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September 01 2010

Outdoor temple courtyard under large shady trees with sunlight filtering through. A black stone deity murti stands at the left edge, with red-stained offerings and a flat tray of red flower petals on a low stone ledge in the foreground. A man in a white dhoti with red-bordered shawl and a large gold-coloured beaded garland stands at centre, holding a ritual item and gesturing in worship. Beside him an older man in white with a black cap and an orange-and-red shawl stands with hands folded. Further right, a younger man in white with a yellow sash stands with palms joined, and a bald man in an orange robe stands at right with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them a man in white raises an arm near the trees. A ring-shaped stone platform surrounds a tree trunk. The setting suggests a padapuja or darshan at an outdoor shrine.

July 07 2010

2010-07-07 +1 copies

Outdoor homa ceremony on a mat-covered sandy floor under palm trees. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe, a gold-beaded necklace and a red-and-gold rudraksha-style bead mala sits cross-legged with hands folded at the centre of the group. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls attend around him: one kneels holding a silver vessel, another offers a brass tray of lamps and small bowls, and a wooden stake rises beside the sacred area marked with white powder lines. Marigold petals and small bowls of rice lie on the ground. Several seated white-clad participants sit in the background.

Outdoor photo at a shaded temple grounds with large spreading trees. A priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl holds a brass vessel and a lamp, performing a ritual near a stone structure. Beside him a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stands with palms joined in prayer. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe stands at right with hands folded. Behind them a man in white stands, and another in white holds a camera or phone up. A tray of red petals sits on a low stone ledge at left, next to a black stone deity murti and a red-painted stone base. Wet paved ground with a stone platform.

Outdoor photo beneath large shady trees at an ashram-style shrine. On the left, a dark stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth and yellow-and-white garlands stands above a red-orange painted base with a small brass lamp and offerings. A saffron-robed man stands with palms joined near the shrine. In the centre, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland and rudraksha-style necklace holds his hands together. To the right, several men in white dhotis and shawls wear beaded necklaces; one holds a lit flame or aarti lamp, another holds a brass bell, and the man at far right carries a silver tray of flower petals and fruit as an offering.

2010-10-04 +1 copies

Outdoor photograph under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair, holds a lit flame aloft in an aarti gesture at left. Beside them a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small vessel. On the ground, several people in white clothing kneel and sit around brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a covered white altar, with a fire-pit area nearby, performing a ritual. At right, a dark stone murti in saffron cloth with garlands sits on a rocky raised base beside a seated figure in orange with a floral garland. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on a white cloth mat in the foreground.

Outdoor photo at a temple site. In the foreground a young man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, a small red mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ground at left. Behind him to the right, a bald man in white dhoti and an orange shawl sits holding a black cane, and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl sits behind, with another man in yellow and white seated at right in prayer. A white stone plinth at left is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and scattered petals. Gravel covers the ground.

June 18 2010

2003 - Sacred collection Uncategorized

Outdoor photo of a seated group in meditation beside a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands, set on a white pedestal. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and sits with eyes closed and hands folded, a brass vessel placed before him on a sandy ground with scattered ash. Around him, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation, and a woman with grey hair in a bun sits in white in the foreground. Green plumeria tree and leaves frame the scene.

A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual under a open-sided canopy with palm trees behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl over the shoulders, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer. Around him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls assist: one holds a brass tray of offerings, another holds a small brass vessel and spoon near a fire-pit, and a seated man in white holds a large silver vessel. A wooden pole stands in front, with marigold petals and a kolam on the ground. Mats are spread on the floor.