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A photograph of a temple-hall scene where a woman with a rudraksha mala and gold earrings, wearing a cream top and white sari, hands a small packet to a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with white tripundra on his forehead and a white-and-bead necklace. Behind them, a wooden box holds stacks of white-wrapped packets and a second box with more items, and orange-clad people stand near a carved gold doorway. A banner on the right shows deity and sage imagery with printed text. The setting suggests a distribution of sacred packets at a temple.

May 10 2017

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with gold borders and a red-brown sindoor-style mark on her forehead holds a small silver-rimmed pot with green leaves and an orange offering, and a beaded necklace is visible at her throat. Behind her, shirtless men wear white dhotis and sacred threads, and several seated participants in white and saffron-orange cloth sit in rows, some holding phones. The setting suggests a puja or homa-style ceremony, with a bright red and yellow backdrop behind the crowd. Visible people number roughly ten to fifteen, including partially visible figures at the edges.

August 25 2017

May 11 2012

2012-05-11 +1 copies

January 15 2016

Two men sit facing each other on maroon-cushioned chairs in a plain room with pink walls and a wooden door behind them. The older man on the left, bald with grey hair, wears a white kurta, a black-and-white patterned shawl and a rudraksha mala, and reaches toward a cardboard box. The younger man on the right wears a white kurta with a gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, and holds an open blue book while leaning over the box, which contains orange items. Audio equipment and a drum are visible behind them.

A photograph of a palace visit group in white and light clothing. In the foreground, a woman in a white blouse with red-patterned border and gold bangles bends forward to offer a red cloth bundle with gold items to a smiling person in an orange-saffron garment on the right. Behind her, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a black border and a rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded. Other men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a white moustache and tilak, and a young woman in white stand behind them in a pillared interior.

Annadhan in 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and a tall painted pillar. A central man with long dark swept-back hair wears a white draped garment, a red-cord necklace, a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a red tilak and gold armbands, walking forward. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in an orange robe and gold-beaded necklace carries a white tray, and on the right an orange-clad person holds a silver plate of offerings. Behind them a man in yellow and white stands near others in white and yellow clothing, and a woman in white and a woman in teal clothing are visible in the background. The scene looks like a temple ritual procession with offerings being carried.

Annadhan in 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

Outdoor temple-courtyard scene under a corrugated metal roof with an orange wall behind. Two men in white dhotis and shirts on the left hold a folded brown and gold silk cloth draped with long garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, presenting it forward. A bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands centre, hands together. A figure in orange robes with a white garland and white sandal markings on the arms stands at right facing the cloth, with another orange-robed man at far right and a seated woman and child in the lower left. The setting suggests a temple offering of cloth and garlands to a deity, though no deity murti is clearly visible in frame.