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September 16 2013

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A group of saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a ritual, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Each holds a long brass horn-shaped vessel, pouring liquid into or drawing from it, while stainless steel bowls, pots and small brass items are arranged before them on the floor. Several younger boys in red garments and white forehead marks sit among the group, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl sits at the right edge.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A large group of shaved-headed men and boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a tiled floor during a ritual, many holding long brass cone-shaped horns to their mouths while others hold steel bowls and pots. Several wear rudraksha and orange-beaded malas, vibhuti/sandal marks on their foreheads and arms, and a few wear glasses. Silver and brass vessels, cups and a plate of fruit sit in front of them, with a pink cloth on the floor. The scene reads as a temple ritual with ceremonial instruments, though no specific deity or Swamiji depiction is clearly identifiable. Approximately twenty people are visible, including partially cropped figures at the edges.2013-09-16September 02 20132013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02A photograph of a seated ritual in a hall with a white floor, where several participants sit on low platforms. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings and bare upper arms wears a red-maroon dhoti and a long wooden rudraksha mala, holding a brass horn-shaped vessel. Beside him, a younger man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a similar brass vessel, while a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a steel jug into a brass funnel. Steel bowls, brass pots, a small brass lamp, red powder and a plate of offerings sit on the silver trays. Behind them, rows of people in orange and saffron robes sit in a ritual setting.2014-10-06March 17 20132013-03-17September 16 20132013-09-16March 13 20132013-03-13October 26 20142014-10-26June 11 20142014-06-11A photograph of a ritual scene with several young and adult men seated in a row wearing saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas. Several boys in the foreground hold brass horn-shaped vessels to their mouths or lift them, and a brass kalasha pot sits in the lower foreground. Steel bowls, small offerings and marigold petals are arranged on a white platform. Some men have tilak markings on their foreheads and bare upper bodies with ornaments. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with a white wall behind them.2013-08-12