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A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair sits on a low wooden stool, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead, a white glove on his right hand. He holds a small metal ritual implement with a flame at its tip near a stone-edged fire area, a homa-style fire. Beside him, a young person in orange clothes sits cross-legged. A standing figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace stands behind. A large ornate copper vessel stands in the foreground, a bottle of water sits nearby, and a bronze deity murti is on the right with a fan behind.

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November 09 20162016-11-09Photo 11698785A photograph of a ritual scene outdoors beside a red wall. A bearded man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead sits on a low wooden stool in a dark red-brown robe and wears white gloves, reaching into an ornate engraved copper vessel with a ring handle. Beside him, a young child in orange clothes sits cross-legged on a green mat with a small wooden box. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near a stone-and-wood shrine. A stone figure of a deity stands to the right, next to a white electric fan and a pink water bottle. A photographer on the left holds a camera. A second man in white sits with a bare chest and a sacred Om tattoo. Cups and offerings lie on the floor and a small flame burns on the ground.2016-11-09November 11 20162016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09 +2 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulders, sitting beside a large ornate brass bowl with embossed floral patterns. He reaches into the bowl with an orange-stained hand while a camera lens is visible at the left edge. Beside him, a bare-chested young boy in an orange cloth sits with his hands folded at his chest. Behind them are a bronze deity murti, a red painted wall, a standing wooden pillar, a white electric fan and a small bottle on the floor.2016-11-09November 09 20162016-11-09A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, sits at an ornate brass vessel with embossed floral patterns and his hands in the water, performing a ritual washing or abhishekam. A white tilak marks his forehead. A young girl in an orange wrap sits cross-legged behind him beside a bronze deity murti and a golden-pillared seat, with a white pedestal fan and a red thread on his wrist visible. Appearance-based cues are a long-haired figure in rust-red shawl; identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09A man in a red-brown ochre robe with a long dark beard and long dark hair, wearing white gloves and a red sacred thread on his wrist, sits on a low wooden stool and tends a small flame, pouring or lighting something from a large ornate embossed copper vessel in the foreground. A young girl in orange robes sits cross-legged beside him on green mat. Behind them a seated person in orange robes sits near a stack of round stones and a bronze deity murti on a shelf. A white pedestal fan, wooden offering trays with small items, and a microphone are visible. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual at the ashram.2016-11-09