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September 19 2015

September 19 2015

Indoor ceremonial scene with a central figure in a rust-orange turban and a rust-orange and gold striped cloth, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, holding his hands in anjali mudra with a smile. Around him, women in white kurtas and rust-orange shawls stand or kneel with palms pressed together. Gold ceremonial staffs with trident-like tops and gold-canopied umbrellas frame the left side, with decorative pink and orange panels behind. The setting is a hall with warm lighting.

A man in a red-orange sannyasi wrap and gold-and-orange waist cloth walks down a crowded hall, eyes lowered and smiling, wearing a thick rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and a dark, high-piled hair style with a gold crown-like band. Two men in white and orange garments with orange shawls stand near him, one with hands in añjali. Behind, many devotees stand with palms pressed together, some wearing orange scarves, and a large screen shows a figure. a person is visible in person with distinctive rudraksha mala, ornate hair and orange-saffron clothing, while the other figures are devotees and attendants.

October 21 2015

2015-10-21 +1 copies

A man in a maroon-red sleeveless robe and dense gold necklaces and garlands stands at the centre of a ceremonial tent, eyes closed, holding a brass handbell in his right hand and a small lit oil lamp in his left. He wears a dark turban-style headdress with a gold crown ornament and a tilak on his forehead. Two young attendants in orange-red robes, with white body markings and rudraksha malas, stand to his left; one holds a silver tray with flower petals. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth stands with palms joined in namaste, and a gold-coloured pillar with carved designs rises at right. Gold-painted decorative structures and a hanging floral garland are visible in the background.

A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead bends forward, palms pressed over a garland of purple, yellow and white flowers laid on a stone ledge beside a water basin. Behind him a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red sari and a gold necklace, smiles and stands near him, while a bare-chested man in a yellow shawl and gold chain stands with hands folded at right. A brass oil lamp on a tall stand and a carved stone pillar with a lion motif frame the scene, with a crowd of onlookers and palm trees behind a glass screen. Swamiji (probable) is described by the saffron robe, long hair and mala cues, and the seated man is shown performing a reverent gesture at the stone ledge.

2015-01-13 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with long grey hair and beard stands at left. At centre, a smiling man wears a red-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and a gold necklace with a large pendant; a white head cloth is wrapped around his head. Beside him is a man in an orange robe and gold chain holding a tall silver staff garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, and a woman in a dark patterned sari stands near him. Behind them, several devotees crowd the aisle, and a golden deity murti is decorated with flowers in an illuminated golden shrine canopy. A rudraksha mala and a gold ornament are visible on the staff-bearer. Several people in white and saffron stand in the background.

June 24 2017

A seated figure with short dark hair wears a thick multi-coloured flower garland of red roses, white blossoms and purple flowers, plus a gold armlet, and a rust-orange cloth draped over the body; they smile and extend one open hand toward a visitor. A woman in a white and beige patterned top leans in and bends forward to greet them. Behind, a kneeling person in a cream dhoti-style outfit with a brown shawl, rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead watches. In the background stand women in red, rust and white saris, a golden bird-shaped sculpture with yellow and green garlands, and green foliage.

Photograph inside a stone temple shrine during a ritual. A long-haired man in a rust-red and gold dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a large beaded garland and bangles, stands at center holding ritual implements. Behind him, priests in orange-red and saffron turbans and dhotis stand near a dark stone basin and tall garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers. A brass oil lamp burns on the left, and a small deity figure with flowers sits on the lower right of a carved stone niche. In the foreground, bald devotees with folded hands and a man in a yellow head cloth watch the ritual, and their backs are visible.

July 26 2015