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December 31 2009

December 31 2009

December 31 2009

Indoor devotional gathering with a red carpet and blue draped curtains with yellow trim behind. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a purple-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, bends forward offering a steel tray of bananas, apples and green fruit to a seated figure in orange. Around them many men in white shirts and dhotis wear rudraksha malas, some with hands folded in namaste. At right, a man in orange with a long-haired look and mala sits near, and a woman with long dark curly hair in an orange sleeveless top receives the offering. A small child in orange clothing is held at the left edge. Pink flowers lie on the carpet.

December 23 2008

Indoor ceremonial scene with a long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing seated on a gold-and-red throne-like chair, wearing a garland of white flowers with pink, blue and green beads and holding a printed card. Facing him, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style bead mala and a woman in a white sari with gold border and flower-decorated hair offer a silver tray of fruit including apples, pomegranates, lemons and pears. Orange-clad attendants and white-clad helpers stand behind; green carpet runs along the left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland, fitting visible cues for the page's Swamiji reference.

December 31 2009

A photograph of a ritual offering in an open hall. A man in an orange saffron shawl and white dhoti, with a sandalwood-marked forehead, holds a silver tray piled with red apples and money. Beside him, a woman in a red and gold sari with a red bindi and gold necklace looks on. A younger woman in an orange garment and white jasmine flowers in her hair bends forward toward the tray, hands near the offering. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind in the crowd. a person cues are not clearly established, so the saffron-clad man is described as a sannyasi or devotee.

Outdoor photograph at a festival procession. A young man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ornaments and a gold necklace holds out a silver tray of bananas, coconuts, and other fruit toward a worshipper, while a woman in orange and maroon sari holds the tray beside him. Behind them, men in white and saffron robes wear gold beaded necklaces, and a golden staff stands in the background. A man in white on the left extends his cupped hands, and a man in white holds a small red cloth. Trees and a wire fence fill the background under bright daylight.

A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red sari and a thick garland of yellow and purple flowers, sits cross-legged on a patterned mat and holds a brass tray of fruit, bananas, coconut pieces and lit camphor-like offerings. Beside them, a man in orange robes with a shaved head and gold neck ornaments sits with palms joined. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas stand behind with hands folded, some wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha or bead necklaces. A bare-chested priest in the foreground with a green bead necklace extends his hand toward the tray. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a temple, with devotees watching attentively.

Photo of a ceremonial offering at a temple-style setting. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and red bindi holds a silver tray of apples and sweets, looking down. Beside her, a bald man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace stands. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white and yellow flower garland with a red floral and green leaf adornment, reaches toward the tray. Behind them are a silver pot, gold ornate decorations and a golden deity emblem.