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April 20 2018

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Initiation ritual in a carved wooden-screen hall. A man with a long dark turban, crescent ornament, red tilak, gold and pink flower garland, and rudraksha-style beads sits on an ornate silver and red velvet throne, appearing to bless or guide a kneeling, bare-chested initiate in white dhoti with a sacred thread, whose back bears white ash markings. Another attendant in white dhoti with a yellow border and white-marked arms stands at left holding a folded white paper. Hands rest on the initiate's shoulders. A flame is visible at lower left. The seated figure is a person by appearance, showing turban, crescent and beaded ornaments, with the throne and garland as setting.2018-04-20April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesA seated man in a dark turban and saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne before carved wooden screens, wearing a gold necklace and a pink-tasselled rod in his hand while touching the head of a bare-chested man in white dhoti kneeling on a red rug. A woman in a white-and-gold sari and orange beaded necklace kneels at left holding a folded paper. A small fire with offerings is visible at the bottom edge.2018-06-04 +1 copiesMay 13 20182018-05-13A fire ritual in a courtyard. A man with long dark hair, white tripundra and red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and carved wooden screens behind. A bare-chested, white-dhoti attendant with white body markings and rudraksha beads holds a white cloth or packet above the seated man's head, while a shaved-headed devotee in white dhoti kneels with his back to the camera before a yellow brick fire pit with flames, a brass bowl and pink flower petals. A person in orange robes sits at the right edge and another at the lower left holds a ladle over the fire. The scene reads as a homa or yagna with a sacred fire on a striped floor cloth.2018-05-29 +1 copiesDecember 17 20172017-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20172017-12-17 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesCeremonial scene in a temple-like setting with carved stone pillars and a brass lamp stand. A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-trimmed shawl, rudraksha beads, a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands rests his right hand on the head of a bare-chested devotee bowing before him. The seated figure sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a carved lion-head armrest. A second attendant in white with gold-striped dhoti and a sacred ash marking stands behind the devotee, and an additional attendant in white and gold stands at left. The devotee wears a white head cloth and receives blessing. a person cues: ornate gold necklace, saffron-orange robe and seated throne; identity is inferred from appearance only.2017-10-08August 22 20172017-08-22