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A nighttime photograph of a devotional exchange. On the left, a man in a grey-green button-up shirt and blue jeans, with a visitor badge on his shirt pocket and a gold ring on his hand, leans forward holding a small silver dish. In the centre-right, a young priest with a shaved head, white tilaka and ash markings on his forehead and arms, wears a white dhoti with maroon borders and a long gold rudraksha-style mala with a pendant. He raises one hand to hold a gold-colored crown or headpiece over the man's head, while holding a silver tray in his other hand. Another white-clad attendant with a gold mala stands behind them, and devotees are faintly visible in the dark background.

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September 11 20102010-09-11October 20 20102010-10-20A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets and a flower garland over a rust-red garment reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a young man bending forward. The young man has a shaved head, white sacred marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, earrings, and wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them stand two young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one holds a small brass bowl and a tray of yellow sweets or offerings. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the walls behind them.2014-04-27 +1 copiesJanuary 20 20132013-01-20April 30 20122012-04-30October 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a ritual exchange among several men in white dhotis with red-and-white borders. In the centre, a man wearing a gold bead necklace and a white shawl with red edging holds up a small ornate silver-and-gold object while another man beside him smiles. In the foreground, a bald man in white with a red border faces away from the camera. A wooden tray or box holds red sacred beads and a small framed picture. A man on the right wears white and a red bead mala, and several people stand behind with hands pressed together. The setting appears to be an indoor hall.2010-10-15July 17 20152015-07-17A photo of a ritual blessing in a room with a dark red curtain behind. A man with hair tied in a topknot and bare upper body wears a white dhoti-style cloth, silver-beaded necklaces and bangles, and holds a silver ritual staff with a red-tipped top against the head of a younger man in a white collared shirt. The younger man has his palms pressed together in a gesture of respect and a gold bracelet on his wrist. The blessing man is smiling. a person appearance cues are visible: topknot, silver beaded ornaments and ceremonial white clothing with a bare upper body.2012-02-08Photo of a padapuja ritual indoors. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder wears a heavy gold bead necklace and white sacred ash stripes on his forehead and arms, his hands folded in anjali. Beside him, a woman in a white and cream striped sari with a black beaded mala presses her palms together and looks upward. A brass plate with flowers sits in the foreground, and a small oil lamp burns at the lower left next to another person's hands. Behind them, other devotees and a red curtain are partly visible.2010-10-16A photograph of a devotional exchange indoors. On the right, a bare-chested man with his hair in a bun wears a red and gold-bordered shawl over his body and a rudraksha mala around his neck, facing left with his head slightly bowed. On the left, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing and rudraksha beads kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, his head bowed toward him. Behind them, a man in white kneels holding a woven basket or tray, and a person with a tripod-mounted camera and other onlookers stand in the background beside a red curtain. The right-hand figure has distinctive adornments and a red shawl, but his face and appearance are not clearly enough established to identify him as a person, so his role is described as the person being honoured.2011-09-10March 08 20132013-03-08