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August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a canopy of red and pink drapes. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a long white-and-red garland stands with palms pressed together, beside a fire pit set in a low stone-edged platform decorated with flower garlands, marigolds and small metal oil lamps. A white ornate parasol stands behind him. Around him, many people in white dhotis and white kurtas stand with hands folded in namaskar, and a few women wear white saris and one girl wears yellow. A white-and-gold chair is placed at the right edge of the platform. Palm fronds, a stone gateway and a striped mat appear in the background.2006-12-30August 06 20092009-08-06July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor photograph of a covered pavilion with a corrugated roof during a festival procession. Along the left, three decorated shrine arches with colourful striped borders stand over tables holding deity murtis, garlands and fruit. On the floor, rows of brass plates are heaped with white and yellow flowers as offerings. A golden ratha-style carrier on a blue wheeled cart sits at the centre. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and a man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland stand near the offerings, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing lines the back. Orange flags hang from the roof beams.2006-12-29May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a grey tiled floor at an outdoor ashram setting, with thatched huts, trees and a blue tarpaulin roof. Several seated men in white dhotis wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders and sit on mats before banana-leaf plates of food and small brass lamps and cups. A standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl bends forward to offer something to a seated man, with scattered red flower petals on the floor. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth streamers stand around the group. Onlookers in white and light shirts stand at the back, and a video camera operator is visible at the right edge.2006-07-23A bhoomi pooja ritual at an outdoor construction site. A woman in a red-orange sari with a red-and-white flower garland stands at the centre, hands pressed to her face, before a wooden post set in a square of concrete blocks scattered with pink and white petals. Two men in orange robes kneel at a tray of brass vessels, flowers and lamps on the right, and a bald man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace extends an arm on the left. Around them a dense crowd of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing lanyards, watches closely. Brass kalashas with mango leaves and coconuts sit on the ground, and a blue-and-white banner and tall dark screen stand in the background.2009-07-08 +1 copiesDecember 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor Pongal-style ritual under a open-sided shelter at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, a large flower-garlanded platform holds small brass oil lamps and kalasha-like pots with banana bunches, green leaves and a pot of sprouting plants on a striped mat; a brass aarti plate with a bell and a tray of red flowers sit nearby, and a stacked fire pit with sticks stands at right. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested standing devotees, along with women in orange saris, stand in a line with hands folded behind the decorated kolam floor. A man in a white shirt stands at left. Dust-coloured ground and decorated rangoli patterns surround the scene.2018-01-14