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August 02 2016

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A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors on a light tiled floor under ceiling lights. In the foreground a young woman with long dark dreadlocks wears rust-brown robes, a long rudraksha mala and a bead necklace, kneeling and extending her cupped hands to receive an offering from a woman in red-orange robes with a gold border who leans in from the right. Behind them several women and men in saffron-orange robes stand or kneel, one man with a shaved head wears a rudraksha mala, and a woman at left wears orange with glasses-free dark hair. Background shows red curtains and framed pictures on the walls.2016-08-02August 02 20162016-08-02Photo of a group of devotees in rust-red and mustard-gold dhotis and sarees with rudraksha malas, gathered in a wood-panelled hall with yellow walls. A woman in a rust sari with a rudraksha mala stands at center, holding a silver tray of folded bank notes and offering them to a seated woman in a white and red shawl who holds out her hands. Around them, other devotees in matching rust and saffron-gold attire stand and watch, some with vibhuti on their foreheads and a man at right wearing a wristwatch. A woman in orange sari appears in the background. The scene reads as a devotional offering line during an ashram event.2014-12-28A photograph of a small interior room with white-washed walls and a window at right, showing a group of devotees in orange and saffron clothing. A bald man in a tall-collared orange robe with a heavy gold necklace stands at centre, smiling, holding a folded green note. A woman in an orange sari with a dark maroon border and a rudraksha mala smiles at left. A kneeling man in a white dhoti with maroon border bends forward, extending a hand holding a green note toward the standing man. Behind them, orange-clad men stand, and a brass vessel, a plate of white and yellow flower garlands, a microphone stand and a floral garland-draped kalasha-like object sit on an orange cloth. Printed copyright text runs across the lower right.2011-03-05February 23 20162016-02-23Indoor photo in a bright hall with red curtains and ceiling lights. A bare-chested man with long swept-back black hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, wearing a reddish-brown wrap and a gold-bordered cloth, stands at right holding a hand out to a young girl in an orange saree seated on a chair. Several women in red and orange robes with rudraksha malas gather around, one holding the girl's hand and smiling. An older woman with grey hair in a red saree stands center. A bald man in saffron at far right wears a rudraksha mala. The mood is warm and animated among devotees. a person depicted as the long-haired man in the centre-right, identified by his distinctive long hair, adornments and ornate necklace with the role of a senior sannyasi greeting a devotee.2013-10-26A photograph inside a large hall with white ceiling lights, red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. In the foreground, a man in orange robes bends forward at the waist, placing his head low near the floor, while another man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald head stands nearby. Beside them a man in maroon robes with a yellow sash around his waist and white marks on his arm presses his palms together in greeting. To the right, a bald man in maroon robes with a long rudraksha mala and a woman in orange wraps stand close by. Behind them, several people in orange and maroon robes move about, with white cloth draped on the floor and bolsters near a ceremonial area.2016-02-23February 12 20152015-02-12A photograph of an indoor ritual gathering in a hall with red and white walls and a floral decorated stage. Many saffron-robed and rust-red-robed monastic disciples stand and kneel on a white floor. Several men with shaved heads wear rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed orange dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and sandal-paste markings. Some figures are pressing palms together in namaskar greetings, and others are bowing low to the ground. Young boys in orange robes with gold borders stand near them, and a woman in the background wears a white sari. A water bottle sits on the floor at the lower left. Visibly this looks like a ritual reception of monastics at a Maheshwara Puja-style event.2016-02-23September 19 20172017-09-19A smiling woman with short dark hair sits on the floor in a rust-red shawl over a red-orange top, with a white vertical tilak, red bindi and a nose stud, and a rudraksha mala at her neck. Her hand is extended to a person whose hand holds a small paper or leaf offering on a green leaf. Behind her, several people in orange and saffron robes stand and sit in a hall, some with folded hands, one bent over at the floor. The scene suggests a ceremonial offering or puja gathering.2016-08-02May 20 20132013-05-20