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February 17 20132013-02-17A photograph in an indoor hall with a polished floor. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a red bead necklace, and white draped clothing holds a sheet of paper and reads from it while walking barefoot. To his left stands a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala, holding a yellow cloth. Behind, a man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace holds a white tray with fruit. Another figure in orange stands in the background near a dark screen, and a draped orange and purple table sits to the right.2011-02-12September 28 20122012-09-28Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on a white runner beside metal crowd barriers at an indoor event. The man in front has long dark hair swept back, wears round glasses, a red-orange cloth wrapped around the body with gold trim, and a heavy gold bead necklace. He holds a small white card and looks down at it. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange with gold border holds a red folder. Devotees in maroon and yellow saris stand behind the barrier at left, and a yellow ornamental object is visible in the background.2013-03-05February 17 20132013-02-17February 24 20112011-02-24A photograph of a ritual procession in an indoor hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and red-and-gold necklace pendant, reads from a white paper while walking. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with gold border and a heavy gold bead necklace carries a flat tray with offerings. Behind them a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth carries a silver tray, and at left two shaved-headed men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas hold a folded yellow cloth. A dark curtain with white hanging ornaments and a brass lamp stand form the background.2011-02-12A standing man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes with gold border, wearing a long pink, white and green flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, carries a silver plate. Beside him a shaven-headed young man in orange robes bends over silver vessels on a metal tray, and a man in white with a tilak and mala assists. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, watch. In the foreground are silver bowls and a kalasha-type vessel. At the right, a yagna fire burns in a brick fire pit beside marigold and red flowers, and a painted temple pillar with colourful figures stands at the back. Teal walls and maroon curtains form the backdrop.2013-05-17Indoor ritual photograph in an ashram hall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with tripundra ash, a red bindi, gold necklaces, layered rudraksha malas and beaded armbands stands centre-right, holding a folded white paper and reading from it with lowered eyes. Facing him at left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with white ash marks on his shoulders and chest holds his palms together in a respectful gesture. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-clad devotees stand, one with a rudraksha mala, and a man in orange at right holds his hands together. A green backdrop and a large screen are visible in the background. a person, a sannyasi in orange and rudraksha, appears reading the paper during the ritual.2012-10-08Photograph of a stage-side moment in a hall with dark red curtains and a clear lectern behind. A man in rust-red robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and layered red coral beads with gold beads around his neck reaches out to take a white envelope or card held out by a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala. The monk also holds folded orange cloth. A red-robed attendant carries a red tray at right, and on the left, people in white clothing with hands raised in anjali stand behind a metal stanchion and chain.2013-05-12A photograph of a ritual scene indoors on a polished floor before a black draped backdrop with white hanging garlands. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, red and rudraksha beaded necklaces, and gold armbands wears white dhoti and shawl and reads from a sheet of white paper held in both hands. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace holds a white wooden tray. To the left, two men in white dhotis with maroon borders, rudraksha malas and bare feet stand with one holding a folded yellow cloth. On the right, a man in white and gold-bordered dhoti with a gold necklace holds a silver tray with fruit. A small orange and yellow emblem hangs on the backdrop at upper right.2011-02-122013-July-152013-07-15 +1 copies