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A temple ritual where a man in a rust-orange turban, long swept-back hair, a heavy gold and white floral garland, and orange-brown robes receives a brass tray of fresh fruit, including oranges, bananas, apples and a large jackfruit, from a devotee in an orange shawl with a green border. The man in the turban holds a bundle of dried grass over the fruit with his right hand, while a bald, bearded man in a white cloth and rudraksha mala holds the tray. Behind them, priests in white dhotis with gold stripes wear rudraksha malas, and devotees in yellow and orange stand among flower garlands and a trident. The setting is a crowded temple hall with a mat floor.

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A photograph of a ceremonial offering at an ashram event. A man in an orange-red turban, gold necklaces, flower garlands and gold armbands stands at left with his hands raised toward a brass tray of fruit. The tray holds oranges, bananas, apples, a jackfruit, green leaves and sheaves of grass. A bearded man in a saffron-orange garment with a green-and-gold shawl holds the tray. Beside him an older white-bearded man in saffron robes and a bald priest in a white dhoti with a red mala stand nearby. Behind them, men in white and gold-bordered dhotis, a man with a rudraksha mala, and young women in yellow and gold saris watch. Red carpeting and a dark wooden stand are visible at left. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a temple ritual with a fruit offering. A man in a rust-orange turban and an orange robe, adorned with gold bangles and a multi-strand garland with shell and gold pendants, lifts his arm toward a figure at left. In the centre, a bearded man in a green-and-gold shawl and white-and-gold dhoti holds a brass plate of oranges, pomegranates, bananas, jackfruit and green leaves with a bundle of straw. A grey-haired man in yellow and orange robes and a bald man in white stand at right, and orange-clad devotees with trishul-topped staffs and yellow-garbed women fill the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy: a long-haired man with a bare chest, wearing a rust-red wrap, layered gold ceremonial necklaces and rudraksha malas, is having his forehead anointed by a man in orange-and-yellow turban and beaded bracelets. Nearby, another turbaned man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt watches. In front is a tray with bananas, coconut halves, lemons, a ripe pomegranate-like fruit and plastic-wrapped offerings.2015-01-13December 09 20162016-12-09September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesJuly 09 20172017-07-09Outdoor ritual photograph in a palm-fringed garden. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a vibhuti mark on his forehead, a gold pendant necklace, red and yellow marigold garlands and a red-brown dhoti stands at left, holding a wooden tray covered with an orange cloth and a few dried grass stalks. Facing him at right, a second man with grey-streaked long hair, a rudraksha mala, bare shoulders with white ash markings, a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha armband holds the other end of the tray. A rope runs past them and a patterned cloth covers the platform beneath them.2016-08-27May 14 20152015-05-14