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A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested with a tilak on his forehead and a red wrist thread, kneels over a large engraved bronze vessel filled with white powder, pressing his hand into the heap while a brass rod stands upright in it. Behind him a shirtless young man with a sacred mark sits against a stone wall, a young boy in saffron-orange cloth sits on a wooden stool at right, and a red cloth holds a wooden box and a microphone on a green mat. A video camera at left films the scene.

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November 09 20162016-11-09November 11 20162016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09October 10 20162016-10-10November 11 20162016-11-11October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10A man with a short dark beard and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a stone step, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long rudraksha mala draped over his bare shoulders. He sits behind a large brass bowl heaped with white powder, possibly sacred ash or flour, with red-tinted edges, and he is scooping it with a small brass ladle held in his right hand while his left hand rests in the powder. Beside the bowl is a small brass cup on a black tray. Behind him, two women in white and orange-saffron saris sit with hands folded, one wearing heavy gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala.2016-10-16November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual preparation. A man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap with a long wrap and forehead tilak sits and sprinkles or touches white grains and a small orange powder inside a large embossed bronze vessel with ornate relief figures. To his left, a bare-chested man with an Om symbol painted on his chest and white dhoti with gold border sits on a stone ledge. Behind, a young boy in orange cloth sits cross-legged, and a standing man in orange robes is at the right edge. A white pedestal fan, a red cloth, a small wooden box and a water bottle are nearby. The main figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the role is described as a sannyasi performing the ritual.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe and a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, with a white tilak on his forehead, sitting on stone steps and pouring or sprinkling white powder from a small spoon into a large golden bowl heaped with white grain and sprinkled with red kumkum. A small flame burns at the base of the bowl. Behind him, two people in orange and white clothing sit with their hands folded, and one wears layered garlands and a gold necklace. Puja items and an orange cloth are visible at the right edge.2016-10-16A photograph, rotated sideways, of a man with long dreadlocked hair and beard seated on a small wooden stool, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, holding a stylus-like ritual tool over a large round brass plate filled with pale sand or ash. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on a stone platform; one bare-chested man has a white Om-type marking on his chest and a rudraksha-style necklace. Green trees and a stone pillar are in the background.2016-11-11