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June 22 2014

A photograph of an indoor ritual in a plain white-walled room with an orange doorway. A man in orange robes with a white flower garland and a red-and-white flower garland stands centre, smiling, with long dark hair. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands joined. A woman in a red and gold sari holds a brass plate of lit oil lamps toward the robed man, while other women in white and a red-clad woman stand nearby. In the foreground a man in white shirt holds a silver kalasha decorated with white flowers and yellow blossoms. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with a presentation cue but the page does not confirm his presence, so identity is uncertain.

October 24 2010

July 07 2014

2014-07-07 +1 copies

Outdoor photo at an ashram entrance with a banana tree and white building behind. On the left, a man with dark hair in a rust-red robe, a white jasmine garland and a red-flower garland, reaches out his hands with a smile. On the right, an older man with white hair and a white tilak wears an orange-saffron robe and smiles while holding a silver tray with a brass kalasha topped with green leaves and white flowers, offering it to him. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and garland, a man in white with a red shawl, and several devotees in saffron and white clothing gather and watch.

A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hair bun and a beaded necklace, extending his arms to offer something to an elderly white-clad man with a white flower garland who kneels, and an older woman in a salmon sari with a red-and-yellow garland who bows her head. Behind them, several young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand or sit, and onlookers in white shirts and a red shawl stand in a wooden-furnished room with glass cabinets and a bamboo blind. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by the sweeping hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads, and is shown in the role of giver of blessings.

July 07 2014

2014-07-07 +1 copies

Night ritual in a temple hall before an illuminated shrine with a golden arch, flower garlands and a deity murti, flanked by a banana plant and orange curtains. In the foreground a bald man in a teal striped shirt kneels with white flower garlands, with bundles of incense sticks and offering plates with fruit and oil lamps on the floor. Standing nearby, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border holds a plate, while a man in a red silk garment and rudraksha mala offers an item. Two men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand at left, and a man in a white kurta with a white garland stands near the shrine. A woman in a white sari with orange-red garlands and glasses stands at right with her hands together, with another woman in orange at the edge. A ritual such as aarti or puja is in progress.

May 18 2012

July 07 2014

2014-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph of a group of devotees standing in a doorway of a yellow-walled building with a tiled roof. Six women and men stand together: on the left, a woman in an orange saree with gold border; next, a woman in a grey-and-maroon saree holding a silver plate; a woman in an orange saree; a woman in a blue saree holding a tiered stack of yellow-orange offerings topped with a banana leaf and white flowers on a plate; a man in a white dhoti and shirt wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland; and a man in a white dhoti and shirt holding a white-and-red flower garland. A partly visible woman in an orange saree stands at far left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

A photograph inside a small room with pale green walls, framed religious pictures and a calendar. A shaved-headed young sannyasi in ochre robes and rudraksha malas stands at the back holding fruit. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl is seated at left, receiving the group. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti, a young man in white with a gold chain, and a woman in white with a gold necklace and jasmine in her hair stand with garlands of red and white flowers. A framed portrait with a marigold garland hangs on the wall. Other people are partially visible at the right edge.