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January 17 2013

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Close photo of two shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders seated in meditation or puja. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala, white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arm, and thin-rimmed glasses, with his eyes closed. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti sits with his hand raised near his face, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge. A small pendant hangs at the chest.2011-11-08November 05 20112011-11-05Two men seated side by side in white dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, looking to the side. Behind him an older man with glasses sits with hands folded in his lap. A deep red curtain hangs in the background.2011-11-19February 18 20112011-02-18October 04 20112011-10-04Photograph of a group of shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths with pink-and-maroon borders, seated closely together in a ritual setting. Several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. A central man in spectacle frames holds a brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand while chanting, and another seated man on the right holds a small brass bell. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the floor in front. No one in the scene is identified as a person by visible cues; all appear to be priests or devotees performing a chanted ritual.2010-10-27October 17 20102010-10-17February 19 20132013-02-19 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20112011-09-10Photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The front man, shaved-headed, wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him sit others in white dhotis and shawls, one with a gold-edged cloth and tilak markings on the forehead. In front lie brass vessels, oil lamps, incense sticks, flowers and a tray of ritual items. A red curtain hangs in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-11-11A seated assembly of men dressed in white dhoti-style cloth with thin red borders, many with white vibhuti lines painted across their foreheads and arms. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a red-tilak forehead mark, looking toward the front. Others, some wearing headphones, sit attentively around him.2010-10-15November 16 20112011-11-16