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March 26 20172017-03-26A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-coloured body markings wears a white dhoti with gold border and holds a long garland of green leaves outstretched. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala holds the same leafy garland. Behind them, men in white and orange clothing and a bald man in a white shirt look on. At lower right, a woman with her hair decorated with white flower garlands and a bindi sits with her back to the camera. A woman in a pink striped sari with a black shawl stands at left, and a smiling woman in the foreground holds a tray. About 10 physical people are visible.2017-03-26April 26 20172017-04-26March 26 20172017-03-26July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual flower offering in an ashram hall. A bearded man in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala pours pink rose petals from a silver bowl over a seated figure whose long dark hair is covered with garlands of white and pink flowers. Behind him, men in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders hold a brass tray of orange marigold petals and a green bowl. A video camera on a tripod and onlookers stand at the right, and a gold-and-orange ceremonial panel is visible at the edge.2017-03-26February 13 20182018-02-13January 06 20182018-01-06January 30 20162016-01-30November 11 20162016-11-11A standing priest in a white dhoti and a saffron-and-gold patterned shawl sprinkles water from a bundle of green mango leaves held in his right hand, while cradling a silver-white metal pot with floral decoration in his left arm. He wears a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Seated devotees in the foreground, some bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, face the ritual. A red fire extinguisher hangs on a white wall beside a carved wooden door, indicating an indoor hall during a purification or abhishekam-style rite.2017-04-26A photo of a group of men in white dhoti and angavastram with yellow-gold borders, most bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, gathered in a hall with framed religious pictures on the walls. A man in the centre sits with his eyes closed while a seated man with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala has his hand on his head in a blessing gesture, and a woman in a blue sari with a striped border stands at right. Nearby a man stands with hands in anjali mudra, another stands with arms folded, and a bearded man sits in the foreground in white.2019-01-08