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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a pink-walled hall. A woman in an orange saffron sari holds a silver-white pot in one hand and a bundle of green leaves and grass in the other, offering or sprinkling them toward seated men. Several men sit on wooden chairs and mats, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. A man in the foreground sits on a striped mat with eyes lowered. Red cloth bags rest beside the chairs. A framed picture hangs on the wall above. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.

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A ritual gathering in a pink-walled hall with men seated on chairs and mats. In the foreground a standing man in saffron-orange dress and a bare chest holds up a bunch of green leaves over a silver-coloured kalasha pot, while another attendant holds a metal tray. Seated men wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. Framed pictures hang on the wall above, and a red emergency light is visible at the right. This appears to be a purification or abhishekam-style puja with a kalasha and leaves.2017-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesA young man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl stands bare-backed in a pink-walled hall, holding a white woven basket-wrapped pot topped with green leaves and a grass sprig. Behind him, rows of seated men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit at low wooden desks. A shaven-headed man in the right foreground, with a tattooed arm, bows his head with hands together. A tray is carried on the right. Wooden doors and framed pictures line the back wall.2017-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesA woman in an orange saffron wrap and skirt stands in profile at the right, holding a clear jar of water with a white cloth tied around it, while raising a bundle of green leaves and sprinkling water with her right hand. Several seated people in white ritual clothes and wooden chairs fill the background; a man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and mala beads and has white tilak marks on his forehead. The hall has pale pink walls and a wooden door.2017-07-28A standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested with his hair in a bun, holds a silver-rimmed white kalasha pot in one hand and sprinkles water with a bundle of green leaves held in the other. Around him, seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on chairs and mats in a pink-walled hall during what appears to be a ritual, with a wooden door behind. Several seated participants wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks on their foreheads. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja, with the kalasha and leaf sprinkling as the central ritual action.2017-07-28July 03 20172017-07-03Photograph of a ritual initiation scene in a hall with red-and-white patterned mats. A seated man in a red-orange shawl with rudraksha beads has his forehead touched by a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with red-and-gold borders, who holds a brass bowl and a leafy branch. A long-haired man with a beaded mala and white ash markings on his chest sits beside him, with another attendant in white behind. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and red shawls, some with white ash marks, fill the background. The scene suggests a blessing or puja, with visible brass vessel and sprigs of leaves.2017-07-03July 05 20172017-07-05