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June 03 2012

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A photo of an outdoor ritual at a large granite boulder. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders lies prostrate face-down on a mat, bare-backed, in front of a small altar. The altar holds pink and white flower petals, a silver kalasha-style pot, a yellow cloth, a lit oil lamp with a flame, brass lamps, incense sticks and a brass plate with flowers. A woman in white sits at the right edge, partly visible. The setting suggests a padapuja-style devotional offering.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03A photograph of a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with yellow-gold border pouring water from a brass kalasha over a large wet boulder. He has a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style cord at his neck. Green trees and bushes fill the background. He is a priest or devotee performing the pouring; no identifiable a person candidate is visible.2012-06-03October 27 20112011-10-27A seated priest with a shaved head, tilak markings and a rudraksha mala performs a ritual on a striped cloth at an outdoor setting with potted plants. He wears a white dhoti and a yellow-and-red shawl, and his hands are raised over a arrangement of kalasha pots wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. Brick-like blocks, a tray of coconuts, and brass vessels stand nearby. Only his appearance and role are visible, with no clear cues to identify him as a person, so the figure is described as a priest performing a puja.2016-07-18December 17 20112011-12-17December 01 20112011-12-01A young man in plain white dhoti and shawl with a white upper cloth draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck pours water from a polished brass kalasha over a rock outdoors. Green and red plastic pots sit on the ground beside the rock, with trees and dry earth behind him. He wears a silver bangle on his wrist and his attention is fixed on the falling water.2012-06-03A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with white sacred markings on forehead and arm and a rudraksha-style mala, sits cross-legged at night performing puja. He pours from a silver vessel onto a large black shivalinga draped in white cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flowers. Rows of smaller black lingams with white cloth and yellow flower garlands extend behind him. Silver puja vessels, a bell, a small lamp and a plate of white flowers lie on the platform, which has red-and-white striped edges. Oil lamps glow in the background.2011-04-17July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders, seated cross-legged on a wooden platform in a courtyard. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has his hands folded in prayer with eyes lowered. Before him is a small tray with a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a metal kalasha-style vessel, and a brass tray holding a silver lamp stand. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor and in a metal bowl. Smoke rises from the incense on the right, and a green bundle of grass lies nearby. Another person in white clothing is partly visible in the background doorway.2011-12-012002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01