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A photograph of a ritual scene on an orange-draped table with brass plates and flower garlands. A boy in a blue-green striped shirt and jeans bends over the table, using a thin stick to work with items in the metal plate. Around him stand children and young people wearing white garlands: a girl in a purple dress on the left, a bald boy in white on the left, a shaved-headed youth in a maroon cloth with white jasmine garland in the centre, a girl in a grey-blue dress with yellow garland on the right, and a standing red-shirted youth at right edge. Adults in white clothing stand behind them. Marigolds and red flowers sit at the lower right. This appears to be a puja or homa-style ritual with oil lamps and offerings.

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SAcred collections 2002 UncategorizedA seated group of about ten women in colourful saris and salwar kameez sits on floor mats in a ritual setting before a row of deity murtis dressed in colourful garments. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with a red blouse and rudraksha mala sits with a brass plate of offerings, next to a brass kalasha and a pink flower on a stand. Women in pink, red, teal and black sit behind her. A man in white kurta sits among them near the murtis, which stand on a red-draped platform with silver and white drapery. The scene suggests a puja or satsang, with women holding offering plates before the deities.March 22 20082008-03-22Devotees line up inside a temple hall in front of an ornate golden shrine decorated with deity figures and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with green borders, on the left, holds a silver vessel toward a young boy in a striped polo shirt and jeans. Nearby, a woman in a turquoise sari with gold embroidery bends forward, and other devotees in saris, kurtas and casual clothes stand waiting along the dark carpeted floor. The scene reads as a temple darshan or prasad distribution line.April 22 20122012-04-22A temple scene inside a richly decorated Hindu shrine hall with gold and red ornaments and garlands behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green border holds out a silver plate or tray toward a woman in a turquoise salwar with gold embroidery. Beside them a man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands near a woman in a multicolour sari, and a young girl in an orange and green dress stands in front holding a small item. A man in a blue striped shirt and jeans and a woman in a brown sari stand on the right, with a pink floral arrangement and offerings on a table. The gathering looks like a puja or darshan exchange of offerings.May 03 20082008-05-03A photograph of a group seated on the floor during a ritual gathering. In the foreground a young girl in a red sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame and wears a white horizontal tilak with an orange headband. Behind her a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a small lamp and a woman in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and hands raised in a gesture sits with eyes closed. Other women in white sit nearby, and offerings such as flowers and a green tray lie on the floor.2013-11-26December 04 20132013-12-04A two-panel photograph of children at an indoor temple event. On the left, a girl in a pink outfit with embroidered sequins and glasses bends forward, wearing a blue garland, beside a boy in a dark blue kurta with an orange garland bowing his head. On the right, a boy in a tan kurta with a red-orange garland stands with his head bowed in profile. Orange and red drapes and dim lighting appear in the background, with another child partly visible behind them.2008-04-28Night outdoor ritual before a crowd of devotees in maroon and saffron robes. At left, a man in an orange-and-maroon dhoti holds a long staff, and musicians blow long brass horns. In the centre, a woman in a red sari with a leopard-print blouse stands with palms joined. At right, a bald priest in a saffron-and-gold shawl, gold necklaces and a small mic holds a silver tray. In front, a girl in an orange robe with a tilak lights an incense stick and offers it over a wooden table holding a brass lamp, a kalasha and small vessels. An orange chair and a red carpet sit behind them, and a wall of illuminated devotees watches.2013-11-25May 25 20132013-05-25