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September 01 2010

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A ritual scene in a plain whitewashed hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange-saffron garment stands at centre, touching a gilded deity figure with ornate frame, with his hand on the murti. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold necklace and a tilak stands to the right, and another priest in white with gold chain holds a brass tray of offerings at lower left. Behind them several men in white clothes and yellow shawls stand with hands folded. A painted decorated bull stands on the right wall beside a tall striped pillar and a framed picture, with orange curtains at the back.A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a projector screen and a decorated backdrop. A man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, with long swept-back hair and a black headband, raises his right hand in blessing over a row of devotees. Several devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand with heads bowed and hands in anjali. On the right, a bald attendant in white holds a brass tray of offerings, and a flower-garlanded altar stands behind them. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long hair and gold necklace) giving blessings.November 23 20102010-11-23A photo inside a hall with draped red, orange and white fabric and hanging decorations. A figure in a sleeveless white top and a bald head with a gold chain stands at left, hands pressed together. Center, a person with long swept-back dark hair wears a yellowish-green sari-style garment and a long gold necklace, placing one palm on the head of the man in white. At right, a person in orange robes holds a silver tray with gold items. Another person at far left in white clothes applauds. Several others stand in the background in white and yellow clothing.2010-12-07A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel roof trusses. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand and kneel around a red-covered table holding brass and gold-coloured ritual vessels and items. In the centre, a man in a saffron robe with a long-haired, bearded appearance and a gold necklace stands with hands folded in front of him, while a woman in an orange robe with white markings stands beside him. On the far left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe with a mala stands with folded hands. A kneeling man in white and orange robes handles the objects on the table, and other people in white and orange clothing stand at the back.2007-08-09October 09 20062006-10-09A photograph of two people seated at a ceremonial setting with colourful cloth hangings behind them. On the left, a person with long dark hair wears a white garment, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and holds a thin brush or stick, applying something to a small white cloth or figure. On the right, a bearded man in an orange saffron robe leans forward, holding a gold-coloured ornate frame or arch-shaped object above a wooden table. Gold ornaments and a fringed orange and white drape are visible.2005-05-25Evening outdoor ritual on a sandy ground. A young shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange dhoti and a saffron shawl, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a silver plate and offers it to a long-haired figure in an orange robe draped with a leopard-print shawl and fringed edges, who extends a hand over the plate. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a yellow shawl stand at the edge, and a shaved-headed man in white and orange stands at right. A red-banded pole or post is in the foreground. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with leopard shawl and the ornate gold cues fits the page's identification, but this is an appearance-based label only.2010-11-19November 21 20102010-11-21A photo of a temple interior with a standing young man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, hands pressed together in namaste, wearing long strings of gold beads and rudraksha malas. Beside him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a multi-flame brass oil lamp lit with flames, offering aarti. Behind them stand several men in white and shirts with hands folded, and small golden deity figures sit on a shelf above in the background. The scene is a devotional aarti in a temple with a grille gate on the right.2004-07-26 +2 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21October 07 20112011-10-07 +1 copies