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April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20182018-04-27Devotees sit cross-legged on a white marble floor during a group ritual. In the front row, a young woman in a white and gold sari with white jasmine garlands presses her palms together. Beside her, a fair-haired man in white dhoti and shawl, with white markings on his arms and chest, also holds his palms in anjali and wears white and red garlands. Next to them, a woman in a brown and maroon sari with a white garland sits with hands folded, and at the far right a woman in a purple blouse and red sari with curly hair has hands raised in prayer. Two small steel cups sit on the floor in front. Behind them, thirty or more women in orange and red saris, many with rudraksha malas and flower-decorated hair, chant with hands folded. No deity murti or a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the cues required.2018-04-27 +1 copiesMay 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors, with devotees sitting on a colourful striped rug in rows facing a golden throne area at left. A central figure in an orange-and-brown turban and long hair wears rudraksha malas and gold ornaments and sits with hands together. Nearby, a woman in a beige robe and gold headpiece wears layered beaded malas and sits eyes closed with palms joined. Men in white dhotis and gold chains, women in orange and maroon saris, and seated devotees with folded hands fill the background. A large gold-finished statue of a seated figure with a crown sits in the right foreground. A gong hangs in the background at right.2017-07-25April 27 20182018-04-27A photograph of a seated congregation on a colourful striped rug at a temple-style event. In the foreground, a woman in a dark green sari with a gold border and red bead necklace sits beside gold lion and bull figurines on a raised platform. Behind her, an older man in a white shirt and light trousers sits cross-legged. Further left, a woman in a red blouse and a person in orange and white robes with a gold crown-like headpiece and bead necklaces sit among others in orange, white and pink saris. Many attendees wear gold and bead necklaces, and a microphone stand is visible at the top left.2017-06-21A domestic home interior where a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long white jasmine garland receives devotion. The figure sits on a mat with long swept-back dark hair and gold bangles on the upper arm, matching the a person cues of hair, saffron-toned clothing and ornaments, though the appearance is only partly clear. In front, a woman in a green-and-gold sari with palms pressed together and a man in a red-and-white dhoti kneel with folded hands, and another woman in green and gold kneels beside them. An older man in white clothes bends over at the lower left. Standing behind are a man in a grey shirt, a young girl in a yellow dress with a braid, two boys in green shirts, and a person holding a small child. A framed picture with a yellow marigold garland hangs on the wall above.2014-06-16May 07 20172017-05-07Devotees sit in prayer with palms pressed together at a ritual gathering in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground a bald man in white ritual dress with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali mudra with white body markings on his arms. Beside him a man with long light hair wears a white dhoti with gold border, a red shawl and mala, and a man at right wears white dhoti and red shawl with prayer hands. Behind them many people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats, some with malas, and small brass puja vessels and lamps lie on a low table. A white-robed woman in a red shawl also sits among them. Several people visible, about 20.2014-04-28August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copies