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March 10 2017

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October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10January 08 20172017-01-08March 10 20172017-03-10Several men sit cross-legged on red floor cushions in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with yellow borders, many with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their torsos. In the foreground a bald man with glasses reads a yellow-covered booklet, and beside him a curly-haired man with a rudraksha mala reads a book. Brass plates and bowls with offerings, lit oil lamps and small kalasha-style vessels sit on the floor before them, consistent with a puja or homa ritual. More participants and a camera on a tripod are visible in the background.2017-03-16A bearded man with shoulder-length wavy hair and a large tattoo on his upper back and arm stands in the foreground, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl over one shoulder, carrying a wooden tray of golden offerings. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit on a hall floor with striped rugs and small oil lamps, while others sit in rows near the back. A person in a white shawl reaches toward the tray. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering in a hall with a red circular floor design, with a man in white dhoti and no visible crown, saffron or malas marking him as a distinctive a person candidate.2017-03-17 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20132013-09-16May 13 20152015-05-13A seated man with long hair swept back wears a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange-red rudraksha mala over his shoulder, eyes closed in meditation with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Surrounding him, several people in saffron and orange robes and red garments sit on a mat, some holding small oil lamps. Brass lamps and offerings lie on a low platform at right. Brass lamps, oil lamps and offerings suggest a puja. Seven or more physically visible people appear in the scene.2014-06-10October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.2016-11-16January 08 20172017-01-08