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April 07 2005

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Night photo of a devotional gathering in a simple hall with a thatched bamboo canopy and colourful tinsel garland overhead. At the centre, a figure in white robes with a red-topped head stands before a dark backdrop with a large circular golden design and brass lamp stands. A flame of an oil lamp is held up at left by a person in white. Three framed black-and-white portraits and a framed colourful deity painting hang on the wall; another portrait is at left. Around ten people sit on the floor facing the stage, including women in saris with flower garlands and braided hair, and a man in a light blue denim shirt at right, while one girl in white stands with hands folded in prayer. The scene resembles a puja or aarti.2005-04-07Outdoor evening cultural performance under a decorated pandal with colourful bunting and hanging cloth pillars. Four women in ornate Bharatanatyam-style costumes perform on a raised red-carpeted stage: the figures wear red-and-gold, purple, pink-and-gold and green-and-red costumes with jewellery and flowers in their hair. Behind them hangs a large banner with portraits and Tamil text. Seated on white chairs and mats at the front are a man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head and a beard, and rows of men and women in white clothes watching the dance. A printed portrait stands beside the stage. The surrounding crowd sits on the ground in white dhotis and shirts.2007-01-12A photograph of a seated discourse session in a hall decorated with flower garlands in yellow, purple and white. On the left stands a white-robed, gold-trimmed statue of a figure wearing a white turban and necklaces, flanked by garlands. Centre-right, a woman with long dark hair in a white top and white dhoti-style garment raises her hand in front of a gold-framed seat, with a red cloth draped behind. Facing her, a seated man in white and a younger man in white clap, and a person in the foreground sits with back to camera on a white mat. Other seated people in white and red shawls, some with orange scarves, sit to the right, with more people standing in the background.2010-12-21A photograph of a dimly lit temple-like shrine with a dark draped backdrop and strings of tinsel and coloured lights overhead. Several devotees stand facing the altar: a man in white clothes at the left near a small flame, a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a purple sari with a flower garland, a woman in blue, and several children in the foreground. Three framed portraits of saints hang on the wall above a smaller framed deity print, and a lit oil lamp and offerings sit on the altar. The scene suggests an evening puja or aarti.2005-04-07A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a open-sided hall with a thatched roof, hung with green mango-leaf garlands and colourful tassels. A small square brick fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground, with brass pots and a bright orange-draped offering nearby. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands beside a white-draped seat, and a younger man in white kneels near him. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing face the fire, many shown from behind, and a white-haired man in white sits at the front right. A black curtain forms the backdrop.2005-07-20Night photo of an outdoor stage under a pink and yellow canopy hung with mango leaves and yellow tassels, with palm fronds and decorated pillars framing it. On stage, performers in white costumes and horned masks, with one in a teal skirt, stand before a painted backdrop. In the foreground a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and white flower garland in long dark hair faces the stage, with a white-clothed man beside them and other audience members on a sandy ground.2006-07-16A stage event at an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop and a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded platform at left. A standing man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti, with a long-haired figure beside him, releases pink and white flower petals into the air over a garlanded figure in the centre. Seated devotees in white clothes in the foreground have their palms joined in anjali. Framed photographs hang on the right side of the stage, and a bright stage light and a wall of printed figures decorate the background.2006-12-28July 16 20062006-07-16Night aarti at a small temple shrine. A man in white clothes on the left holds a lit oil lamp high toward a dark altar niche with a painted deity figure and a hanging frame. Brass lamp stands flank the shrine, with a small red-and-gold deity murti on a wooden stand in front. Three framed black-and-white portraits hang on the wall above a golden framed deity print. Several devotees stand in front, one in an orange-brown garment, others in white and dark clothes. Paper streamers and tinsel decorate the lattice and ceiling.2005-04-07Indoor evening scene in a hall with a small raised stage at right and a dark curtain behind it. On stage, a standing performer in white dhoti and grey-blue top wears a large ornate golden headdress and a red flower garland, holding a stick, while a seated group on the left wears white and saffron-orange cloth. Around 15 to 20 seated audience members, mostly boys in white and orange clothing, sit on the floor facing the stage, with an older man in glasses in a grey jacket at lower left. A yellow floor line separates the audience area; a blue and red decorated panel and a yellow hanging banner with geometric patterns frame the room.2007-12-27July 20 20052005-07-20August 09 20052005-08-09