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A photograph of a ritual scene in a plain pink-walled room with a dark wooden doorway. In the foreground a bare-chested young man in orange saffron cloth wrapped at the waist and draped over the shoulder holds a silver pot in one hand and sprinkles water with a green leafy sprig in the other, while a bead necklace hangs at his chest. Behind him, two more young men in orange cloth stand at a low table with brass and metal vessels. Another young man in orange is partly visible at the right edge. A woman in a cream top with a white shawl sits on a chair at the right, smiling and holding her hands together in greeting, with a brass object at the far right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style blessing with water.

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July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28A photograph of several young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths with bare upper bodies and rudraksha necklaces performing a ritual in a pink-walled room. The foreground figure raises a leafy green bough or mango-leaf bunch overhead while water sprays from it, and a silver vessel is tucked at his waist. Behind him, two more attendants in orange stand near a dark wooden doorway, one holding a tall gold ceremonial staff or chamara-like pole. A small silver bell-shaped lamp stand and brass items rest on a low table. A seated woman in cream clothing, partly visible at the right edge, watches. This appears to be an abhishekam-style sprinkling ritual.2017-07-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls, a wooden door and framed pictures near the top. A woman in an orange-red sarong and matching shawl stands at right, holding a silver-wrapped vessel in one arm and extending a bundle of green leaves with her other hand, as if sprinkling or blessing. Around her, seated men with bare upper bodies, white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on wooden chairs, some with white and red forehead markings. One man in front wears a red mark on his forehead and sits with eyes closed. The setting appears to be a formal ritual with participants seated in rows.2017-07-28 +1 copiesOctober 09 20082008-10-09A 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 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 20172017-07-28A 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.2017-07-28Indoor ritual photograph in a plain room with a pale wall, a red curtain and a golden throne-like seat with a trident-style ornament in the background. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis stand barefoot before a decorated area, one in the centre wearing a long black rudraksha mala and holding a small metal vessel, another at right holding a small cup, and a shirtless man at left holding a brass pot. Two people in white kneel in the lower foreground with hands folded, a woman in orange-red robes is at left, and a woman in a dark red sari with a beaded necklace films with a large video camera at right. Offering plates with pink petals and fruit sit on the floor near garlands. The visible people number about seven.2017-06-09October 09 20082008-10-09A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair in a bun and multiple rudraksha malas raises a bundle of green leaves overhead. A second man in orange robes and a gold chain kneels beside, holding an ornate silver kalasha with embossed figures. A young boy in a dark jacket and another person sit in the background; an orange-draped chair with a patterned cushion sits in the foreground against a plain white wall. a person appears to be the seated figure, distinguished by long swept hair, rudraksha malas and saffron robes.2008-10-09