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December 16 2009

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June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and pink-bordered shawl, his bare upper body showing and a gold necklace at his neck, extending his hand to pour or offer a substance into the cupped hands of a woman in white with a black ponytail and gold bangles. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak stands watching, and in the background other devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls stand near orange and red painted walls.2010-08-11A photo of a satsang or puja setting with a seated figure in an orange-red turban and orange-red shawl with a thick rudraksha-style bead mala, extending a hand to receive an offering from a woman in white. The woman wears a white churidar-style top, a gold chain, a name badge on a lanyard and a bangindi. The offering is a folded white cloth on her palm. Behind them, a gold-coloured deity murti or throne is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Other devotees stand nearby in white and orange clothing, and a man in a white and gold-bordered shawl stands at the right edge.2015-11-22October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual distribution line in a hall with white walls. A young man with curly dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold waist cloth, stands at centre holding a brass tray of offerings toward a row of devotees. Several women in white saris and white kurtas, some with grey or white hair, reach forward with cupped hands. Men in white kurtas wear red-and-white shawls with white dhotis and stand along the right. Tall gold-coloured ceremonial staffs with ornate round finials frame the scene, and an orange-and-white flag or banner shows in the background. The setting looks like a person Sangha ritual gathering.2015-10-21 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall. In the foreground a figure in white clothing with a red-and-white striped border and a gold pendant with a small portrait medallion holds out a brass plate containing dark, thick substance. Another person's hand, with a silver bracelet, receives the plate. Behind, several stacked dark metal bowls rest on an orange and blue cloth. The seated audience wears white and light blue clothing and sits in rows on a hall floor.2010-09-05December 02 20112011-12-02October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesDecember 02 20112011-12-02A photograph of a temple ritual with devotees in white. A seated priest with a shaved head, gold necklace and red-bordered white cloth holds out a small offering of white flowers to a kneeling woman in white with a yellow shawl and a green-bordered blouse, who cups her hands to receive it. Behind her, another woman in white with a yellow shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha-style pendant look on. Orange floor mats cover the ground, with more devotees in white and yellow standing and kneeling in the background, beside orange and red walls.2010-08-11October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual in progress: a bare foot rests on a brass tray while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala hands over a silver bowl of milk. Brass and silver bowls hold red roses and orange and pink flowers, with a red-skinned fruit and a conch-shaped vessel on a gold plate. A woman in a mustard-yellow top and gold bangles, and another person's hands, are also reaching toward the offerings. Gold-toned cloth covers the floor.2011-11-20