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October 16 2016

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Warm candid photo at an indoor temple-style setting. A bearded man with long curly hair, a white tripundra mark and a dark bindi on his forehead, wears a rust-orange cloth and a thick rudraksha mala, smiling while seated beside a hammered copper vessel. Beside him, a young woman in a magenta sari with gold jewelry and a gold headpiece sits smiling, and a girl in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace clasps her hands. Other women are partly visible at the right edge, and a brass lamp and water bottles stand in the background.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard. A bearded man with white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala across his bare chest sits on stone steps beside a large embossed copper vessel, with a brass trident behind him. To his left, a figure with white markings wears orange dhoti, layered rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. A young woman in a pink top and orange dhoti wears gold jewellery and a headpiece, and a young girl in orange cloth and rudraksha beads sits resting her cheek on her hand. Several other people sit nearby in white and orange clothing, and a fan and water bottle are visible. The setting suggests an abhishekam preparation with a copper pot.2016-10-16Outdoor temple-side scene where a bearded man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested under a rust-orange cloth and wearing a long rudraksha mala, smiles broadly while seated beside a carved copper-coloured vessel. Next to him a young woman in a magenta blouse with gold jewellery, nose ring and maang tikka laughs with a girl in an orange top wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and a boy stands at right. A brass trishula and a brass oil lamp stand at left, with a pink-clad figure in the background and a table fan at upper right. Blurred heads in the foreground suggest a small audience of children and adults.2016-10-16October 15 20172017-10-15A seated man in an ornate golden throne with a large embossed gold backrest, wearing a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, gold bangles and a white bandage on one wrist. He has a white vertical tilak with a red bindi and holds a silver kalasha-style vessel with a tall silver stand. Silver bowls and a small silver lamp sit in the foreground, with a red cushion beside him and a dark curtain behind. a person is seated on the throne as the speaker of a satsang, with the rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and saffron shawl as the qualifying cues.2013-09-30A photograph of a seated man in rust-orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl, a gold pendant and rudraksha beads, and a white tripundra mark on his forehead. He sits on a golden bull (Nandi) and a tiger-skin-draped seat, raising one hand in blessing. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a golden arch, flanked by brass oil lamps, green foliage, a microphone and a small table holding a white mug. Red drapes frame the stage.2017-02-10Stage photograph of a seated bearded man with long dreadlocks wound up on his head, white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange sleeveless wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne with an ornate silver backrest and a carved pink lion figure beside him. He smiles and reaches out toward a kneeling woman in an orange garment with dark braided hair, wearing a large garland of red roses and yellow flowers, who gazes up at him. Behind them a standing attendant in a white turban and white dhoti holds a silver ceremonial staff with a trident-like top, and a purple backdrop fills the background.2018-04-03Candid photograph of three people seated together near a copper vessel with embossed floral patterns in the lower left. On the left, a bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested except for a rust-orange cloth, wears a thick multi-strand rudraksha mala and has white tilak on his forehead; he smiles broadly while looking to the side. Beside him, a young woman in a magenta blouse and magenta-and-gold sari wears a gold headpiece, layered gold necklaces, bangles and a nose ring, and rests her hand behind her head. On the right, a girl in an orange sari with white blouse wears a rudraksha mala, gold jewelry and bangles, with white tilak marks. Behind them stand a brass lamp, a stone pillar and a figure in orange robes near the top left edge.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 15 20172017-10-15 +3 copies