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January 06 2018

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A photograph of a ritual in a hall with a crowd standing behind. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with striped border and a magenta head cloth, wearing a gold necklace, stands at left holding a woven pot with a kalasha-like vessel and a leaf. Seated on a red and silver ornate throne at right is a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala and a flower garland, holding a leaf and a small stick toward the vessel, appearing to perform a purification or abhishekam-style rite. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees and white-clad women watch. Silver throne armrests and a silver staff are visible.2018-01-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion and swan finials, raising a small green object in one hand while his other hand rests on the armrest. Before him stands a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with a pink headcloth and gold-beaded necklaces, holding a covered vessel wrapped in netting. Behind them, women and attendants in orange saris and robes stand near a silver staff, and a standing fan and gold-latticed panels frame the hall. The scene resembles a ritual or satsang setting.2018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06A ceremonial scene during a ritual. On the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with coloured striped borders and a pink turban holds a white woven-wrapped metal vessel and pours or offers from it, wearing a heavy gold necklace and sacred ash marks on his chest. Seated on the right, a man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads and a garland of pink, yellow and red flowers on his shoulder extends his hand toward the vessel, holding a green leaf with a stem. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange robes and white garments stand watching, and an ornate silver pillar and silver throne are visible.2018-01-06July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual on a stage at night. A bare-chested priest wearing a purple and orange headcloth, rudraksha beads, an orange shawl and a white dhoti stands at left, holding a white basket of green leaves and offering leaves toward a seated man. The seated man wears a rust-red robe, rudraksha malas on his arms and chest, a gold necklace, and a long garland of pink and white flowers with green leaves and yellow fruits. He sits on a red cushioned seat in front of a large gold carved backrest, with a brass lamp stand and a keyboard in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas, with a ceremonial setting around him.2017-07-08 +1 copiesAugust 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple-like hall. On the right, a long-haired man in a rust-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with his right arm raised, his eyes lowered. Beside the throne, a fan and a garland of red and pink flowers rest on the silver armrest. On the left, a shirtless priest with gold necklaces and a pink headcloth holds a covered silver pot in a white netted sling. Behind them, several women in orange saris and a man in white stand watching, and a gold-carved wall panel fills the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads, an orange robe and a throne, supporting an in_person label.2018-01-06 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a red-tiered stone amphitheatre. A man seated on a gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red and gold garment, gold armlets and bracelets, multiple beaded necklaces and a peacock-feather ornament, holds a silver staff and extends a hand toward a bare-chested man in white dhoti at right who offers folded orange cloth. A woman in a yellow-gold sari sits beside the throne near a brass tray of leaves. Several women in white saris with orange borders, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand holding orange cloth. Seated devotees and spectators fill the terraced steps behind, and a large gold tray with circular cups sits in the foreground.2017-08-14September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copies