vessels sit on the floor in front of them, with lit oil lamps and folded white cloths nearby. The scene suggests a ritual gathering in progress.2017-01-13