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May 28 20132013-05-28A homa ritual in an indoor hall: a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron wrap, stands and pours offerings from a silver tray into a fire burning on a brick-like fire pit. Two assistants in orange robes kneel nearby, one with white tilak markings and a rudraksha mala, the other at a microphone stand beside metal bowls and fruit. Behind them is a gold ornate throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, a kalasha with a garland, and a pedestal fan and standing air conditioner. Three people are visible.2013-05-28Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28A photograph of three men in saffron-orange robes on a wooden stage in front of a brown backdrop. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped cushion placed on a zebra-striped armchair, hands folded, with a golden trident motif on the chair's ornate gold-and-white back behind him. In the centre, a man sits on the floor with a saffron shawl and a gold bracelet, gesturing as he speaks. On the left, a standing man with long hair and a beard, wearing an orange robe with a red border and a gold bangle, leans forward toward the seated pair. A tray of red offerings sits on a table nearby. A printed credit line reads , , which is omitted from the text list2008-06-28May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet back, wearing an orange-red saffron-style robe with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with dark beads, and a gold headband, smiling and raising one hand toward a pillar. Beside him at lower left, a bald man in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a beaded necklace kneels and holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame. Pale pillars, a window with blue shutters, yellow drapery and a white air cooler frame the room.2012-05-09September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed hem sits on an ornate gold throne with carved armrests, wearing a gold crown-like headband, a long gold necklace, and a rudraksha-style mala, hands folded in his lap. Before him, a priest in orange robes with white sacred ash marks on his arms and bare head kneels on a patterned rug, holding a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand while a silver tray with offerings stands nearby, along with silver plates, a pink flower and a conch-shaped vessel. White pillars and a blue-grey wooden door frame the scene in a temple-like hall.2012-05-08May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial scene before a dark red curtain. A smiling figure in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold back, a gilded lion-style armrest, and a gold deity murti standing at the right. Seated figure has a vibhuti or kumkum mark on the forehead and a light powder on the hands. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl leans forward at left, bowing and reaching toward the seated figure's feet, where two small dishes with offerings and a pillow-cushion are placed. A man in an orange robe with bare shoulders stands behind at upper left, smiling. At the right edge, a person in a salmon-pink robe claps hands with powder on them.2013-03-10