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January 06 20182018-01-06May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA ceremonial scene during a ritual. On the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with coloured striped borders and a pink turban holds a white woven-wrapped metal vessel and pours or offers from it, wearing a heavy gold necklace and sacred ash marks on his chest. Seated on the right, a man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads and a garland of pink, yellow and red flowers on his shoulder extends his hand toward the vessel, holding a green leaf with a stem. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange robes and white garments stand watching, and an ornate silver pillar and silver throne are visible.2018-01-06Photograph of a ceremonial initiation moment inside a temple with gold-leaf panelling behind. A bare-chested man with long dreadlock-style hair, a reddish-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, a gold necklace and a white forehead mark smiles while holding a tall silver ceremonial staff upright. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a white forehead band and rudraksha malas kneels with palms pressed together in reverence. A third man with a green cord and bare torso, face lowered, also presses his hands together near the staff. A wall fan and pale patterned wall are visible in the background.2017-11-17July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06A photograph of a ritual darshan scene inside a hall with a maroon curtain and gilded pillars. On the right, a long-haired man with a beard wears a saffron-red shawl and red top, smiling with eyes closed while his hand rests on a golden vessel-like object. On the left, a man with long dreadlocked hair, white ritual cloth with gold border, sandalwood marks on his forehead and gold bangle, bows with palms pressed together over a golden kalasha-style vessel. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls stand, and a golden deity murti appears.2017-07-14 +1 copiesJuly 03 20162016-07-03A seated man in an rust-orange draped robe and multiple strands of rudraksha and gold-tone beads sits on a red cushioned throne with silver lion-shaped armrests, one hand resting on the head of a shirtless devotee kneeling before him with palms pressed together. Behind, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas holds a cloth or book near the kneeling devotee's head, while an orange-clad person stands at the left edge. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament, and hoop earrings.2017-10-15April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 23 20172017-04-23A night ceremony on a stage at a temple-style setting. A man with long loose hair, a beard, hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala and an ornate gold necklace sits on a red-cushioned silver throne in rust-red robes, one hand resting on a silver base. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white forehead and body markings, layered beaded malas and white dhoti with gold border holds a folded paper and gestures. A figure in saffron-orange cloth bends forward toward a seated devotee, while another white-clad attendant stands at left. Behind them a red and gold ornamental banner with a sun motif hangs. The scene resembles a satsang or blessing ritual; the seated figure is an appearance-based candidate for a person, given long hair, ornate necklace and rudraksha mala.2017-10-15