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A ritual offering scene in a crowded temple setting. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves and gold chains, stands behind a large brass tray heaped with ripe bananas, halved coconuts, betel leaves and white flowers. Two men in the foreground, one bare-chested with grey hair and one with hair tied in a bun wearing a patterned gold-and-maroon cloth, reach toward the tray with their hands. Other people in white dhotis and orange cloths surround the scene, and a metal plate of flowers and small printed items sits at the left edge. The image shows a puja-style offering of fruit and coconut.

A photograph of a ceremonial offering at a Dasara celebration in a hall decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands. A man in an orange turban, orange wrap and gold bangle bends forward, reaching toward a silver tray piled with bananas, an orange, a green lime, sweets and rose petals. Behind him, women in white and yellow saris, one with an orange shawl, stand watching. At right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a gold-coloured pole. An elderly man in a cream shirt and pink-striped cloth bows over the tray. A red and gold deity cloth hangs at left. a person: the man in the orange turban, orange wrap and gold bangle, with a gold necklace, is the candidate for a person, making the offering in person.

A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange cloth sits on a striped mat, wearing a long gold chain and a dense garland of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves draped over his shoulders. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, crowd close; one man in orange cloth bends forward, and a man in glasses leans in with hands raised. A brass tray of bananas, an apple and coconut sits in the foreground. Drums are visible behind the crowd. The appearance of the central seated figure with turban, saffron cloth, gold chain and rudraksha-adorned attendants gives a person candidate, receiving a garland among priests and devotees in a ritual setting.

August 02 2008

July 11 2006

A photograph of a temple ritual with a shirtless priest in white dhoti and a sacred thread leaning over a large brass tray of offerings: bananas, apples, oranges, coconut and betel leaves. A young man in saffron-orange clothing and an orange turban, with a rudraksha-style mala, stands behind a garland of yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Two seated devotees in traditional attire, one an elderly man with white hair and one a woman with a bun, bend toward the tray. Onlookers in white and orange garments stand around in a crowded temple setting.

August 02 2008

December 23 2008

A photograph of a ritual scene. A man in an orange turban and orange dhoti stands at the centre with his palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a heavy garland of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves that covers his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand and sit close by. In the foreground, two priests in white dhotis lean forward over a brass tray holding bananas, coconut halves, boiled eggs, an orange and a red fruit, part of a puja offering. A seated man in a white shirt with glasses and a chain watches at left. The setting is a temple-like interior with a striped mat on the floor.

A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne draped with yellow and white marigold garlands and a long rudraksha-bead garland. The seated man wears saffron-orange robes and a long gold necklace, and smiles as he reaches toward a silver plate of sweets and apples held by a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl. A bald man in orange robes and a gold bead necklace stands behind, with a silver kalasha visible at top. Another woman in white stands at left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold rudraksha adornment, seated on a ceremonial peetha during a felicitation.

A photograph of a ritual offering in progress. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of red and yellow flowers with green leaves, sits on a patterned mat and smiles while receiving a brass tray of bananas, coconuts, flowers and a small packet from a priest in an orange dhoti with bare upper body and white sacred ash markings. To the left, a man in orange robes sits beside a folded orange cloth. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, and a few men with rudraksha malas and white ash markings kneel nearby. The scene suggests a puja or offering ceremony.

A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne in a richly decorated hall receives offerings from devotees. The central figure wears a saffron-orange robe, a long orange shawl and a heavy gold-beaded necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead and long dark hair; the appearance is a probable Swamiji candidate by the cues of saffron clothing, ornate gold necklace and throne. He holds a silver plate of offerings while smiling. A woman in a white sari with gold bangles and a dark mala offers a plate, and a young woman in white holds a tray of green fruit. Behind them, men in white and orange and a woman in a white sari stand among garlands and striped cloth. The gilded throne carries a central deity relief at the top, and the backdrop features red fabric, flowers and fringed decorations.