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June 15 2009

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A photograph of a ritual offering in progress. In the foreground on the left, a man in a white collared shirt with glasses leans in, his hands cupped beneath a brass tray. A bare-armed attendant in a red-orange dhoti reaches in from the right, scooping white powder heaped on the tray, his arm and fingers dusted white. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and a red kumkum dot looks on. The scene is set against a red and gold cushioned seat at right, with a fair, blurred background. +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07Close photograph of a hand holding a mound of white powder. Behind it, out of focus, a person in orange saffron robes sits, and a reddish-brown thread is tied around a wrist. Other hands reach toward the plate at the left edge. No faces are visible and no legible text appears within the photograph itself.2016-10-16Ritual scene in a hall during a Shivaratri observance. A long-haired man with white ash markings on his forehead and face, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, sits on the left smiling and reaches toward a large silver vessel filled with white material. Beside him stands a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth holding the vessel. Behind them, several women in orange and red saris and white and red forehead markings look on, and a small child in a red outfit stands among them. A golden deity murti sits in the lower left foreground. a person: the seated long-haired man wears saffron clothing and white ash with a swept-back dark hair style, consistent with the page's identification.2013-03-10A close photograph of a ritual where a priest in red-brown dhoti sits behind a man in white cloth and bare shoulders who holds out cupped hands. A mound of white powder and scattered green leaves lie on a stone platform, with a flower garland of yellow and red blossoms draped over the seated priest. Powder dusts the priest's hands and the offering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07October 16 20162016-10-16July 22 20132013-07-22Close photograph of a hand in an orange garment pouring white powder. The orange cloth of the giver's clothing fills the background, with a darker band of fabric behind. Only two hands and forearms are visible, with no faces shown.2012-06-02December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a serving ritual at an ashram event. On the right, a figure in orange and red robes with long dark hair and a wooden rudraksha-style mala sits behind a large metal tray of rice-based food, extending a handful of prasad. On the left, a young man in white kurta with orange shawl and white forehead markings kneels and holds out his cupped hands to receive the food. Behind them a man in a white shirt and dark mala holds a small yellow tray, and several people in white and cream clothing stand in the background, including women in white saris with grey borders. The setting is an open pavilion with brick walls.2006-10-21A photograph of a seated man in orange robes with a multicoloured flower garland and red tilak, seated before a gold ornate throne with floral decorations behind. A young girl in a yellow dress with gold trim and a white-clad woman stand at left, and a monk in orange robes at right holds a silver tray of grains while the seated man reaches into it. The woman at left holds the girl's hand. Flowers in red, pink and yellow decorate the backdrop. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or offering.2009-12-24