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March 07 2013

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A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall with orange-painted walls. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl extends his hands toward a brass tray. A clean-shaven, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a small head microphone holds a yellow-cloth-covered tray with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a silver kalasha with a green leaf. On the far left, a young attendant in maroon and gold holds a plate of red flowers. Desc notes: the long-haired man shows compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain.2013-03-07January 21 20132013-01-21Photograph of two men in orange-saffron robes walking through a covered temple corridor with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. The man on the left, with a shaved head and white sacred ash on his forehead, wears a rudraksha mala and carries a green cloth tray of yellow and red flower petals. The man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, wears a large rudraksha mala and an orange robe with gold border, and holds a small wired microphone clipped at his chest. A flower garland decorated with yellow, red and purple blooms hangs on a pillar at right, and other people in orange garments are partly visible behind them.2013-07-14A photograph of four men in a room with a red velvet and gold ornate throne at right and a red curtain behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white hair and beard, wearing an orange beaded necklace and a red-orange beaded headband, holds his hands out to a man in a red-orange turban and saffron-gold wrap who is adorned with a long gold chain and gold bangles and is offering or giving something in his palms. Behind them two men in red and saffron robes with rudraksha malas smile, one holding a small white object. The scene appears to be a devotee-and-teacher exchange in a ritual setting.2015-08-20September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, one with a long swept-back hair and gold ceremonial necklace, one shaved-headed with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead, stand facing each other exchanging a silver plate piled with yellow cloth and red flower garland. A third man in a maroon garment with gold border stands behind them beside a glass-walled altar box on a red base, in an orange-walled room. The long-haired man on the left shows a person cues: long hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron clothing, while the shaved priest on the right holds the plate as a ritual attendant.2013-03-07Several monastic devotees in orange saffron robes gather in an indoor hall, sharing grains or flower petals from cupped hands. A devotee at left has long dreadlocks, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and rudraksha malas, and a white tilak on the forehead. A bald man at centre wears a red-and-orange sash over a dark rudraksha mala and a white tilak. At right, another bald devotee in orange scatters petals. Wooden panelling and a white wall form the background, with more people in orange behind. a person cannot be confirmed from the visible cues alone, so the figures are described by role only.2016-07-12A photograph of a ceremony on a dais. A bald man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands at left, extending his cupped hands toward a seated man. The seated man wears saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace, gold earrings and white tripundra markings, and sits on a red velvet throne with gold carved armrests. A silver bowl of white flower-like offerings sits on the floor in front, with other robed attendants in white and saffron behind. Gold drapery and a red-and-gold decorated backdrop frame the scene.2015-08-31January 29 20132013-01-29January 29 20132013-01-29January 03 20132013-01-03May 18 20122012-05-18