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December 18 20122012-12-18April 30 20122012-04-30April 09 20122012-04-09 +1 copiesPhoto 11729719A photograph of a ritual blessing at a Hindu temple or ashram setting. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels on the left and reaches out with his right hand to touch the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in maroon-and-gold dhoti places a hand on the kneeling devotee's head. On the right, a bare-chested man wears gold chains and a gold bracelet and holds a yellow flower garland. In the foreground, a brass tray holds flower petals, a banana, rice-like offerings, green leaves and a small brass vessel. Sunlit walls and a string of fairy lights appear in the background.2010-11-22Photo 11724940 +2 copiesPhoto 11683473December 18 20122012-12-18September 09 20122012-09-09A photograph of a ritual scene on an orange cloth. A woman in an orange sari kneels at left, pouring or offering from a brass bowl filled with grain or seeds in the foreground. Opposite her, a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash kneels, with a rudraksha-style necklace and bare upper body, receiving the offering with his hands. A brass vessel sits on the floor between them. Behind them, several people in white and orange are seated near brass pots and a microphone stand in a hall with white walls.2010-10-12A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at an outdoor temple-style setting. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white tilak stripes on his forehead holds a brass-and-gold decorated tray with a kalasha topped by green mango leaves. Beside him a smiling woman in a rust-red sari and rudraksha mala holds a blue bowl of red flower petals and a brass cup. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl faces away at right, and another man in white and gold stands beside a red-and-white barrier. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches from a raised area under a yellow-and-orange canopy.2015-05-13Photo 11729567