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A photograph of a seated priest with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, a white upper cloth draped over his shoulder, and a sacred ash line on his forehead. He sits on an orange platform, holding a small object with both hands while a woman in a white blouse and orange shawl sits in front of him, her hands raised with gold bangles. Behind them, several seated devotees and standing attendants wear orange shawls and white clothes. Brass bowls and a green cloth with fruit and offerings lie to the right, and a red building with greenery forms the backdrop.

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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and unstitched white upper cloth with gold border sits cross-legged on a raised platform, tying a yellow-gold sacred thread onto the wrist of a woman in a white blouse and orange shawl. She holds out her hand and wears gold bangles. Beside him a brass bowl holds leaves and offerings. Around them seated devotees wear orange shawls and sit on the ground in an open courtyard with a red-roofed building and trees behind. The priest bears a white forehead marking and a mala necklace.2012-05-03A photograph of a seated, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border tying a thin sacred thread or sacred string onto the wrist of a standing man in a white t-shirt, glasses, and an orange saffron shawl. Behind them, a seated audience wears orange shawls and white clothes in an open-air hall with orange-painted walls and a tin roof. The scene resembles a ritual blessing with a raksha thread.2012-05-03May 03 20122012-05-03May 03 20122012-05-03A photograph of a seated priest with a shaved head, white vibhuti lines on his forehead, gold chain and bangle, wearing white dhoti with a pink-bordered cloth, pouring or placing white paste into the cupped hands of a smiling woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a beaded mala. Behind them, other people in yellow shawls and white clothes stand or kneel, some with hands folded, and a man in white kurta stands in the background beside a red and white wall. Orange cloth and a red flower garland are visible.2010-08-11Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard with an orange-painted floor. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders kneels on a raised orange platform, bare-chested from behind, receiving or tying a thread at the wrist of a man in a striped shirt and glasses who wears an orange shawl. Around them seated devotees in orange shawls sit on the ground. On the platform are brass plates with offerings including fruit, a bowl of rice or grain, and a leafy banana-leaf setting. Behind, a large gold-painted ornate chariot or palanquin structure and a wooden cart are visible, with green plants and red-and-green tassels hanging above.2012-05-03Indoor monastic training ceremony. A young woman with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a man in white kneeling before her on a white cloth. Behind them a standing man in white with an orange shawl holds a thread or cord, and several young people in orange robes stand in a line. On the right, a seated woman in white watches beside a purple mat, and a large portrait of a woman playing violin hangs on the wall. A silver tray with incense sticks and a bottle of water sit on a white-draped table at the left.2006-08-17May 28 20132013-05-28Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange-and-gold draped robe with gold borders, wearing a beaded orange-brown necklace, with hair tied up and a tilak on his forehead. He sits on an orange cushioned seat, reaching out to touch the shoulder of a kneeling young boy in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white cloth over his upper body, who has white paste on his forehead. Hands from the left hold white cords near the seat. A standing man on the right wears a white dhoti with gold borders, rudraksha beads and a bare upper body, with hands joined in greeting. Palm trees, a red wall and a red-and-yellow banner appear in the background.2015-08-28A photograph of a ritual gathering on an orange cloth in a hall with white tiled floor. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and a red-bordered cloth sits at center, receiving something from a woman in a white sari with gold border who holds out a hand. Beside them a shaved-headed man in white clothes with a gold chain sits on the orange cloth, and a woman in white with a red-bordered sari holds a silver tray with a small bowl of red kumkum and betel leaves. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels in the foreground, and a woman with a yellow shawl and a foreign woman with long hair stand watching. Several white-clad people stand and sit in the background. No readable text is visible on the scene itself.2010-10-12A photograph of a temple ritual with devotees in white. A seated priest with a shaved head, gold necklace and red-bordered white cloth holds out a small offering of white flowers to a kneeling woman in white with a yellow shawl and a green-bordered blouse, who cups her hands to receive it. Behind her, another woman in white with a yellow shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha-style pendant look on. Orange floor mats cover the ground, with more devotees in white and yellow standing and kneeling in the background, beside orange and red walls.2010-08-11Inside a hall, a group of devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and saris stand and sit, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas. In the centre, a young man kneels bare-chested in an orange dhoti with a red border while a woman in a saffron sari with long dark braid ties or adjusts a cord at his waist. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits in the foreground with hands folded before a silver tray holding a small bowl, a lamp and green leaves. Another woman in orange with rudraksha mala stands at left, and several men stand with hands at their chests. The setting is a ritual gathering with cloth mats on the floor.2016-09-30