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Indoor ritual scene in a plain concrete hall with a carved stone pillar and hanging lights. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace kneels at a low stone platform, pouring or offering from a silver bowl over brass and steel puja vessels, with a brass kalasha and flowers on a wooden tray. Devotees in white clothes, including an older woman with folded hands, stand or kneel along the platform, with a young woman in orange at left and another in white with a mala at lower left. A woven vertical banner hangs at upper left. The visible man appears to match the a person cues of a saffron robe and ceremonial beads, yet his face and hair are not clearly distinct, so identity is uncertain; he is presented as a priest performing puja.

A photograph inside a bright hall with a light blue wall and a glass-panelled white door. A man in a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala smiles while holding a steel plate of white flowers, beside a younger man in orange holding a plastic bag of flowers. A older man in white dhoti and white shirt leans forward, hands extended over a tray with a deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow and white flowers, and a stack of coloured rings, bananas, coconuts and betel leaves on a table in front. Other men in shirts stand behind, and garlands hang from the ceiling.

A photograph of a hall during a blessing. A man with long swept-back dark hair in a sleeveless orange top places his right hand on the head of a boy in a striped white and navy t-shirt with a name badge, who has his head bowed. Behind them, a man in white with a white headband and a dark bead mala stands with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt with a red-brown bead necklace watches with eyes lowered. A man in a dark t-shirt stands at the right edge, and other people in white clothes are partly visible in the background. A stage with metal truss and a hanging banner appear at the top.

2010-07-02 +1 copies

November 24 2010

A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with red, white and multicoloured decorative pillars and a banner in the background. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and dark rudraksha malas, raises his right palm in blessing toward an elderly man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together in namaste. Beside them stand two older men in white shirts and yellow-brown clothing with hands folded, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain and sandalwood markings holds a silver plate of offerings. Other attendees in white and dark clothing stand behind, and a deity murti or decorated altar appears at the right. a person: the long hair, orange saffron robe and rudraksha malas match the page's description of the speaker, while the blessing is a ritual gesture.

A photograph inside a temple hall with orange and red tassel-hung pillars. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and swept-back dark hair stands at centre, his right hand raised to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together. The robed man holds a silver tray containing gold-coloured items and a folded paper. Nearby, a bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a white vertical mark on his forehead, stands with clasped hands, and another man in white with sacred ash marks observes. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure in orange with rudraksha mala and long hair, shown in person performing a blessing.

A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre, smiling, as he touches the forehead of a man in a white dhoti and white shawl at left, who has his palms pressed together. Behind them a row of men in white and striped shirts watch. At right, a man in orange robes holds a silver tray with brass items. Behind, a decorated altar with deity images and yellow and white draping fills the background, with an orange and gold banner hanging from the ceiling.

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a temple hall with orange and white striped walls. Devotees in white ritual clothes with gold necklaces hold oil lamps (aarti) toward him as part of pada puja. Fruit and offerings sit on a tray beside the throne.

A photograph of a blessing scene in a temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-maroon border and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the head of a man in a white striped kurta, who bows with eyes closed. Beside them a young boy in a white t-shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind, a shaved-headed priest in orange with a white forehead mark holds a white box, and a man in orange holds a gold tray with ritual items. An ornate shrine with a deity murti and red-and-gold decoration is visible at right.

2010-11-10 +1 copies