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A man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headcloth sits on an ornate silver throne at night, wearing a rust-red robe and layered gold necklaces with a large gold pendant. He has a red tilak on his forehead and red beaded bangles, and his hands are cupped together in ritual gesture. In front of him are brass and stone mortars, a black stone box, a brass vessel, a kalasha-like pot with green leaves, flowers and an oil lamp.

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November 05 20172017-11-05November 05 20172017-11-05November 05 20172017-11-05A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on an ornate silver throne at night, dressed in a deep maroon-red garment with bare shoulder and a gold-toned multi-strand necklace with a large pendant. He holds a bundle of straw or grass to a small flame in a lamp, possibly for a homa or fire offering, with red beaded armlets on both arms and a red tilak on his forehead. Around him are brass and steel vessels, a mortar and pestle, a stone block, a yellow-wrapped kalasha-like pot and a bronze figure of a deity at the left edge.2017-11-05November 05 20172017-11-05November 05 20172017-11-05November 05 20172017-11-05November 05 20172017-11-05November 05 20172017-11-05A seated man in a maroon-red robe and heavy gold necklaces, with long dreadlocked hair bound by a patterned headband and a tilak on his forehead, grinds or stirs substances in a black stone mortar during a ritual preparation. Gold bangles and red beaded armbands adorn his arms. Behind him stands a younger man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala. Around him are brass and silver vessels, a kalasha-like pot, mortars and pestles, flowers and a lit oil lamp, with smoke rising at the centre.2017-11-05Photo 11708290 +1 copiesNovember 05 20172017-11-05