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Annadhan in 2011

A photograph of a ritual scene indoors in a hall with white walls, a red panel, and a metal-trussed ceiling. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes with gold-coloured garlands and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead reaches out to touch the head of a man seen from behind. The man wears a white dhoti with maroon borders and is bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala. The priest holds a small cup or plate of gold-coloured offerings in his other hand. Several other saffron-robed priests stand along the wall behind them, some also holding offerings, while a few figures are partially visible in the background.

A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with dark rudraksha malas placing a hand on the crown of a shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a pink border, who stands with hands clasped and eyes lowered. A tilak-marked priest in white and saffron stands behind, and a silver tray with offerings is held at the right edge. Several onlookers in white shirts and white robes stand in the background of a hall. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment, though the page does not establish the specific rite.

Photograph of a ritual scene with several shaven-headed men in white and gold-bordered dhotis. In the centre, a man with a tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lifted. A man at left, seen from behind with bare shoulders, extends his arm toward the centre and holds a small handful of offering grains. At right, a man in an orange and gold cloth with gold beaded necklaces holds his hands together. A dark curtain forms the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present; the central figure's appearance is insufficient to attribute identity.

A photograph of a ritual scene indoors in a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal ceiling and exposed roof trusses. In the foreground, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-edged border and a beaded necklace stands facing right, holding a plate of yellow flowers or grains with a hand raised toward a devotee. Behind him, two or more saffron-robed priests with shaved heads and white markings on their foreheads line a wall, also holding offerings. On the left, a devotee with close-cut hair wears only a white dhoti with red borders over his shoulder, and bead necklaces. The scene looks like an offering or blessing being given to devotees in a line.

October 27 2010

2010-10-27 +1 copies

October 20 2010

A photograph of a ceremonial initiation moment on a stage. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi holds a folded paper and places his right hand on the shaven head of a kneeling man in white dhoti with white ash lines on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a bald priest in orange with a gold necklace stands beside a row of gold ritual implements, and a gold and red ornate throne stands in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks, performing the blessing. A shaven-headed attendant in orange is at the right edge.

September 30 2016

A 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 copies

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a temple hall with white arches and a blue-framed shrine niche. A man in a saffron-orange cloth with a red-and-gold trim, a red-bordered shawl, a flower garland, a red-bead mala and a braided hair bun with a red floral crown places his hands on the head of a man in a white shirt, who has his hands folded in prayer. Probable Swamiji is the central figure, with long hair in a bun, a crown, ornate gold earrings, rudraksha malas and a white garland, matching the appearance-based cues for the presiding figure. Around them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads stands at right. A yellow sunshade hangs at the upper left and a golden halo shape appears behind the crowd.