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A young girl in an orange sari with a red border sits cross-legged on a striped mat, sorting red and yellow flower petals in her cupped hands above banana leaves heaped with petals. She wears a white tilak with a red dot on her forehead and small earrings. Behind her, other women in orange saris sit or stand among more petal-covered leaves, and a dark stone deity murti stands at the left edge beside a yellow cloth. A canopy and palm trees are visible in the outdoor setting.

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December 22 20132013-12-22A group of young women and children sit cross-legged on woven mats in an outdoor setting, arranging flowers on banana leaves. Many wear red dresses with gold borders and rudraksha beads, while others wear saffron-orange garments. They sort yellow marigold blossoms, red and orange rose petals, and green leaves onto the leaves, with a few sprigs and loose petals scattered on the mats. Some have white sacred markings on their foreheads and hair pulled back in buns. The scene suggests preparation of floral offerings for a ritual.2013-12-22A large group of young women and girls in saffron-orange dresses sits cross-legged on a colourful striped mat, many wearing gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and vertical or horizontal white forehead markings. Some look toward a stage at right, and a few older women in white sit behind them on a red platform. Above, a standing woman in orange and a figure in orange stand on a raised area, and a garland decorates the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the image.2017-09-07Outdoor photo of young saffron-robed monks seated cross-legged on a mat in a padapuja-style offering. In the foreground a boy with white vertical forehead markings and a red tilak, wearing orange robes and a red-pink cloth, gestures with his right hand over banana leaves heaped with yellow and red flowers and petals. Behind him, several other boys in orange and red robes, some with rudraksha necklaces and white forehead lines, sit before similar flower offerings. Palm trees, a tin-roofed shelter and orange walls are visible in the background.2013-12-22A large group of women and girls seated on the floor in a hall performing a ritual with brass vessels and oil lamps. Most wear orange-red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several hold small brass lamps or cups, and brass pots, bowls and conical brass vessels sit in front of them on a white cloth. A few women in white saris sit among them, and a woman in white kneels at the back. Behind them a banner and people seated along the wall watch.2013-11-25Two young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor performing a puja before a small dark stone deity murti on a bamboo mat, surrounded by red and white flower petals and white flowers on a silver tray. The boy on the left, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, dabs red powder near the murti while the boy on the right, in a saffron wrap with a red-marked white tilak, chants with his mouth open. Behind them a monk in orange with a white forehead tilak chants, and a large seated crowd in white and red clothing raises open palms in devotion. A small oil lamp stands at the left edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a light tiled floor.2013-10-16A seated group of young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas sits on the floor of a temple hall, with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Many hold clasped hands, and small plastic containers with bananas, flowers and offerings sit before them. Behind them, seated devotees in red, orange and white clothing face forward in a satsang or darshan setting, with a red carpet, chairs and temple decorations visible in the background. A tiled wall with a golden shrine-like structure and framed images is visible at the top of the frame.2014-02-05A young boy with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala with gold caps across his chest sits cross-legged on a concrete floor wearing orange robes. He holds a rose petal and scatters petals from a pile of red and yellow petals spread on green leaves. Behind him a standing man in rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head, holds a sheet of paper and reads. Two more seated figures in orange and red sit to the right, also sprinkling petals beside a dark stone murti at the edge of a red-pillared open pavilion, with palm trees behind. This appears to be a padapuja-style flower offering.2013-12-22September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesSeveral young boys with shaved heads sit cross-legged on a mat outdoors, wearing saffron-orange robes and white vertical tilak markings on their foreheads. In the foreground a banana leaf holds a heap of red and yellow flower petals and marigolds, and the boys are plucking and arranging petals in preparation for a flower-offering ritual. A covered open shelter and palm trees stand in the background.2013-12-22December 22 20132013-12-22A large group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, performing a ritual with brass puja vessels, small oil lamps and flower petals arranged before them. Most wear orange and maroon saris or dresses with white forehead bands and rudraksha malas. Some hold small objects in their hands, and one woman in the foreground wears a red-and-orange sari while another in pink sits nearby. In the background, several people in white garments sit or stand, and a woman in white with a shawl appears near the back. The setting feels like a group satsang or puja gathering with metal lamps and trays of flowers on the floor.2013-04-27