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August 25 2016

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Outdoor ritual gathering under palm trees with a striped purple cloth on a stone platform. In the foreground a bare-chested young priest with long dark hair, white body markings, rudraksha beads and an orange cloth tends brass vessels, a small oil lamp and a red flower garland. Behind him rows of seated women and girls in matching orange saris and necklaces sit in devotion. A videographer in an orange robe films beside a tripod at left. On the left a small deity murti is decorated with flowers, gold ornaments and a pink garment. A banner with partial text is visible at the upper right.2016-08-25A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on his shoulders and arm sits on a striped blue-and-pink cloth in orange robes, holding a small brass cup and speaking into a microphone. Before him lie a brass plate with a garland of beads and marigolds, a small brass pot and vessels, and yellow flowers. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in orange clothing sit with hands folded, some in pale orange and pink saris, with a palm-lined backdrop and rising incense smoke.2016-08-25Outdoor ritual gathering on striped mats where many women sit in rows wearing orange and red saris with rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a dark beaded mala and sits beside a small clay cup and a flower garland. Others hold brass lamps, coconut shell cups and marigold garlands arranged on the mats. In the background, a red pillar and a statue of a standing figure with garlands sit near a live-streaming camera stand. The scene reads as a puja or satsang with devotees in ritual attire.2016-08-12August 25 20162016-08-25October 03 20142014-10-03August 04 20162016-08-04March 24 20142014-03-24A photograph of a ritual gathering in a decorated hall with gold-and-red thrones and yellow floral garlands behind. A woman in orange clothing with long dark plaits sits at left holding a microphone and speaking. Beside her, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a garland sits on a throne. In the foreground a shirtless young man with white ash markings on his forehead and chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, holds a small blue cup while seated among others in orange cloth. Several seated devotees in orange and yellow sit around them, with a deity murti and floral decorations visible in the background. Count of visible people is over twenty.2016-10-08A homa fire pit in an outdoor temple courtyard with a glowing fire and burning wood, surrounded by offering plates of flowers, kumkum, rice and small oil lamps. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a long dark swept-back hairstyle and a multi-strand orange-and-gold flower and bead garland, stands with palms joined in a procession-like sequence behind the fire pit. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and rudraksha mala kneels with folded hands at the altar. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron robes with yellow borders stand with palms pressed together, and a cameraman in grey shirt films the scene. Ornate orange and red temple structures and a gold deity murti are visible in the background.2013-03-10October 08 20162016-10-08Outdoor homa or fire ritual with an open flame rising from a small fire pit beside a magenta-draped altar holding a silver bowl of grains, a brass lamp and a kumkum dish. A woman in a red-and-orange dhoti with flower-decorated hair and gold bangles sits on the left with a damaru-style drum at her feet. A shaved-headed young man in saffron and orange robes tends the fire, and a cameraman in white kurta films beside him. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and red shawls fill the mats. A woman on the lower right wears an orange sari and nose ring. a person candidate not clearly identifiable.2014-12-17Outdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.2013-03-10