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March 15 20142014-03-15October 26 20102010-10-26A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual indoors. A shaved-headed man in orange robes with a white forehead band and a beaded mala kneels on the left, holding a white bowl and a plate of green leaves. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a red shawl sits and watches. On the right, a seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace and a gold chain, seated on a silver-backed throne with a patterned cushion. Before him stands a low table with a brass bowl, a small silver bowl, an orange cup and green leaves on a red and gold cloth.2014-03-15A photo of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with pink border, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha malas, with white sandalwood markings on his forehead and arms, performing a ritual at a metal tray of flowers and offerings. An orange-robed monk stands behind him beside a microphone, and a woman in a white sari with pink border stands at left. Pink lotus flowers rest on the tray in the foreground.2010-10-29March 15 20142014-03-15A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border, wearing a thick gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver tray with folded orange and yellow cloths and eyes lowered in devotion. Beside him a young woman in an orange shawl sits in the background and a woman in a yellow sari sits at right. The setting is a red-and-white striped hall with a polished floor. Identity is not established by appearance here, so he is described by role only.2010-11-03A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. On the right, a man in orange robes with long dark hair and gold hoop earrings extends his right hand over a young man in a turquoise t-shirt, who bows his head toward him. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in orange wraps wears a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, and holds a silver tray of green leaves. Beside them a woman in a brown and green sari with gold border holds a plate with an apple. Other people in orange robes stand in the background near a white pillar and a red banner.2012-07-12A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands at night holding a brass tray with white cloth or offerings in both hands. He wears a long gold bead necklace, a gold bangle on his wrist, white horizontal sacred marks on his forehead and arms, and a red dot between his brows. The background is dark. Behind him, a woman in a white blouse with a red-orange shawl and a partially visible person in orange look on. No readable text appears within the image itself.2010-12-16January 29 20132013-01-29November 20 20092009-11-20April 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesA close photo of a shaved-headed man in a plain white dhoti with red-striped border, bare-chested and wearing a long gold bead necklace, with white sacred ash bands across his forehead and a red dot at the centre. He looks downward with eyes lowered during a ritual setting. Behind him at right, a woman with wavy light-brown hair and a white sari with green border and orange scarf holds pink flowers. A golden carved chair or throne is blurred at left against an orange wall.2010-10-30