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A 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.

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November 11 20162016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesA 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.2016-11-11 +2 copiesA 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.2016-11-09November 09 20162016-11-09 +2 copiesA ritual scene outdoors under trees and a pink wall. A bearded man with long hair and rudraksha malas sits on a stone step in saffron robes, dipping his hand into a large embossed copper pot with a foliate design. A younger man beside him wears a rudraksha mala, gold necklaces, and white tilak, and a golden kalasha or ritual vessel stands nearby. Children in orange robes sit to the right and behind, and a videographer with a camera rig stands at the left edge in orange clothing. Brass lamps and other ritual items sit on a low table.2016-10-16November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a stone platform beneath a tiled roof. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a forehead tilak sits on a low wooden stool, wearing a rust-red ochre wrap and dhoti, holding a handheld microphone in one hand while lighting a small flame with a metal tool in the other. Behind him, two shirtless young men in white dhotis sit cross-legged, one wearing a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads, the other with an OM symbol on his chest. Others in orange clothing sit further back. A wooden tray holds a small brass lamp, a red towel lies nearby, and a bowl of red kumkum powder sits in the foreground beside a water bottle.2016-11-09A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. In the centre, a bearded man with long hair wears a rudraksha mala and sits beside a large engraved copper vessel, pouring liquid. A woman in a red-and-orange patterned sari with long braided hair stands at left, holding a dish. Around them, several people in orange and red robes, gold necklaces and bangles sit or stand, including a young girl in orange and a boy in saffron. Brass trays of offerings, flower petals, and a trident stand in the foreground, with a kalasha and a stone sculpture visible at right.2016-10-16September 02 20172017-09-02November 11 20162016-11-11A photograph of a seated ritual in an outdoor courtyard with a pink wall and a tree behind it. In the foreground a large embossed copper vessel with floral and figural relief sits on a stone step, beside wooden trays holding gold and silver items and a red cloth. A bearded man in orange-red robes, with a rudraksha mala and a tripundra mark on his forehead, sits on the step with his hands at the vessel. Beside him a young boy in orange cloth wears layered gold necklaces, bangles and a rudraksha mala. A young man in orange with white face markings and gold necklaces sits to the left. A woman in pink and a second woman in white sit nearby, and a group of onlookers stands in the background. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a staff rest on a shelf.2016-10-16