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January 17 20182018-01-17A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-style setting. A smiling man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a maroon-red shawl over bare shoulders wears heavy gold beaded necklaces, gold bangles and rudraksha bracelets; he holds a white thread or cord in his hands. Before him, a man in white ritual cloth kneels with palms pressed together at his forehead. Behind, attendants in orange-saffron cloths, one with rudraksha beads, assist and hold similar white cords. A silver-toned throne or seat is visible at upper right.2017-09-17 +1 copiesOutdoor street scene in Tiruvannamalai where a man in a rust-red shawl with long dreadlocks and a white forehead mark stands barefoot while an elderly man in an orange shawl with grey beard presses palms together and an older man bows to touch his feet. A young man in a white dhoti with gold border holds an ornate silver vessel, and another man in white with rudraksha mala stands behind. a person candidate is the red-shawled man with dreadlocks and tilak, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone; roles are devotee and priest-like attendants.2018-01-17 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a maroon shawl with gold borders, rudraksha mala beads, earrings and bangles, holding a bundle of straw or grass tied with a cord. A man with long braided hair and a white dhoti stands behind, leaning over, while a bare-chested devotee with long matted locks and white body markings bows low, head near the seated figure's hands. Other white-clad attendants with rudraksha malas stand in the background.2016-01-02A photograph of a crowded outdoor ritual setting with a dense group of men gathered closely. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand centre, one wearing a long beaded rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, the other with a gold necklace and multiple beaded malas. A man in a white dhoti bends low in front of them, seemingly offering respect. Around them, men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand watching, one holding a long wooden staff at left. A cameraperson with a video camera is visible at the left edge, and colourful paper decorations hang overhead beneath a canopy.2012-05-18A photograph of a ritual scene at an ashram. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a red-brown shawl over his shoulders, wearing heavy gold necklaces and bangles, holds a white thread between his hands and smiles. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a white thread across his shoulder and rudraksha beads gestures in front. To the left, a man in white with folded palms watches, and behind them a young man with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas stands near a silver object. Probable Swamiji (the figure with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a red-brown shawl), performing a thread-tying blessing with devotees.2017-09-17 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02May 18 20122012-05-18A ritual initiation scene indoors. In the foreground, a bare-chested, long-haired figure with a brown-orange shawl, gold armlets and a gold necklace places a hand on the head of a kneeling young man in white dhoti whose head is bandaged with white cloth. Beside them, a standing priest in orange-saffron dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant, and another person in white is visible at the right. Gold-tipped rods and a red curtain frame the background. a person candidate with long dreadlocked hair, gold ornaments and shawl is seated as the officiant. Blessing or initiation rite with laying of hands.2017-02-15A photograph of devotees at an outdoor water-pouring ritual beside a tiled channel, under green trees with a grey wall behind. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a red-brown cloth is bowing with his hands at his face while water runs over him. Behind him, men in orange cloths and rudraksha malas stand with bare chests, and a man in a yellow shawl holds a ceremonial string of beads. A man in white dhoti bends over the channel, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person by the listed cues, so no candidate is marked.2018-04-29September 27 20122012-09-27May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copies