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June 14 20092009-06-14Outdoor procession under a large red ceremonial umbrella with tasseled fringe and a second umbrella behind it. Three men and women in white clothes carry brass trays of rice with brass kalasha pots topped with mango leaves and coconut. The man on the left wears dark sunglasses and a red tilak. The young man in the centre wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and holds a long wooden pole of the umbrella. The man on the right wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and smiles while carrying a brass kalasha on a tray. Behind them, women in white and a woman in a teal sari stand in the procession, with a red brick building and white canopy in the background.2007-02-15July 01 20142014-07-01March 03 20092009-03-03July 01 20142014-07-01December 30 20082008-12-30June 22 20092009-06-22A procession of men in white ritual clothing carries brass kalasha pots wrapped in woven netting, topped with yellow flowers and green leaves, on round brass trays filled with rice. The foreground man in a white shirt and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala. The man in the centre wears dark sunglasses and a red tilak. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and white garments holds a red umbrella, and more participants in white and orange follow. A red building, colourful tasselled cloth and a garland-hung sign reading Ananda stand behind the procession on a dirt ground.2007-02-15A photograph of a ritual scene at a covered open-sided pavilion. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl over a white garment, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, before a long white-draped table. On the table stand several brass-topped pots wrapped in woven netting, each capped with a green coconut, with bundles of straw or grass tucked among them. Behind the table, a bald man in white and a man in white kurta with a small shoulder cloth also hold their hands in anjali. At the right, a man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a red headcloth holds his hands together. A painted wall mural of golden wheat fields and a decorated striped pillar with a floral motif form the backdrop, and a few other people stand in the background.2007-11-07December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesAugust 02 20092009-08-02June 22 20092009-06-22