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A photograph of a crowded room with orange and red drapes and a garlanded seated figure at centre, surrounded by devotees. The seated person wears a red-orange garment, a tall white and red crown, and heavy flower garlands of white jasmine and red blooms, with pink petals scattered on the floor. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands behind, and a woman in a red-and-gold sari holds a tray. Several women in saris, one in orange and red and others in white and cream, are offering fruit and flowers, while a photographer with a camera stands in the foreground and a child in pink watches. Garlands and marigold-style decorations hang from the backdrop. The scene resembles a welcoming or abhishekam-style puja with fruit offerings. a person is not supported: the seated figure's visible cues are a crown and garlands, but the face and features are not clear enough to confirm identity.

A crowd of devotees surrounds a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red-beaded bracelet, who stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, saffron and white saris, and rudraksha malas reach toward the central figure, some holding red apples and garlands. A child in a teal shirt watches closely near the front. The setting is a pink-walled room with a shelf of framed pictures and a red door behind the crowd.

A crowd of devotees presses forward with cupped, outstretched hands toward a woman seen from behind in an orange and yellow sari with white jasmine garland and a rudraksha-bead hair band, who is distributing items from a tray or basket. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a tilak and bare shoulders, and a woman in white with clasped hands stand among them, some with spectacles. Several children and a man in pink shirt are visible at the edges. Light streams in from the left.

May 20 2012

June 21 2014

2014-06-21 +1 copies

A photograph inside a room with gold-patterned mirrored walls and a lotus motif. A woman in a red and white sari with gold jewelry holds a small girl in a pink dress and offers a green leafy bundle wrapped in red thread. A man in a white shirt wears a red and white flower garland and holds a red offering. A woman in a red-bordered sari with a sacred thread sits at the lower center. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace holds a silver trident and receives a red-wrapped offering from a seated figure in orange garments. Standing people in white and yellow shirts watch, and one man in white dhoti holds a camera. Count of physical people is approximately eight to ten.

2014-06-21 +1 copies

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December 15 2006

June 23 2014

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September 16 2013

A dense crowd presses around a central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a garland of yellow and white flowers, wearing a saffron cloth. He is being approached by a man in white shirt who holds out a folded paper, while many hands reach toward him. On the right, an orange-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms and face sits near fruit offerings. Devotees in white shirts, dhotis and women in saris with folded hands fill the room, with orange and yellow decorations visible behind. a person appears to be the central figure, identified by long hair, garland, saffron cloth and ceremonial presentation, and is physically present in this photograph.

2012-05-26 +1 copies

A dense crowd fills a temple interior with dark stone walls. At centre, a man with long dark hair tied in a bun and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, a heavy gold necklace and a gold earring. A bald man in orange stands beside him, and several people press in around them, some holding hands together. Women in maroon and red saris and a woman with white flowers in her hair are visible, with a bald man in orange at left and a man in white at upper centre. Lamps glow at the upper right.