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May 08 2013

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A shaved-headed young man sits cross-legged on a marble floor, bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, with white horizontal tripundra markings on his forehead and arms. He leans forward arranging brass ritual items on a red cloth: a brass bell with a handle, small brass cups, a brass plate with yellow flowers, and a small oil lamp with a lit flame. A second person in a red-orange cloth sits behind him, partly visible. A yellow cloth bag lies at right and a white paper cup sits nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual preparation.2017-01-06April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja ritual with two young sannyasi-style boys in orange robes sitting cross-legged behind a low metal tray holding brass vessels, a small brass bell, flower petals and a lit oil lamp. The foreground boy has a shaved head, white vertical tilak and red bindi, rudraksha mala, and is reaching toward the offerings with a small spoon-like implement. Beside him, an older youth with a shaved head, white tilak and red-and-orange robe also wears a rudraksha mala and sits with eyes lowered. Other devotees in orange are blurred in the background.2013-04-10A photograph of a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti sitting cross-legged on a white marble floor, bare-chested, with white horizontal stripes on his forehead and arms and a red tilak mark. He wears multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists and holds a brass bell in one hand while gesturing over a brass plate with small brass cups, a red cloth and a small oil lamp at his left. Behind him, a second bare-chested person in orange cloth sits with hands joined, and a yellow cloth bag lies on the floor to the right. A pair of brass items and white flowers rest on the plate.2017-01-06April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06A photograph of a seated group of young men and boys in saffron-orange and red-orange robes with rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti or chandan marks on their foreheads and arms, sitting on a floor during a ritual. Several hold small brass vessels and trays with offerings, and a red-draped table and a wooden carved panel stand in the background behind a white rope barrier. The people appear to be devotees or sannyasi participants; no one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-12-16Photo of a seated priest in orange dhoti and bare-chested with white horizontal sacred ash bands on forehead and arms, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and rudraksha armbands, performing a puja on the floor with brass plates, a small brass bell, oil lamps, kumkum and offerings. Behind him a second young man in orange-red cloth sits with hands in anjali mudra. A yellow cloth lies on the floor and a basket of green leaves sits to the right.2017-01-06A seated priest in reddish-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders sits cross-legged on a white floor in front of a silver-topped puja tray holding brass vessels, a small brass lamp, and a white shell-like item, with a red-orange offering on a plate. He has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and his hands are folded in his lap with eyes closed in meditation. Behind him a young man in an orange kurta sits, and a large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards fills the hall, along with several boys in maroon-and-gold robes. The scene looks like a satsang or puja gathering.2013-05-17Seated devotees in saffron-orange robes perform a puja on a white marble floor, sitting on woven straw mats before silver trays holding brass bowls, small oil lamps, flower petals, fruit and kumkum. Several boys wear white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas; a younger boy in the centre holds a small brass vessel while others pour and offer. Behind them, more devotees in maroon and saffron sit with similar trays. A brass kalasha and a red-and-gold tray stand nearby.2013-04-18November 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08