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February 19 2015

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Indoor temple-style hall with warm amber stage lighting. In the foreground a man in a rust-orange turban and orange garment, wearing a long red and white flower garland, stands facing a deity murti on a raised golden platform, with a silver-clad metal murti of a standing deity and a smaller figure in front. Behind them a group of people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with prayer-folded hands and rudraksha-style necklaces, stand watching. Floral garlands drape a wall decoration at left, and a red-sari-clad woman stands nearby. Ritual worship in progress.2015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies2015-July-302015-07-30A night-time temple-style stage scene with white draped cloth and a carved arch framed in marigold and rose garlands. On the left a man in a red-orange turban and red-orange cloth, wearing a red-orange garland, stands facing the centre. Behind him, a line of metal deity murtis on a wheeled wooden cart or platform, including a standing figure with a trident and a figure in ornate jewellery. A woman in a dark maroon sari with a mala holds a small lamp or offering among the murtis, and another woman in red stands beside her. To the right, men in white dhotis and white kurtas, one with a white shawl, stand watching. Plants sit in the foreground. A large stone pillar or kalasha-like column stands behind the murtis. Oil lamps and a ritual procession setting are visible.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA man in the centre wears a red-orange turban with a small white emblem, a rust-coloured garment with a gold-toned chest ornament, a thick gold chain, and a long red-and-pink flower garland. He stands with palms pressed together in namaste and a broad smile. To the right, a woman in white with a red shawl offers a silver vessel. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and orange-marked foreheads, some with red or saffron shawls, stand with hands folded in a hall with white walls and a red fire-hose reel. Probable Swamiji (visible cues: red turban, gold chest ornament and gold chain, and garland) stands in the centre, with palms joined in greeting.2015-10-21 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall. A central man in maroon-and-gold robes and a red turban stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, wearing a long red-and-pink flower garland and a gold pendant with a heavy gold chain. Beside him a man in a maroon shawl holds a white phone and wears a yellow-and-white flower garland. On the right, a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth carries a silver-rimmed glass vessel, while a woman in white and red shawl stands with palms together. Devotees in white and maroon sit and stand behind, with a red fire extinguisher on the wall. The central figure appears to be a person, identified by the red turban, maroon robes, and ornate garlands and gold pendant; the image is a photo of an in-person gathering.2015-10-21 +2 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a room with a red and yellow draped backdrop. A man in a red-orange turban, bare-chested with a rust-red wrap and a gold-striped waist cloth, wears a white flower garland with red blossoms and a rudraksha-style mala, and places his hand on the head of a white life-size statue draped in an orange cloth and wearing a flower garland. Two boys in white kurtas with rudraksha malas stand at left with palms pressed together, and an older man in a white shirt stands behind them. A small framed picture hangs on the left wall. The scene appears to be a padapuja or darshan-style offering to a statue, with the man bowing over it.2014-07-01A blurred indoor photograph of a man in a red and gold striped dhoti with a red-and-gold turban and a long white and red flower garland, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated shrine. Beside him stands a young boy in white clothes with a dark beaded necklace. The shrine has a deity murti draped in orange cloth and white and red flower garlands, set against red and yellow swags and green leaves. a person candidate is visible here, identifiable by the turban, layered garland and gold-striped dhoti, though the image is blurred.2014-07-01