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January 02 2010

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath large shady trees. At center, a golden deity murti stands within a canopy decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth backdrop, with red offerings heaped before it. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair and a white garland, wearing white clothes with a gold-bordered shawl, stands with palms joined in namaste. To the right, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold a silver tray. Other saffron-clad figures stand in the background near a wooden fence.2010-01-02Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with a shrine of a deity murti decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and a canopy draped in red and gold. In front, a person with long dark hair wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold borders and a white shawl, hands pressed together in namaskar. To the right, a person in saffron/orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Several other people in saffron robes and white clothes stand around the shrine on a dark stone-tiled walkway, with bamboo scaffolding and a white stone bench at left. Red flower petals lie on the ground.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 21 20102010-12-21Outdoors under large shady trees, a person with long dark hair wearing a red and white flower garland and a white dhoti with gold border stands before a golden deity murti under a decorated arch hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red cloth. The person holds a brass bell in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other, performing puja. Beside them, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer. To the right, another saffron-robed person and a white-clad attendant hold a silver tray of flowers. Red offerings and white kolam designs lie on the ground, with bamboo poles around the shrine.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 21 20102010-12-21An outdoor photograph in a shaded grove of large trees. A standing figure in a long-sleeved orange-saffron robe and orange dhoti, with long dark hair swept back, presses palms together in namaskar before a shrine. The shrine holds a dark murti draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands, set within a white arched frame, with a heap of red kumkum or red powder piled at its base. Two bald men in white dhotis, one holding a white cloth, stand to the right at a distance. The floor before the shrine is a dark polished stone slab.2010-11-18 +2 copiesA photograph of an outdoor puja under a large banyan tree. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a gold headband wears an orange saffron robe and a beaded necklace, his hands pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. He stands on a black stone slab. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and orange garment holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and another attendant in orange holds a plate of offerings. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and saris stand with hands folded. At left, a stone arch frames a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlands, set on a base surrounded by red powder offerings and a kolam pattern on the ground.2010-12-27Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees gathered in a shaded grove beneath large trees, pressing palms together in namaste beside a large golden deity murti draped in marigold and red flower garlands. A tall figure with a green turban and white beard stands at left in orange robes, while a white-bearded man in orange and red shawl stands centre. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee with grey hair and a white dhoti holds a red and yellow garland, and another man in white dhoti and red shawl stands at right beside a tray of flowers. Red-stained stone base, brass lamps and flower petals lie on the ground. Several people are visible in the background.2009-12-30September 24 20162016-09-24December 30 20092009-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29June 12 20102010-06-12