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November 18 20152015-11-18Night-time outdoor scene at a procession or pooja in front of a crowd. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with his back partly turned. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti with maroon border, a gold necklace, and white vertical tilak on his forehead holds a brass plate of offerings. A man in a white striped shirt and glasses leans in to receive from the plate.2010-11-20A night-time photo of an outdoor aarti. A standing man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, with a red tilak and a long rudraksha mala, holds a silver aarti plate with several burning oil lamps toward a group of seated devotees in white. Several devotees sit cross-legged on the ground, some raising their hands in greeting or prayer, and one wears a white cap. Dark night background with a few small lights.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 29 20112011-11-29Two men in white ritual dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas stand outdoors against a blurred green background. The man on the left, with a shaved head and a red tilak, looks down and holds a brass-rimmed bowl with a leaf plate containing small food offerings, possibly prasadam. The man on the right, with short hair and a red bindi, faces the camera with a closed-mouth expression, bare-shouldered beneath his white shawl. Other blurred figures in white and red stand behind them.2011-12-06February 19 20132013-02-19 +1 copiesNight outdoor scene of a priest in white dhoti and white shawl with gold-bordered edges, wearing a rudraksha mala, standing and holding a silver aarti lamp with several burning flames and smoke rising. Devotees in white shirts with lanyards kneel before him, one with hands folded in prayer and another bowing with his head lowered while the priest's hand is raised above him in blessing. The setting is dark with a paved ground and trees in the background.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets and a flower garland over a rust-red garment reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a young man bending forward. The young man has a shaved head, white sacred marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, earrings, and wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them stand two young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one holds a small brass bowl and a tray of yellow sweets or offerings. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the walls behind them.2014-04-27 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a group of sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, seated on the ground. A man in a white dhoti with broad gold waistband and gold armlet stands at right, extending his hand to hold a round metal plate or bowl that a seated devotee in orange reaches toward. Another seated figure in orange at left points with a finger. A leopard-print cushion or drum edge sits in the foreground.2015-11-18December 12 20112011-12-12