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Close view of two brass cylindrical vessels with gold-toned bands, the nearer one filled with pale grey-white powder or sand and a short stick standing upright in it, placed on a striped woven cloth of purple, red, green and blue. Two small black microphones lie on the cloth at left. Blurred at right, the bare arm of a seated person is visible, and behind are seated figures in red-orange robes near an ornate silver stand or pedestal. The setting suggests a ritual session.

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September 28 20172017-09-28November 09 20162016-11-09November 11 20162016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested with a tilak on his forehead and a red wrist thread, kneels over a large engraved bronze vessel filled with white powder, pressing his hand into the heap while a brass rod stands upright in it. Behind him a shirtless young man with a sacred mark sits against a stone wall, a young boy in saffron-orange cloth sits on a wooden stool at right, and a red cloth holds a wooden box and a microphone on a green mat. A video camera at left films the scene.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 09 20162016-11-09A photo of a monk in maroon-red robes kneeling beside a large ornate embossed brass or bronze vessel, mixing white powder and orange-yellow turmeric or kumkum paste with a small stick in water inside the bowl. A red thread is tied on his wrist. Behind him, another person in orange clothing sits on the stone floor near a red cloth and a small wooden tray, with a water bottle nearby. The ground is stone and a faint white chalk-like line is visible. Ritual preparation of paste.2016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09October 10 20162016-10-10November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesMay 23rd 20162016-05-23 +1 copies