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July 02 2007

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A seated woman with long dark wavy hair wears a bright orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and sits in a wooden armchair with a white cushion. A small white-clothed table in front holds a plate of bananas, a steel tumbler and a mobile phone. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-bordered shawl prostrates full-length on the floor before her. To the right, a standing attendant in white dhoti and orange shawl holds his hands together. Behind them are a flip chart easel, a low wooden table with a white cloth, and two round decorative plaques on a beige wall.2007-07-02October 01 20062006-10-01A photograph of a small room with pale walls and a window with sheer curtains. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron sari sits centrally on a low seat, with a fruit and flower offering tray in front of her. A man in an orange robe with long hair and a beard stands behind her in orange clothing. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs on the left, and one man kneels with his forehead on the floor near the offerings, while another bends forward in obeisance. A man in a dhoti with a shirtless upper body and forehead tilak stands on the right with arms folded. Rose petals scattered on the tiled floor suggest a bhoomi puja ceremony.2008-04-01November 24 20062006-11-24July 02 20072007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01A photograph of an indoor room with a tiled floor during a ritual visit. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron-coloured sari-style wrap, sits on a white-draped chair smiling, with flower garlands and a tray of fruit and sweets on the floor before her. A standing man in an orange robe with a white beard and glasses stands behind her, hands clasped. Two men in white shirts sit on the floor, and a man in a white shirt holds a video camera on the right. Pink and white flower petals and a small brass lamp are on the floor. a person appearance cues are not clearly established, so the seated figure is described by role only.2008-04-01Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a speckled floor. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits on an orange-draped seat at left, with fruit on a tray beside them, extending a hand toward a smiling man in a pink checked shirt and cream trousers who bows barefoot. Around them stand devotees: a woman in a red blouse and patterned sari, an older man in white, a woman in a maroon sari, and an orange-robed person at right. A small child in a red floral shirt stands at far right. The moment looks like a blessing exchange or greeting.2010-02-16Photograph of an indoor room with pale walls and a doorway. A young woman in orange robes sits on a white-draped chair, smiling broadly with long dark hair and a red forehead mark. Beside her a bearded man in an orange shawl and dhoti stands with hands folded, a wristwatch visible. A man in white shirt kneels on the floor before a brass plate of fruit and flower petals, while another man in a white shirt and dhoti with a tilak on his forehead stands with arms folded, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. Floor offerings include marigold and rose petals and a plate of bananas. Consistent with a Bhoomi Puja ritual setting.2008-04-01