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September 20 20152015-09-20April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph of six shaven-headed men in white dhotis with golden borders stands on a stage under a tent canopy, reciting from pink printed sheets. The man at centre holds a microphone and the men on the left have garlands and rudraksha malas. Several wear white forehead markings and wrist threads. The man at centre-right holds his palms joined in anjali. Their posture suggests a sacred recitation or initiation ceremony.2016-04-22 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene in which a young man in an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala holds a folded white paper and reads from it, his head bowed with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Beside him stand other men: one in plain white dhoti with a white-striped shawl and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, another bare-chested in orange with a gold chain, and a shaven-headed man in orange with a gold neck ornament. To the right, a figure in white with white forehead markings holds a small brass vessel, and behind them an ornate gold-framed seat with red cushions stands in the background. A yellow cloth lies at the lower left and a metal tray with brass items sits in front.2010-11-30April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph of a ritual scene on a stage before a large red-and-gold backdrop of a starry sky. A row of men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with gold-bordered dhotis and saffron-red shawls, stands in line holding papers; several have shaved heads and rudraksha malas. A shirtless young man in a gold-bordered white dhoti holds papers and stands near a decorated deity murti or throne garlanded with white flowers and red, green and blue garlands, with a golden kalasha-like finial above. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands beside him. Several men wear white kurtas with white dhotis. Dark red curtain at left.2017-09-26A photograph of several seated devotees in an ashram hall with orange walls. Four men sit on an orange cloth. The two central men are shaved-headed and wear white dhotis with maroon borders, white upper cloths, gold beaded necklaces and white forehead markings; the man on the right holds his hands together in prayer. Behind them a younger man in white with a yellow shawl folds his hands in namaskar, and another man in a yellow shawl looks down. A small metal vessel and an open booklet sit on the floor in front. Partial figures appear at the left and right edges.2010-08-06Three bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, faces lifted in devotion before a red draped canopy. Each wears a rudraksha mala, and their foreheads and arms are marked with white vibhuti or sandalwood paste. The man in the centre has a small red tilak and a rudraksha mala with a pendant. Their attire and posture suggest a temple or ashram ritual; no identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2016-12-23January 22 20132013-01-22A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi with tilak lines on his forehead, performing a ritual with a small object held in his hands while his eyes are closed and he chants. Beside him, another shaved-headed priest in white with a dark rudraksha mala chants with eyes closed. Several shaved-headed people are seen in the foreground from behind, and pink lotus flowers sit on a tray near the bottom. A gold ornately carved panel stands behind them and a blue cloth hangs at left.2011-02-08A photograph of four shaven-headed men in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-maroon borders sit on an orange mat before an orange wall and a draped table decorated with red and white flowers. Several wear gold beaded necklaces, and most have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. The man second from left wears glasses and holds his hands together; the man third from left holds a printed sheet and sits before a microphone on a stand. Two brass bells lie on the mat in the foreground, and a woman in a yellow-trimmed garment is visible at the bottom right. This looks like a pada puja or chanting gathering, and the men appear to be priests or disciples.2010-08-26September 10 20112011-09-10