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January 16 2007

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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a shaded ashram ground. A priest in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands at right holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and offers it to devotees. Devotees stand around with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a man in a white shirt and grey trousers at centre and a woman in an orange-bordered sari at left. Other onlookers in white shirts and a woman in a teal top stand behind. The group is on a dark granite platform. No visible a person candidate is present; the central figure is a priest in yellow shawl and white clothes.2010-06-30A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated tin roof supported by wooden poles, with green trees behind. A man in long dark hair and an orange robe with rudraksha malas holds a lit camphor flame on a metal aarti plate, with a brass bell beside him, while a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a matching flame. Around them devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, several wearing beaded malas. A yellow and green cloth hangs from the pole at top left, and marigold and pink flower offerings lie at the lower right. Arati is being performed.2008-11-11Outdoor ritual scene under large spreading trees on a dirt ground with a low stone platform. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at right, holding out a brass oil lamp with a visible flame, while devotees cup their hands toward it. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, and a woman in an orange-and-pink sari with gold necklace and a small name badge stands center, with a young child in pink reaching toward the flame. Other men in white shirts stand behind, one with a name badge. Two people appear to be in the background.2010-06-30December 26 20102010-12-26January 16 20072007-01-16December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor photo at a shaded campus area beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, offering it to a woman in a white saree with an orange blouse who extends her hands over the flame. Another woman in a blue top bows her head and holds her palms toward the lamp. A woman with a long braid in white clothing stands at right, and more devotees in orange and saffron garments stand behind. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering at a temple grounds.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photograph of an evening aarti at an ashram under leafy trees. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair holds a bell in his right hand and gestures with his left, facing the flame. Beside him a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of yellow flowers and a lit oil lamp with a burning flame. Around them stand a crowd of children and adults in white clothes, several with hands joined in prayer, including a boy in a pink and purple jacket in front. a person cues: long hair and saffron robe, with the man holding the bell being the most.2007-12-07July 01 20142014-07-01December 07 20072007-12-07Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal and bamboo pavilion with green trees behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, holds a silver aarti plate with a flaming oil lamp in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. Around him, women in white and cream saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Seated devotees, some in white with tilak markings, sit on the grass to the left. A saffron cloth hangs from a white pole at right. Parked cars are visible in the background, and the scene reads as an aarti performed before an assembled group.2008-11-11