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July 13 2013

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Outdoor evening ritual on bare reddish earth under dusk sky. A bald man in orange cloth with white tilak and rudraksha mala stands centre among a line of people in orange and maroon saris and dhotis. A woman in orange with a long plaited hair and beaded necklace stands near a kneeling man in white dhoti who bows low before brass bells set within ornate brass circles on the ground. Several brass bells, a coiled brass naga hood and a kalasha-like vessel surround the circles. Standing onlookers in white clothing watch from the background, with a metal lattice tower visible above.2013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesNight ritual outdoors among trees at the ashram. A bare-chested older man with a shaved head, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a brass bowl, stands at the centre; an orange-robed woman on the right, with an orange turban and long dark hair, smiles with hands folded. Several orange-robed devotees and white-clad people stand behind. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a beaded mala performs puja with brass lamps and vessels before a silver-decorated deity murti and a stone lingam-like object on a white cloth. A tall brass staff stands in the background.2007-12-30November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesNight photo of a ritual line outdoors on a sandy courtyard with green leaves underfoot. In the foreground a woman in white with a red shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside her a young man with a shaved head, white vibhuti stripes and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange cloth with red borders and holds a folded orange cloth. Behind them a man in white with a red shawl holds a tall red-and-white stick. Women in orange and white kneel and pour water from brass pots onto the leaves, with string lights and a golden decorative frame in the background. Several other people in white and orange stand further back.2015-07-07Outdoor evening ritual under a corrugated roof strung with colourful fairy lights. In the foreground a woman in orange robes bends down to place a small oil lamp on a white kolam floor design, beside brass pots and a green banana-leaf offering. Behind her a line of men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at centre. Other devotees in orange kneel on the right. Brass kalasha pots are arranged in rows on the paved floor.2017-02-23March 18 20132013-03-18January 12 20152015-01-12