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December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a night ritual on a red-carpeted floor. A bare-chested man with glasses and an orange-and-gold turban stands centrally, wearing a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver tray of fruit including bananas, mangoes and apples. Two men in the foreground reach up with raised hands toward the tray. Seated devotees in white and saffron cloth fill the background, with brass oil lamps and a decorated deity murti at left, and a yellow pillar at right. The scene suggests an offering or puja.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation ceremony in a hall with pink walls and deep red curtains. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas holds a tray of oranges and bows toward the lower left. Other men in white dhotis, some with saffron cloth, stand in the background with white ash markings on their bodies. In the foreground a seated bearded man receives a thread being tied on his wrist by a man in saffron and gold ornaments and long dreadlocks, whose appearance is not an identifiable a person candidate in this frame. A woman in a dark garment and a woman in red attend at the edges. A total of about six people are visible.2017-04-26December 07 20162016-12-07A photo of a line of bare-chested men in white dhotis standing under a tent at night, many with white ash markings on their chests and arms and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Several hold small offering plates, trays and a gold bowl; one holds a folded white paper. The men are queued in a row, facing toward the right side of the frame. Tent poles and pink floor mats are visible behind them.2017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a silver tray of offerings: ripe yellow bananas, orange fruits, a sliced mango-like fruit, and cut pieces of red and yellow items. A second person's hands reach in from the right to receive the tray. Behind them, other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders bend forward in a seated ritual gathering, with a red-carpeted floor and a table of fruit in the background. Rudraksha beads and a gold bangle are visible on the priest.2016-12-07Photograph of five bare-chested men in white dhotis during a temple ritual under a white tent canopy. Foreground left, a man with black hair wears an orange-and-red forehead band and rudraksha mala, his body marked with white ash. Behind him, men with orange forehead bands and white neck cords stand in line. Second from right, a man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti with a gold border walks forward. On the far right, a man in glasses carries a silver tray of pink flowers. Background shows a decorated shrine and a few seated spectators in purple.2016-12-02A photograph of a ritual reception on a stage before a large backdrop showing an orange-robed figure. On the right, a man in an orange turban, saffron-yellow shawl and a long garland of green leaves with yellow, white and purple flowers stands with hands raised in front of a bare-chested priest with white sandalwood markings, red and orange beaded necklaces, and an orange-and-green dhoti holding a woven basket of offerings wrapped in cloth. Behind him stands another orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala and shaved head. On the left, three bare-chested men with white painted body markings and white dhotis stand together, one holding a small cylindrical item, and a young man in a cream shawl with red border and tilak stands near them. The setting is an indoor event with a large portrait backdrop.2011-11-26A photograph of a temple ritual with a shirtless priest in white dhoti and a sacred thread leaning over a large brass tray of offerings: bananas, apples, oranges, coconut and betel leaves. A young man in saffron-orange clothing and an orange turban, with a rudraksha-style mala, stands behind a garland of yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Two seated devotees in traditional attire, one an elderly man with white hair and one a woman with a bun, bend toward the tray. Onlookers in white and orange garments stand around in a crowded temple setting.2006-09-24May 26 20172017-05-26 +1 copies