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May 19 2006

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May 19 20062006-05-19Outdoor photograph at dusk on sandy ground. A saffron-robed figure with long dark hair, wearing orange clothing and a yellow-and-orange marigold garland, stands at right holding a brass plate of yellow flowers. Next to them, a man in white holds a framed portrait of a bearded saint decorated with a yellow garland. Several men in white kurtas and shirts stand behind, hands folded in namaskar. On the ground in front are fruit, bananas, a bucket, a pink garland and a tall flower-wrapped pole, with marigold petals scattered around. Compared with the other candidate, the saffron-robed figure shows long hair and orange clothing, so the appearance cues are moderate, and the person is presented as a devotee-like presence at the offering.2006-05-19November 05 20072007-11-05November 27 20122012-11-27May 19 20062006-05-19November 05 20072007-11-05November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Night outdoor bhoomi puja on bare reddish earth. A man in white dhoti and saffron-orange shawl, barefoot, bends low and digs or tends the soil with a tool. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, one with a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground right, a framed printed portrait with a garland of orange and yellow marigolds is set on a white-draped seat or chair; the portrait shows a figure in orange robes and beads seated beneath a banyan tree. Before it sit a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a steel plate of flowers and fruit, a bowl of grains, and a pair of sandals. A large tree stands in the background.2007-11-05A framed portrait on a white-draped table at night, surrounded by a thick border of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands with flower rangoli at its base. The portrait shows a smiling man in saffron-orange robes, seated cross-legged with one hand raised in blessing, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white floral garland at the top of the frame. Behind, blurred seated devotees and a small oil lamp glow in the dark outdoor setting. a person is shown only as a printed portrait, not present in person.Night outdoor ritual at the Bengaluru Aadheenam beneath a banyan tree. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame, offering it toward a framed printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a garland of orange and yellow flowers, placed on a white-draped seat. Three people stand at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a youth in white with orange shawl and glasses. Brass bowls with flower offerings and sweets sit on the ground below the portrait, with scattered petals and a broom at right.2007-11-05April 04 20082008-04-04