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September 03 2008

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A row of about ten men stands in an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and palm foliage behind them, hands folded in prayer (anjali). In the foreground a yellow-edged rectangular tray holds a puja arrangement: a brass kalasha-style lamp with a flame, brass bowls, a small bell and a ladle, and a lit oil lamp on a platter with flowers. The men wear white and pastel shirts, blue and red tops and light trousers. No figure is identifiable as a person by the cues listed.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03October 10 20132013-10-10Evening ritual on an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. Two devotees kneel and bow with foreheads to the ground before a low yellow-framed woven mat, while standing onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a white blouse and patterned skirt, and a young man in a white shirt watch. A standing man holds a pink flower and a small bowl. Brass pots, a bell, a lamp and a pink flower garland sit on the floor, with a small fire pit burning in the foreground. Pink flowers lie near the pillars.2008-09-03Photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged in meditation on a polished reddish-brown granite floor inside a temple-like hall. The man in the foreground right wears a white collared shirt, grey trousers, a black cord necklace and gold bracelets, eyes closed, hands resting on his lap. Behind him, men in a striped blue polo, a white shirt and dark trousers sit in similar postures. At left, a gilded deity murti stands on a marble ledge beside brass lamps and a metal vessel, with white marble pillars and carved panels behind. Four to five people are visible.Photograph taken at dusk or night of a covered outdoor ritual area with white pillars and palm fronds behind. In the foreground a small fire flickers among pink and white flower offerings, with a brass plate and a woven mat on a yellow stool. Several devotees stand in a line: a boy in a colourful patterned shirt and shorts, a man in a white kurta, a man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers, and a woman in an orange and white sari holding a small child. A figure in white stands at the right edge. Their attention is directed toward the ritual fire and offerings.2008-09-03Outdoor night scene at a sandy ground beside white-painted poles and a low wall. About a dozen men stand in a line with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. Clothing includes a cream shirt, black sweater, yellow vest, green Mafia jacket, grey sweater, striped shirt and red-and-black tracksuit top, several with vibhuti or tilak marks on the forehead. At the right, a brass tray of flower garlands and petals rests on a concrete block beside a pole. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2009-12-22September 23 20072007-09-23A photograph inside a shrine room showing a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holding a lit silver oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity shrine decorated with garlands. Beside him, a man in a cream striped kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a floral salwar kameez with hands folded also stands in prayer. The shrine behind them has gold-toned ornaments and a red-and-white garlanded murti.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadJune 12 20132013-06-12A photograph of a seated group of devotees in prayer inside a pillared open pavilion at night, with hanging striped and patterned fabric panels on the white columns. A row of people sits cross-legged on green and red patterned mats, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, including a woman in a white and yellow polka-dot sari at left and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A small table with a cloth cover and a water bottle stands at the back. Garlands of fabric and decorative banners hang along the top edge. Nobody in the scene appears to be a clearly identifiable presenter; the group is seated in satsang or puja. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible, several partially cropped at the edges.2008-09-03