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September 21 2016

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October 31 20162016-10-31A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with broad gold borders stands at an open homa fire pit lined with white kolam-style patterns. He holds a silver kalasha-style pot with a white cloth wrapped over its neck, pouring or sprinkling liquid over the flames. His hair is coiled up on his head and he wears a rudraksha-style mala and a silver pendant. Silver bowls and a clay pot sit on a cloth beside the fire, with green banana leaves and palms behind. Two people in white are partly visible in the background near a drum.2016-09-05 +1 copiesTwo young shirtless priests in orange dhotis sit on a colourful striped cloth outdoors, performing a ritual over a low white table. The priest on the left, with long hair and white ash markings on his arms, pours from a small vessel. The priest in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and red-brown bangles and holds a ladle. Behind them, a seated figure in a red-brown robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Silver plates, bowls, a brass kalasha-style pot, marigolds, a small cup and a folded blue cloth hold offerings. Green metal gate and brick wall in background.2016-09-15October 31 20162016-10-31December 23 20162016-12-23A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.2010-09-08December 05 20142014-12-05A young man with dreadlocked hair and white tilak markings sits cross-legged on bare earth, hands pressed in anjali, bare-chested and wearing orange dhoti, rudraksha mala and beaded bracelet. Standing behind him are devotees in orange and white robes and a woman in a green saree, all with hands folded. In front are silver plates, a pot, incense sticks and a banana-leaf offering; to the right a gourd-shaped object is garlanded with yellow marigolds and draped with a beaded necklace, set in a wicker basket. The scene appears to be an outdoor puja or ritual. The young man's identity is not established by appearance here, so no a person candidate is asserted.2016-09-15May 05 20122012-05-05December 05 20142014-12-05Outdoors under coconut palms, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala stands on a hexagonal tiled terrace wearing a flowing saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, barefoot, with one hand on his hip. Behind him, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt-like top stands, and a bald man in white dhoti with a white cloth stands at left by fire pits. A seated man in a light blue striped shirt and grey trousers sits on a woven mat at right, while another man in white stands nearby. A rolled red-and-cream mat lies at the base of a red-painted step. Palm trees, a white tent structure, and a thatched fence form the background.2010-09-18A photograph of a barefoot procession walking along a dirt path lined with a rope-and-stick fence toward a golden arched gateway framing a black ganesha murti. In front, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth, multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and gold bangles, and a green parrot perches on his shoulder. Beside him, a bald man in a red-orange cloth with a gold border and a gold-beaded necklace carries a small orange object. Behind them, shaven-headed men in white dhotis with white forehead markings follow, and a woman in a white sari with gold border holding a garland stands at the left. Trees and foliage fill the background.2011-05-17