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January 09 2012

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October 13 20152015-10-13January 16 20142014-01-16November 10 20152015-11-10January 29 20132013-01-29A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks coiled on top of his head, white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala necklace and rust-red robe, smiling as he places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Beside him, a man in red-orange robe with gold-edged border and a rudraksha bracelet holds a green cloth bundle. In the foreground, a woman's hair bun and other seated heads are visible, and at right a monk in orange robes with a pink-edged shawl stands with his back to the camera. The setting is an indoor hall with cream walls and a wooden panel. a person is the seated dreadlocked figure, who is blessing the kneeling devotee.2016-02-22 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20142014-01-22 +2 copiesIndoor event photograph in a hall with cream walls and framed artwork. A man with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala sits on a brown leather throne-style chair, wearing orange and gold saffron garments and a headset microphone; he leans forward smiling while a woman in white with a gold-bordered orange shawl reaches out to touch his arm. Behind them, many seated and standing people wear white and orange-red shawls. a person seated on the throne, with a distinctive rudraksha mala, saffron-gold clothing and headset microphone.2015-05-26A photograph of a temple ritual with a central figure seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a leopard-print headband with flowers in long dreadlocked hair, a white and red garland, gold armbands and bangles, and gold earrings. A man in a white dhoti with bare torso and sacred marks offers a brass plate of food, with a yellow fruit held nearby. Two attendants in saffron/orange robes stand behind, one wearing rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man sits in the foreground near a silver vessel. Stone steps and a metal lion-shaped object are visible.2017-10-10 +2 copiesPhotograph of a smiling man in orange-saffron sannyasa garments with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl over one shoulder, wearing a red-and-gold flower crown in his hair, a long white and red garland of jasmine and roses with gold beads, and a gold ear stud. He raises his right palm to bless or greet a row of devotees in white shirts who lean in and press hands together at left. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and at right another shaved man in white with tilak and rudraksha mala looks down. A sunlit cream wall and crowd are behind them, with an orange tray at the bottom edge.2012-05-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene against a white backdrop. A central man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, a thick gold-toned necklace and a red bindi and chandan on his forehead smiles while reaching toward a brass vessel and a small metal plate. Other devotees in saffron and orange-red robes stand around him, including a shaved-headed man with yellow tilak on the right holding a metal ladle and a shaved-headed man with white marks on the left. A woman in a red-orange garment stands behind, and a seated person with close-cropped hair bows toward the offering in the lower left. Brass implements and a bell-shaped copper pot are visible at the edges.2015-07-07 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20142014-01-08October 09 20152015-10-09