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Photograph of an evening ritual in an open-air courtyard with a red wall and a dark sky. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands with hands joined in namaste, wearing an orange silk garment with a gold border and a gold necklace of beads. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange with a gold-bordered dhoti and gold beaded necklace holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them, another attendant in white stands in the line, and a woman in orange holds a camera. At right, a draped red table bears a lit brass oil lamp and a small framed portrait garlanded with red flowers. Five people are visible.

February 02 2010

December 28 2011

Night-time photograph of a ceremony with a crowd in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and a long gold rudraksha-style necklace of gold beads, with a gold armlet on his upper arm. A younger priest beside him wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold edging, a gold chain, and a white tripundra on his forehead. Behind them, women in red and orange saris stand with folded hands, and a silver vessel is visible at the left edge.

November 21 2010

Outdoor evening scene at night with a lit oil lamp on a silver stand held by a man in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a gold-beaded necklace, performing aarti. In front, a woman in saffron-orange dress with long dark hair and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind her, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style malas and white-clad attendants stand in a dark garden with tropical foliage. Flame and palms are prominent elements.

July 05 2009

2009-07-05 +1 copies

A man with long dark hair and a red bindi walks forward with eyes lowered, wearing a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of large gold beads. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders follow; the one on the left carries a white box and the one on the right holds a gold plate. A maroon curtain and a projector screen are visible in the background, and a white banner stands at the left edge.

2011-02-27 +1 copies

A photograph of a puja at an indoor setting with an orange mat. A man with long dark wavy hair, a red vertical tilak, dark rudraksha mala and orange robes sits on a carved wooden chair, holding a small golden lamp with a lit flame and a silver-coloured bell-shaped vessel. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and an orange shawl, wearing glasses and a gold necklace, sits with palms joined in prayer, a microphone in front of him. Before them are brass and silver puja vessels, a gold kettle-shaped pot, a silver bowl of almonds, a tray with a dark liquid and a small silver cup, and a silver container. At right, a framed picture is garlanded with red roses and yellow flowers on an orange cloth. Swamiji (probable): the man with long hair, red tilak, rudraksha mala and orange robes is performing the puja.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual with several orange-clad participants. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron wrap and a necklace of gold bead ornaments extends his hand toward a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, held by a bald, bespectacled man in orange robes with a gold necklace and sandalwood marks on his forehead. Behind them a man in orange holds a brass plate of flowers, and a man in yellow at the left edge rests a hand on his chest beside a video camera. Several onlookers in white and orange stand under trees in the background.

Night-time photograph of a temple courtyard with a grey carved stone pillar draped in a red cloth. An elderly bald man in orange robes stands barefoot at a stone ledge, holding a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) lit near the pillar, with brass vessels and a plate on the ledge. Beside him a younger shaven-headed man in orange robes watches. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange shawl and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling, and several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer. A colourful umbrella and a decorated palanquin-style canopy appear in the background.

November 12 2008