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A man seated in a ritual setting wears rust-orange cloth with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala with multiple strands, gold bangles, a rudraksha armband, and a shaved head with a vertical tilak. He wears rimless glasses and holds dried grass blades over a silver bowl, with a lit oil lamp in the foreground. Behind him a younger attendant in an orange turban and orange garment stands beside a richly decorated deity murti draped in pink and green cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. A golden kalasha stands at the left, and the scene suggests a puja or homa with offerings.

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April 30 20152015-04-30April 28 20152015-04-28A photograph of a Hindu ritual at a golden-ornamented setting. A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and gold-framed spectacles, stretches an arm toward a silver tray of ripe bananas and a small oil lamp with a visible flame. Smoke or incense rises from a bowl near him. Behind him stands a gilded throne-like structure with a golden kalasha-style finial. To the left, a young man in white dhoti with gold border and orange shawl, wearing a white vibhuti marking and rudraksha bracelets, holds his palms together in prayer. Another seated figure in white with forehead markings sits further back. Garlands of orange and white flowers hang at the left edge. Silver bowls and plates hold offerings.2015-04-28A photograph of a temple-style ritual at a deity shrine. A central man with a shaved head, wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala and a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl performs an aarti with a lamp and a bell-like implement in front of a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped with white and yellow flower garlands and wears gold ornaments, set in a gilded arched shrine with a pink sequined base. Two attendants in orange-saffron turbans and robes sit nearby; the one at left has his hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels, green leaves and a small offering stand on the yellow platform in front. Behind them, ornate flower-covered thrones are visible.2015-04-30January 29 20132013-01-29A ceremonial puja in a hall with gold-carved thrones. On the right, a seated figure in rust-orange dress and orange turban, with red and gold garlands and gold ornaments, sits beside a gold throne draped with a tiger-print cloth. Center left, a bearded man in orange robes and white forehead markings sits behind a gold throne with white garlands. In front, a man in rust-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings presses his hands together in prayer beside brass vessels and a kalasha with flowers and green leaves. A young boy in orange and gold robes with white tilak sits nearby. Silver ritual implements, a bowl and a golden staff with a bird finial stand on the floor. Another seated devotee with shaved head and folded hands is at left.2015-04-28April 28 20152015-04-28April 30 20152015-04-30August 11 20162016-08-11A photograph of four shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes at night, performing a ritual. The man in front centre wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments and an orange shawl, holds a small metal cup over a silver bowl, and reads from an open book. Two others to his left wear rudraksha malas and hold metal vessels; one wears glasses. All have white tripundra markings on the forehead and arms. The setting is dark with a red pillar at the right edge.2013-04-29October 15 20152015-10-15Three men in ritual settings. In the centre, a man in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth with a rudraksha mala and a small pendant holds a glass vessel with a crystal-like object and water, while looking down at a laptop on the left. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in maroon and gold garments with a rudraksha mala and a bindi stands near the laptop. Behind them, a bare-chested man with a tilak and a white dhoti with gold border stands against a wooden door. The scene appears to be a satsang-style ritual setup with a laptop on a table.2015-08-28