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July 09 2012

A photograph of a ceremony inside a hall with a gold-and-red throne visible at the left background. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes with white forehead markings stands at left, holding a tray and steadying a woman in a red and orange bandhani sari with a red bindi and garland. She kneels to place her hands on a white-clad man with glasses, who wears an orange shawl and a marigold garland and stands barefoot on a gold-coloured platform. Seated musicians and attendees in orange and white line the floor, and a sitar-like instrument and drum rest at right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

A photograph of a marriage-style ritual in an interior hall. A bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala with white markings on his arms stands at left, holding the bare foot of a woman in a red sari with a red-and-gold blouse and marigold-and-white garland. A man in cream kurta and white dhoti with a white garland bends forward, his hand on a yellow cushion on the floor, while a woman smiles beside him. Behind them, a seated drummer in pink plays a dholak and several people in white and orange garments sit or stand in the background. A printed copyright line appears at lower right, and the scene is a religious ceremony with offerings and garlands.

June 24 2014

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A photograph of a formal honouring at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a person in a saffron robe with a bare upper body and an orange head wrap is smiling as they place a rich maroon silk shawl with gold border around the shoulders of a man who bows forward with head lowered. The honoured man wears a red-and-gold wrap. The honouring figure wears a long garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind them, a standing man in a khaki shirt and dhoti holds a yellow cloth, and a row of seated people in white and saffron clothes sit on the floor along a yellow line. Several men in white shirts stand at the back, one holding a tray. a person appears among the honouring figures, identified by the saffron robe, orange head wrap and garland cues, shown in the act of honouring rather than being honoured.

July 09 2012

June 27 2014

A photograph of a ceremony in a tiled hall with a fire pit at lower right. A bald priest in orange robes with a gold chain stands at right holding a small open box. In the centre, an older man with glasses wears white clothes and an orange shawl with a marigold garland. A woman in a red and gold bandhani sari with an orange shawl stands before him, hands together. Several seated men in white with orange shawls and flower garlands sit at left, and a figure in pink sits near a low table. No deity, banner or readable name is visible, so no a person candidate is identified from appearance.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual inside a hall. A man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak markings stands at left holding a microphone and a booklet. A smiling woman in a white sari with a red border and marigold garland stands centre, while a man in a grey jacket with an orange shawl bends forward to touch her feet on a yellow cushion. Other seated devotees in orange and white are visible in the background, along with a golden throne and a drum at right.

July 09 2012

October 25 2015

A photograph taken indoors at night of a ritual padapuja. A man in an orange-saffron sash and a cream dhoti bends low and touches his forehead to the bare feet of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white markings on the arms. Behind him a woman in a white and orange sari, wearing a marigold garland, watches. Seated devotees in orange and white line the room, and smoke rises from a fire pit at the left edge. A yellow cushion sits on the floor before the feet. The walls are pale yellow, with a doorway and white curtain at right.