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December 31 2016

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Outdoor ritual at a samadhi-style mound of fresh earth beside orange-brown container buildings. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing an orange-red fleece jacket and orange dhoti, rings a handbell and holds a small ritual object. Behind him, three men in orange or ochre dhotis and rudraksha malas stand; one holds a tall gold-shafted umbrella with a colourful fringed canopy above the mound, another has hands folded in prayer, and a fourth stands in white dhoti and shawl with a mala. Flower garlands, green leaves and a white cloth bundle rest on the mound. Several people watch from behind in the background.2016-12-31Outdoor ritual at a dug earthen pit beside orange-painted corrugated buildings. A man in a long-sleeved orange-red jacket and rust-orange dhoti, with long dark hair and a full beard, stands at right ringing a silver handbell and holding a small brass lamp with a flame. Beside him, a bare-chested assistant in an orange dhoti holds a tall yellow-shafted umbrella with a multicoloured fringed canopy over the pit. Another assistant in an orange cloth and beaded necklaces stands with hands folded in prayer, and a white-clad man in a cream dhoti with gold border stands at left. A pile of white and red flowers and a white cloth bundle with leaves rest on the freshly poured concrete slab. Onlookers stand behind the wall.2016-12-31 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron-and-gold garment wears a long white jasmine garland over bare shoulders and extends his right arm to press his palm to the forehead of a young man in a white polo shirt who kneels with palms joined. A woman in white with a brown and dark beaded mala and a second woman in a white top stand behind them, and several women in orange and pink garments watch from the right. A white floor-standing air conditioner, a fan and a golden deity murti at lower left complete the ritual scene in an indoor hall with a red floor covering. The turbaned man's identity is not established by the page, so his role is given as officiant.2015-09-27December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits eyes closed on a low seat before a silver-embossed backdrop. A devotee in white dhoti with bare torso bends to touch his feet, while a woman in white sari leans in from the right and another in orange blouse stands at the right edge. A white thread is looped around the seated man's shoulders and held by attendants. Attendants in orange cloth with white tilak marks flank the scene; one wears a leopard-print headband. Ritual ceremony in an ashram hall. a person: the seated man in orange-red robe, rudraksha mala and gold chain receives reverence, matching the page's workshop context.2017-12-10January 28 20092009-01-28January 28 20092009-01-28December 31 20162016-12-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree. A bearded man in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red robe, draped with a heavy garland of white and pink flowers, multiple gold chains and a large gold pendant, stands at the centre sprinkling flower petals over a golden shivalinga-style object on a stone pedestal, with fresh red roses scattered around it. Behind him, several attendants in saffron-orange dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold a brass plate of flowers, a silver bowl and a copper vessel. A clean-shaven man in white dhoti with gold border and a red rudraksha mala stands at right with a tilak on his forehead, and a microphone clipped to his clothing. Ritual vessels, a tall wooden pole and hanging ropes are visible.2016-12-23December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20162016-12-31June 26 20142014-06-26