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July 21 2010

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe with maroon borders presses his palms together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in devotion. He wears gold necklaces with a rudraksha mala, a wristwatch, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and wire-rimmed glasses. Behind him, a seated man in white ritual clothes sits on the floor, and an edge of another person is visible at right. Brass plates and vessels lie on an orange cloth at right, and a tripod stand is in the background. Several people are visible, partly obscured.2010-10-16July 21 20102010-07-21A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange and gold-bordered robes sits cross-legged on a striped mat in front of a dark maroon curtain, performing a breathing practice. He has a white band across his forehead with a red bindi, his eyes are closed, and both hands are raised with fingers pressed to his nostrils. He wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces, rudraksha bracelets and a wristwatch. A small pendant hangs from the necklace. The sitting posture and nostril-closing gesture suggest a yoga pranayama demonstration.2015-06-21A seated man in orange saffron robes performs a ritual on a woven mat with a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a gold bead necklace with a small pendant, a red tilak on his forehead, and wire-rimmed glasses. Brass pots, a silver-rimmed plate of flowers and turmeric, and a book lie on the mat. Another person in orange sits beside him holding a lamp, and a figure in white sits in the background.2010-10-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs a ritual at an outdoor altar. He wears a red-and-saffron head cloth, a gold-beaded necklace and a gold bangle, and holds his right hand to his face with eyes closed. Behind him a large saffron cloth is draped over a seat. In front, the altar holds yellow and orange flower garlands, bananas, fruit, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a burning incense stick. Another seated person in a yellow shawl and white clothing sits to the right, with a standing person in white at the edge. Pale walls and green banana leaves form the backdrop.2009-09-25 +1 copiesA man seated on the floor with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste at chest level. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and gold and beaded bracelets on his wrist. Behind him, people in white dhotis with gold borders sit in prayer, one with hands raised in a mudra, and a pink vessel and red flowers are visible on the floor.2010-09-16A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes with a maroon border, sitting cross-legged on an orange cloth with hands pressed in anjali mudra. He wears gold-toned necklaces with a rudraksha mala, a wristwatch, metal-framed glasses and a red bindi. Before him on a woven mat are brass plates with yellow and pink flowers, brass cups and a small lamp, and an open notebook. Behind him, another person in orange and a man in white dhoti with tilak sit with eyes closed in prayer, and tripods stand in the background.2010-10-16A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a woven straw mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears an orange garment with a maroon border draped over one shoulder and a long double strand of brown rudraksha beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and his hair swept back. A brass pot stands at the lower left edge, and a pale paved area and water are behind him. The appearance-based label is probable, with cues of swept-back hair, orange draped robes and rudraksha malas, but the image contains no printed name in the scene.2011-01-31July 21 20102010-07-21A man sits cross-legged in meditation outdoors beside a pale water surface, eyes closed and hands resting in mudra on his knees. He wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border draped over one shoulder and a long strand of brown rudraksha beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. A small brass vessel is visible at the lower left edge, and the scene suggests a riverside or lakeside meditation session.2011-01-31A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual. A bare-chested man with grey-streaked hair and a beard sits cross-legged on the floor in orange ochre cloth with a red shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a tilak on his forehead. He gestures with both hands. Beside him stands a gilded square yagna-style platform holding a small silver figure of a bull (nandi) draped in green cloth. Around him are brass vessels, a bell, a lamp, a plate of flower petals, and marigold garlands. Standing behind are men in orange dhotis and one in white dhoti, and a woman in white at right. The background has red and white striped walls. Five or six people are visible.2010-07-21April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copies