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October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual distribution line in a hall with white walls. A young man with curly dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold waist cloth, stands at centre holding a brass tray of offerings toward a row of devotees. Several women in white saris and white kurtas, some with grey or white hair, reach forward with cupped hands. Men in white kurtas wear red-and-white shawls with white dhotis and stand along the right. Tall gold-coloured ceremonial staffs with ornate round finials frame the scene, and an orange-and-white flag or banner shows in the background. The setting looks like a person Sangha ritual gathering.2015-10-21 +1 copiesNovember 18 20152015-11-18Close photo of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall. In the foreground a figure in white clothing with a red-and-white striped border and a gold pendant with a small portrait medallion holds out a brass plate containing dark, thick substance. Another person's hand, with a silver bracelet, receives the plate. Behind, several stacked dark metal bowls rest on an orange and blue cloth. The seated audience wears white and light blue clothing and sits in rows on a hall floor.2010-09-05A photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall. A seated figure in a rust-red robe with gold border and a long rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of folded red-brown cloth or leaf offerings and extends one to a kneeling woman in a rust-red top with a bindi and vibhuti on her forehead. Around them, standing devotees in white clothes with red-and-white checked shawls press their palms together in namaskar. A man in white on the left holds his hands together, and an older woman in a white sari with glasses sits nearby. The seated figure wears a small headset microphone and a gold-marked forehead. a person: the seated robed figure in saffron-orange with a gold-bordered robe, long beaded mala and ceremonial garland matches the presentation cues, though the appearance is only partly clear.2015-05-24Photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in white clothes during a puja or padapuja, each holding incense sticks or small offering items over brass plates. Several wear red and orange rudraksha or beaded malas. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair and a bracelet reaches forward. Brass lamps, flowers and offering plates are arranged in front of them. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-12-12Close photo of devotees performing a puja during a ritual. In the foreground a man in white clothing holds white flower petals in cupped hands, while another man beside him presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them two women in gold and red striped saris stand with hands folded in prayer, one with a white mark on her forehead. Silver and glass bowls and a golden tray with offerings sit in the lower left, and a small flame glows near the center. Soft background blur, incense haze.2011-12-17December 02 20112011-12-02November 29 20112011-11-29