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July 28 2017

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A seated devotee in a bare-chested state with a long rudraksha mala and a pendant on a cord takes an offering from a steel tray held by a robed attendant in a rust-orange garment. Behind him, bare-chested men wearing rudraksha malas and white and yellow dhotis sit on the floor, one with white paste markings on his forehead and body. The setting appears to be a hall with a red wall and a blurred background. A copyright and source credit appears in the lower right corner.2017-07-28July 21 20172017-07-21January 07 20172017-01-07A seated ritual gathering of men in a bright hall with pink walls, many wearing white dhotis and bare upper bodies marked with white vibhuti stripes. In the foreground, a young man with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white ash on his forehead holds a small object in one hand and raises the other hand, eyes closed, in a puja. Beside him on a green tray sit a small framed picture of a goddess in orange clothes, a brass plate and offerings. Men in saffron and orange cloths sit in the background, and a figure at right wears a red and gold shawl with rudraksha beads.2017-01-07A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a breathing or pranayama practice, pressing one nostril closed with a finger. Several men sit cross-legged on a white floor, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Rudraksha mala beads hang across the chests of two men in the centre. Behind them, others wear orange-saffron cloths, and wooden chairs and a red cushion are visible in the background. A small floral arrangement sits at the lower right. No speaker or throne is clearly identifiable in the frame.2017-06-27January 07 20172017-01-07January 06 20172017-01-06Photograph of a ritual initiation scene in a hall with red-and-white patterned mats. A seated man in a red-orange shawl with rudraksha beads has his forehead touched by a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with red-and-gold borders, who holds a brass bowl and a leafy branch. A long-haired man with a beaded mala and white ash markings on his chest sits beside him, with another attendant in white behind. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and red shawls, some with white ash marks, fill the background. The scene suggests a blessing or puja, with visible brass vessel and sprigs of leaves.2017-07-03January 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06A photograph of a long row of seated devotees performing a puja with brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings arranged on the floor in front of them. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short hair, a white dhoti with yellow borders, and rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp while another man with dreadlocks wears a red-brown rudraksha mala. A bald priest on the right has white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and an orange cloth. Others in orange, maroon and white clothing sit behind them, some holding lamps. A blurred deity image hangs on the wall in the background.2017-01-06A seated group of men in a hall performs a ritual with oil lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his arms and chest holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. Beside him a man in white dhoti with yellow borders holds a lamp and a brass bell, and others with white ash markings sit on red mats around brass puja vessels and lamps. Dry offerings and a purple plastic bag sit on the floor. Pink walls and a row of lit lamps fill the background.2017-01-01