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September 21 2016

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September 21 20162016-09-21September 12 20152015-09-12A seated assembly during a ritual gathering in a hall, with many participants in orange robes and white clothing sitting on the floor. Front-row figures wear orange sashes and rudraksha malas, with white forehead markings, and several hold or sit beside brass plates of offerings, flowers and small lamps. Behind them, rows of people in white shirts and dhotis watch, and some have white ash marks on their foreheads. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and sannyasis in ritual sitting.2014-06-02May 08 20172017-05-08September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesOctober 02 20132013-10-02September 13 20132013-09-13September 11 20152015-09-11Photo of a seated puja or ritual gathering in a hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground, three men sit on low wooden platforms with brass vessels, flowers, and small offering trays before them. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, and white ash marks on his forehead and arms. The two men to his right wear red-brown saffron-toned cloth, rudraksha malas, and copper bangles, with white markings on their bodies; the centre man bends over his offerings while the right man holds a small vessel. Behind them, rows of people in orange and red robes, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit along white pillars and a chain barrier.2014-08-19A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits on a stage before a draped maroon backdrop and an ornate deity murti with a silver arch, behind silver-covered low tables set with marigold garlands and offering plates. A man in a long-haired orange kurta with rudraksha and gold necklaces sits second from left, and a white-bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala sits centre-right, speaking into a microphone. Several turbaned men in orange and red turbans and rudraksha malas sit along the row. Front-row devotees are partly visible at the bottom edge.2015-09-12A row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes, many with marigold garlands, receive offerings at a ritual. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and green lanyard holds a silver plate with a lit lamp and small vessels. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti with a red waistband and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. Ornate silver boxes with floral engraving sit on red cloth along the front. Behind them, people in white dhotis and red-and-gold cloth move across a red carpet. The setting appears to be a large open pavilion with orange draping.2016-05-05A seated row of devotees at a large orange-canopied tent. The nearest man on the right has a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha bracelets, a gold bead necklace and a red-and-gold shawl over his bare chest. Beside him, a man with long hair wears a gold necklace over white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border. Further along, younger people in orange and red clothes and gold garlands sit in line, and standing attendants in orange cloth stand in the background near a large fan. No identifiable candidate for a person is visible in appearance terms.2016-04-21