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April 23 20122012-04-23A night-time ritual scene seen from behind. In the left foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a white t-shirt and an orange cloth tied at the waist, and extends her arm to hand a clear glass vessel to a bare-chested man at right. The man's upper body is bare with a white dhoti edged in red-and-white striped cloth at the waist. Behind them, several people in orange and white clothing stand close together in a crowd, one man in glasses visible at centre. The background is dark.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Night-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.2012-04-30August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor gathering of devotees in white clothes with orange saffron shawls. In the foreground a bespectacled man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a small steel cup or vessel toward a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with red border, whose back faces the camera. Other devotees, including a woman in white with orange shawl, stand around them. Dark background and a metal stage truss overhead suggest an evening ritual or satsang setting. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a person from visible cues.2012-04-23November 24 20152015-11-24Outdoor 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.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30Night-time outdoor gathering where a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and round glasses holds a small metal cup or vessel toward a bare-chested man in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder. Several devotees around them wear orange shawls and white clothing; some have hands pressed together in prayer at left. A person in the background wears a white vest with a red logo.2012-04-23May 02 20172017-05-02Night-time ritual scene outdoors near a red pillar with saffron cloth draped overhead. A shaved-headed man in plain white dhoti and white shawl with a red-and-white border stands centre, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band, eyes lowered. A young girl in a pink and green embroidered dress holds a small silver plate while a woman in white with an orange shawl leans in to pour or offer something into it. Other white-clad attendants with orange shawls stand behind, including a woman in white and an orange shawl at left.2012-04-30