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February 12 2013

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A photograph inside a decorated shrine entrance draped with floral fabric printed in orange and pink flowers, with green leaf garlands hanging from the top. A young man in a pink top and orange-and-cream lower cloth with a white head wrap stands in the doorway behind a small altar lit by oil lamps and decorated with orange and white marigold garlands. In the foreground a person with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and a white and pink flower garland across the shoulders, while another person at left presses palms together in greeting. At right a photographer in white shirt holds a camera. Visible people total roughly four.2013-02-12February 22 20132013-02-22February 22 20132013-02-22February 12 20132013-02-12Photo taken from behind two seated devotees in saffron-orange robes, one with a white and red flower garland draped over the shoulders, facing a small shrine alcove framed by a pink and orange floral-print cloth. Inside the alcove a standing figure in pink upper cloth with an orange waist sash and a saffron-tinted head wrap raises one hand, while a brass lamp and flower offerings sit on a low orange-draped ledge. A third devotee in orange sits at the right edge with a hand raised near the left edge. The shrine appears to be a puja or satsang setting; whether the standing figure is a person cannot be confirmed from the image.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A person in orange robes kneels with palms pressed together in namaste before a wall draped in floral pink, orange and red fabric with a green garland hanging down the center. They wear a white vibhuti line on the forehead, a white and pink flower garland, and gold rings. Behind them, a pink-robed figure stands in a bamboo-walled pandal beside an orange-covered altar, and a few devotees in white and orange sit in the background. A brass bowl sits on the floor in the lower right and a camera is partly visible at the edge.2013-02-22A standing man in a temple hall wears a pink and orange turban with a yellow-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala with rudraksha beads around his neck, gold-toned armbands and a pink silk dhoti with a gold-bordered waist sash. Behind him are a stone pillar carved with a figure, a rust-orange curtain, a wooden pillar and a metal railing. On the right, an altar holds a deity murti decorated with garlands and a blue and pink cloth backdrop.2011-10-25A photograph of a young bare-chested man standing on a stage before a deep red curtain, with wooden carved brackets and brass finials on either side. He wears an orange dhoti-style cloth, multiple strands of rudraksha mala beads, ornate gold beaded necklaces, and matching beaded armlets. A white horizontal tilak marks his forehead, and he has small hoop earrings. His eyes are lowered and his hands are held together at his waist in a ritual gesture. Yellow and green cloth banners are visible at the edges.2017-02-15A person in an orange saffron garment and a flower garland stands barefoot on a floor covered with rangoli and flower petals inside a thatched hut decorated with colourful paper streamers. A small white shrine with a deity murti in orange clothing is displayed beside them, with brass pots and oil lamps at the base. A white cloth hangs on the right, and rose and marigold garlands are visible.2009-08-11October 25 20112011-10-25A photograph of a decorated tent entrance draped with floral-print fabric in pink, orange and peach, with marigold garlands and green foliage hanging from the frame. Inside, a raised orange-draped platform holds two framed portraits of bearded saints with white hair, each garlanded with orange marigolds, beside an orange cloth and a flower arrangement at the front. No people are visible.2013-02-15