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Photograph of a ceremonial procession at an indoor ritual event. A barefoot man with long dark locks, a white tilak on his forehead and a red bindi, wearing a long orange-saffron sannyasi drape over his shoulder, walks forward smiling. Behind him a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace and rudraksha bracelet walks beside a woman in a deep red saffron-bordered sari holding a decorated tray of flowers and offerings. To the left, a shirtless man in an orange dhoti with a gold-medallion garland plays a round frame drum. An ornate white umbrella with hanging beaded tassels is held overhead, and a silver bowl and silver offering trays with fruit and leaves sit on the striped floor mat. Three people are in the foreground scene; the background holds additional figures.

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Photograph of a ritual procession on a stage with a striped woven mat underfoot. A bearded man with long hair, a red tilak and white markings on his forehead, wears an orange-red sannyasi wrap and stands barefoot, smiling. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a silver umbrella with leaf-shaped pendants over him. Another man in white with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala stands at left, bare-chested with white body markings, and a man in an orange cloth holds a yellow-wrapped offering at right. A silver tray with banana-leaf offerings sits at lower right. Several people stand in the background near a white curtain and speakers.2016-12-18 +2 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Photograph inside a hall with pink walls and ceiling lights. A bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak stands barefoot on a striped multicoloured runner with eyes closed, wearing rust-red robes, an orange shawl, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace. Seated devotees on the floor watch, including a woman in a cream sari with a rust-red border and a shaved-headed man in white. Behind them are a silver trishul stand and a silver-framed chair, and framed artwork hangs on the walls. a person is the standing man, presented as a sannyasi in rudraksha and orange shawl.2017-09-28A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair falling past his shoulders, wearing an orange-saffron unstitched robe, standing with palms pressed together in namaste and smiling with eyes closed. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a white ceremonial umbrella with hanging tassels is held up, and several attendants stand around. A man on the right wears a white dhoti with a black rudraksha mala and a red wristband, and a woman in a red sari stands further right. A man at left in yellow ornate costume with a green headpiece and a woman with white face markings are part of a procession-like scene.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18 +2 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18September 29 20162016-09-29December 09 20162016-12-09