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May 24 2005

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May 24 20052005-05-24 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor ritual aarti at a courtyard beneath a large leafy tree. A young man in white dhoti with an orange shawl on his shoulder holds a silver aarti plate with a flame and a small silver hand bell. An older man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands bent forward with both palms pressed to his face. Behind them a row of devotees stands watching, including a woman in a purple sari, a woman in a yellow-and-navy sari, and a woman in an orange floral sari. A pale building with arched windows is at left.January 18 20092009-01-18Four people stand with palms pressed together in namaste under a corrugated roof of an open pavilion with a carved stone pillar. A woman in a green sari with a gold border and gold bangles stands on the left. Beside her, a woman in a red sari and dark-rimmed glasses faces forward. A man in a white kurta and white trousers with a beaded necklace stands behind them. On the right, a figure in a long orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands with hands folded, face in profile. Green foliage and a sandy courtyard are visible beyond the pavilion, with a tiled floor in the foreground.2009-01-18Indoor photo in a temple-like hall with a plain white wall. A priest in orange robes and orange head wrap, wearing glasses, holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and bell. Beside him stands a woman in orange with an orange shawl, and a man in white with an orange shawl and a dark bead necklace. On the right, a figure in orange robes with long dark swept-back hair and a long rudraksha mala extends one hand toward the flame, with a second hand visible near the lamp. Behind them are large dark bronze deity murti, one with an elephant head and multiple arms, and a smaller one with raised arms.2007-11-07A photograph of devotees at a shrine entrance with a yellow-framed doorway and a grille inscribed with repeated mantra text. A priest in a bare-chested pose with a light cloth wrapped at the waist stands at the right, holding a lit lamp and offering toward the inner shrine. Several people in orange and saffron shirts and wraps stand in a line on a white marble floor, several with hands folded in prayer. One woman in an orange sari wears a white flower garland and holds her palms together. An older man in a peach-coloured shirt and dhoti stands with hands joined at the centre. Green trees and a low stone wall with arched openings are behind, and a small metal table holds a lamp on the left.2008-08-03A photograph of a temple courtyard with pink walls, a red-tiled roof and palm trees. In the centre, a person with long dark hair in an orange saffron garment bends forward at a stone stand, pressing their face and hands against the stone and lowering their head toward a carved stone figure at its base. To the left, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange cloth stands beside a man with a shaved head in a white dhoti, and an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the edge. A cameraman in white with a video camera on his shoulder films nearby. Bamboo scaffolding and a metal drum stand in the background, and several white-clad people walk across the stone paving.2011-09-09Outdoor ritual photograph beside a fire pit with bright flames, a metal pillar wrapped in marigold and mixed flower garlands. A man in a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala stands at the centre, hands gesturing toward the fire, a bindi on his forehead. To the right a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds a small white dish. On the left a woman in white dhoti with gold border stands with palms joined in prayer. Devotees in white and red shawls watch behind. The centre man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, and saffron clothing consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the appearance is uncertain. Several people visible.2013-07-13July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor courtyard of a temple-style ashram with a crenellated stone wall and arched doorways behind a large tree. A devotee in a long-haired, saffron-clad sannyasi look with a white garland and a tilak stands at right with palms joined, while an older man in an orange robe and orange-saffron dhoti with raised joined hands faces him. Around them, a crowd of men and women in white dhotis and mundus with orange shawls stand barefoot on a marble floor, many with hands folded in namaskar. A small blue-legged table with a brass vessel sits at right. The cloth canopy at upper right and a metal light fixture are visible.2008-08-03July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies