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Night-time ritual at an ashram outdoors. A shaved-headed young man in white clothes and glasses pours water from a small vessel while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and angavastram with a red border, sandal-marked forehead and rudraksha mala holds a tray. A woman in a white dress with an orange shawl offers a steel plate with white offerings. Orange cloth hangs behind, with other devotees in white and orange shawls.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30Night ritual scene under an orange canopy at an ashram. A shaved-headed man in white kurta and glasses on the left holds a metal vessel and a long thread or cord. A young priest in white dhoti with a red border and a horizontal white-and-red forehead mark, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands in the centre with his hands near the vessel. On the right a woman in a white embroidered blouse and orange shawl passes an offering or item. Other devotees in orange stand in the background, and a red pillar and orange cloth frame the setting.2012-04-30Evening ritual scene with three people at an open-air pavilion. A shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and white kurta with glasses pours or holds a metal vessel, while a middle figure in a white dhoti with a red border and a tripundra mark on the forehead, wearing rudraksha beads, stands beside him. A woman in a white embroidered top with an orange shawl, wearing bangles, holds the vessel with both hands. An orange cloth canopy hangs above and a red pillar stands at left. The setting suggests a ritual offering or abhishekam, though the vessel contents are not clearly visible.2012-04-30Night-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.2010-11-20November 18 20152015-11-18Outdoor evening ritual at dusk with orange cloth draped on poles behind. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain stands center holding a brass plate. A young girl in a purple dress with white jasmine garland holds a brass plate of offerings. A woman in a red blouse and orange-and-red sari with a long braid holds a plate while facing him. Children in white and orange shawls stand at left, and an older woman in white with orange shawl sits at right. The man shows no distinctive a person cues, so he is described only by role as a priest.2012-04-30December 16 20102010-12-16A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like hall. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body wears white horizontal tripundra markings and a red bindi, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. He holds the hand of a young boy in a white embroidered kurta, whose forehead bears white and red marks. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a red border and a dark beaded mala looks down, and an orange-clad figure with a gold necklace stands at the upper left. Brass vessels and pink flowers sit in the foreground, and a gold ornate panel fills the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or ritual with offerings.2010-10-10November 18 20152015-11-18