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September 16 20132013-09-16A festive ceremony in a decorated hall with white pillars and floral arrangements in orange, pink and yellow. In the foreground, several smiling men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms sit on a gold-and-red seat and steps. Nearby, a person in white with gold-bordered cloth is seated, and another in a white dhoti and shawl sits beside them. Behind, women in saris and women in traditional wear stand near brass vessels, kalasha pots, and garlands. A camera operator on the right films the scene.2013-09-16August 26 20172017-08-26Young boys in orange and maroon robes with white tilak marks sit cross-legged on the floor during a ritual, several holding their hands up in mudra gestures and one pouring or offering from a small vessel. Brass oil lamps, a silver puja tray, small brass bowls, flower offerings and a banana-leaf plate sit on a silver-covered platform in front. Older men in white dhotis and orange robes sit among them, one raising an arm, with rudraksha malas visible around necks. Some boys wear rudraksha malas and a few have bracelets. The setting is an indoor hall with red chairs and a pale floor.2013-05-18A large group of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and turbans sits on white mats before banana leaves heaped with food. Many wear rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. In the centre, a young man in an orange turban with a peacock feather and a rudraksha mala holds his hands in mudra. Other devotees around him perform hand gestures and chanting. Steel tumblers stand on the mats, and onlookers are visible at the back of the hall.2017-08-14November 18 20132013-11-18A photograph of a large indoor ritual gathering under a corrugated roof decorated with paper lanterns and leafy garlands. Seated on a red-cushioned dais in orange robes, a central figure holds a golden trident-topped staff while a woman in orange sits beside him. Other saffron-clad figures with rudraksha malas flank the dais, and a priest in white kneels before white-powdered offering trays laid with fruit, flowers and brass items. Behind, a golden kalasha and deity murti sit on a decorated stand. Hundreds of seated devotees, many in white and some in saffron, fill the hall. A poster-like backdrop with photographs hangs on the far wall.2008-12-26February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange silk wrap and matching shawl with a long ceremonial beaded necklace sits on a red zebra-striped throne with gold lion-head armrests, smiling and gesturing with one hand toward a young boy in a grey t-shirt seen from behind. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and gold-edged cloth gestures and smiles toward the boy. Behind them, a deity murti or altar stands draped in orange cloth and a garland of red, yellow and green flowers, and a man in a white shirt is visible in a mirror at upper right. A wall fan stands on the right.2013-11-15June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti and white upper cloth bowing forward while a man in a rust-red turban and red-and-white flower garland places his palm on the devotee's head. The turbaned man wears a red-brown shawl, gold armband and ornaments and a long rudraksha mala, with a feathered crown-like ornament above the turban. The devotee holds a small silver tray with a miniature temple shrine and a deity image, and wears a rudraksha mala. Other men in white and red-brown ritual clothes stand behind, and a red fabric backdrop and a white cooler are visible at right. Several people are visible, the central figures prominent.2017-05-10Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copies