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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls, a wooden door and framed pictures near the top. A woman in an orange-red sarong and matching shawl stands at right, holding a silver-wrapped vessel in one arm and extending a bundle of green leaves with her other hand, as if sprinkling or blessing. Around her, seated men with bare upper bodies, white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on wooden chairs, some with white and red forehead markings. One man in front wears a red mark on his forehead and sits with eyes closed. The setting appears to be a formal ritual with participants seated in rows.

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July 28 20172017-07-28July 28 20172017-07-28A photograph of a ritual gathering in a pink-walled hall. A woman in an orange saffron sari holds a silver-white pot in one hand and a bundle of green leaves and grass in the other, offering or sprinkling them toward seated men. Several men sit on wooden chairs and mats, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. A man in the foreground sits on a striped mat with eyes lowered. Red cloth bags rest beside the chairs. A framed picture hangs on the wall above. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2017-07-28 +1 copiesA ritual gathering in a pink-walled hall with men seated on chairs and mats. In the foreground a standing man in saffron-orange dress and a bare chest holds up a bunch of green leaves over a silver-coloured kalasha pot, while another attendant holds a metal tray. Seated men wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. Framed pictures hang on the wall above, and a red emergency light is visible at the right. This appears to be a purification or abhishekam-style puja with a kalasha and leaves.2017-07-28 +1 copiesA young man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl stands bare-backed in a pink-walled hall, holding a white woven basket-wrapped pot topped with green leaves and a grass sprig. Behind him, rows of seated men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit at low wooden desks. A shaven-headed man in the right foreground, with a tattooed arm, bows his head with hands together. A tray is carried on the right. Wooden doors and framed pictures line the back wall.2017-07-28 +1 copiesA woman in an orange saffron wrap and skirt stands in profile at the right, holding a clear jar of water with a white cloth tied around it, while raising a bundle of green leaves and sprinkling water with her right hand. Several seated people in white ritual clothes and wooden chairs fill the background; a man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and mala beads and has white tilak marks on his forehead. The hall has pale pink walls and a wooden door.2017-07-28July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a plain pink-walled room with a dark wooden doorway. In the foreground a bare-chested young man in orange saffron cloth wrapped at the waist and draped over the shoulder holds a silver pot in one hand and sprinkles water with a green leafy sprig in the other, while a bead necklace hangs at his chest. Behind him, two more young men in orange cloth stand at a low table with brass and metal vessels. Another young man in orange is partly visible at the right edge. A woman in a cream top with a white shawl sits on a chair at the right, smiling and holding her hands together in greeting, with a brass object at the far right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style blessing with water.2017-07-28 +1 copiesA standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested with his hair in a bun, holds a silver-rimmed white kalasha pot in one hand and sprinkles water with a bundle of green leaves held in the other. Around him, seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on chairs and mats in a pink-walled hall during what appears to be a ritual, with a wooden door behind. Several seated participants wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks on their foreheads. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja, with the kalasha and leaf sprinkling as the central ritual action.2017-07-28July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesA photograph of several young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths with bare upper bodies and rudraksha necklaces performing a ritual in a pink-walled room. The foreground figure raises a leafy green bough or mango-leaf bunch overhead while water sprays from it, and a silver vessel is tucked at his waist. Behind him, two more attendants in orange stand near a dark wooden doorway, one holding a tall gold ceremonial staff or chamara-like pole. A small silver bell-shaped lamp stand and brass items rest on a low table. A seated woman in cream clothing, partly visible at the right edge, watches. This appears to be an abhishekam-style sprinkling ritual.2017-07-28 +1 copies