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February 06 2013

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February 07 2013

A photograph at an outdoor tented event with pink and red striped drapes. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment with gold ornaments and a bright garland of multicolored flowers reaches toward a round brass plate held by a man in white dhoti and shawl wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in a pale pink sari with a red bindi holds an open book beside them. Behind, a woman in a maroon top with an orange shawl stands with her back to the camera, and a crowd of devotees fills the tent. Speakers and a green mat are visible.

A photo inside an orange and gold tent at a ritual setting. A man with long, swept-back curly hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a white shawl and a rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a small silver cup and offering it toward a woman in a teal floral sari with a dark shawl, who holds out her hands. Behind them a golden throne holds a seated deity murti in saffron robes with a garland and a crown-like headdress, and a framed picture sits nearby. On the right, a woman in a black shawl and green sari with a red tilak bows her head, and men in white dhotis and shawls stand in the background among devotees. Golden decorations and a patterned banner frame the scene.

February 08 2013

January 01 2009

A photograph of a ceremonial offering under a pink and white draped tent with red carpeting. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari kneels and reaches toward a seated woman in a cream and gold sari who holds a brass plate of yellow flowers; a man in white shirt stands beside the kneeling woman, and a standing young man in orange robe with a long marigold garland holds a brass tray. Behind them, saffron-robed monks and devotees in red, pink and yellow saris stand near a flower-decked railing and marigold garlands. A figure in a cream and gold sari with long dark hair sits at right, possibly a candidate for a person in white and gold ritual dress, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm. Floral arrangements and a golden ornament appear in the foreground.

A photograph inside an orange-draped tent with a green carpet during a ritual. In the centre, a man in orange dhoti and shawl, with a tilak, a rudraksha-style mala and heavy gold necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a gold-framed stone platform holding a small silver-coloured figure garlanded with white and pink flowers. Other people in white dhotis and orange or red garments stand and sit nearby; a woman in white and a man in white at right hold flowers and offerings. Brass bells, a kalasha-style brass vessel and offering plates lie on the table. Banners with printed text hang on the tent walls and a tassel decoration hangs overhead.

January 01 2009

Night photograph of an outdoor satsang or darshan setting lit by a few bright lamps. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised platform behind a low table draped in cream cloth, holding a small brass vessel over a brass tray with red flower petals. Three devotees in front of him, a woman with grey hair and glasses in white, a man in a white shirt, and a man in yellow, sit with palms extended toward the platform. A yellow decorative canopy and a black loudspeaker stand behind. The man on the platform is a priest or teacher presenting blessed water, with no visible basis for identifying him.

A photo of a seated man on a gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing an orange-red shawl and a garland of flowers, receiving offerings. Two women in orange and red saris stand at a draped table holding silver trays and brass bowls, while a bearded man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl offers a plate. A woman in white with red-beaded necklace stands at the right edge, and a figure in white with a saffron-coloured shawl is at the far left. A white deity murti and a painted backdrop of red walls and framed displays appear behind them, with petals scattered on the table. The seated man has a distinctive shaved-head appearance and orange-saffron clothing typical of the a person candidate, but cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity, so this is unsure.

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A photograph of a ceremony at a long row of ornate silver-embossed boxes or chests with a silver tray holding marigold garlands and a lit offering in the foreground. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and gold bangles with a marigold garland sits at left, holding a banknote over the silver box. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red garland and a gold necklace. Further right, a woman in orange robes and head covering presses her palms together, and another woman in orange stands behind. Several people in the background wear white or orange clothing, and a fan and a screen are visible at the edges.