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Night-time ceremony in an open ashram hall decorated with a hanging string of green leaves, a tall decorated pillar and a gold-framed red throne at left. A man in a cream turban, white dhoti-style wrap with silver border and a long beaded necklace walks forward smiling, carrying nothing visible. Behind him an older man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl stands bare-chested beside a cream pedestal, and a priest in white with a gold necklace pours or offers from a brass vessel at left. Brass bowls, a lamp, flower petals and a silver plate sit on a white cloth in front. Seated devotees in red and white garments fill the right side, including children in red.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photograph at a homa or yagna site. A man in plain white dhoti and a cream turban stands at centre with palms pressed together in namaskar, a row of beaded ornaments on his chest. To his right, a bald man in white dhoti and layered beaded necklaces holds a metal bowl. Further right, another man in white with a beaded necklace presses his palms together. Behind them a leafy garland of mango leaves hangs across a rope, with two painted pillars and circular wooden hoops above. In the foreground stand a wooden circular carved seat, brass vessels, a kalasha-like bowl and small offering dishes on white cloth. About twenty seated children and adults in white and yellow clothes sit on a white cloth, many with palms together, forming a ritual gathering.2010-10-16 +2 copiesA photograph taken at night of a man in a pale cream turban and white sleeveless garment with silver edging, standing with palms pressed together in namaste near a golden gilded throne-like chair. A gold necklace hangs at his chest. Beside him stands a bare-chested figure in red-orange cloth. Green leaf garland hangs from the upper right, with red and yellow decorated pillars and a large swirling ornamental arch behind. Audience members sit at the lower right in the dark. A visible white-robed attendant sits at lower left near a brass vessel.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16A smiling man in a white turban with a red tilak and long hair wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold bead necklace, stepping down onto a white-draped platform beside a red carpeted step. An attendant in an orange shawl and white dhoti, barefoot, steadies his hand from behind. Scattered flower petals lie near the steps under a canopy trimmed with pink, purple and yellow fabric.2005-12-09Night outdoor event on a grassy ground with a red carpet runner leading to a stage under a yellow and orange canopy with flags. A smiling person with long dark hair and a white head wrap, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with gold borders, a gold necklace and a shawl, walks along the red carpet with arms open. Around them, people in white and cream clothes sit on white plastic chairs or stand, a woman in a pink sari stands at left, and a man in a dark suit and an orange-robed figure stand near the stage. A man in a white shirt and beige trousers watches at right, and a man in a light shirt bends at lower right. Banners with Tamil text hang on the stage.2005-12-09Night ceremony in an open ashram setting with smoke rising. A smiling man in a white dhoti and shawl, wearing a beige turban, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold bangle, stands raising a white flower in one hand beside a red and gold throne. Behind him an orange-robed attendant holds a silver tray, and a bare-chested bearded sadhu with white tilak marks holds flowers. A white-clad priest kneels at a white altar strewn with petals, with silver vessels, a silver lamp, fruit and a folded red cloth. Two women in red saris sit at left, and a man in white stands at the back. Ring-shaped decorations hang overhead with leaf festoons.2010-10-16Night outdoor photo of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a white turban with gold border, white dhoti and shawl with gold zari edging, a heavy gold necklace with pendant, and a red bindi, walking down a red carpet on grass. Behind him a man in white shirt and trousers with a red-gold shawl walks past a canopy with orange and gold drapery, and a young man in white kurta holds up a camera. a person by appearance: long swept hair, white turban and ornate gold necklace, walking as the central figure at an evening event.2005-12-09