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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard stands beside a small ornate wooden shrine draped in white jasmine and yellow-and-red marigold garlands. He wears a rust-brown robe with a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a large gold pendant. A silver ritual vessel is visible at right. Leafy green branches and palm fronds fill the background.

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October 03 20162016-10-03A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a rust-brown robe, a heavy gold-toned necklace with a large pendant, and a long flower garland of yellow marigolds and red roses. He stands beside a small carved wooden shrine decorated with white flower strands and green leaves, and holds a silver vessel in his right hand.2016-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03Outdoor ritual photograph with a man in a rust-brown robe standing before a decorated wooden shrine on the left, draped in white jasmine garlands and red and yellow marigold strands. He wears a gold-and-bead necklace over the robe, a dark vertical tilak on his forehead, and long dark hair, and is pouring or offering from a polished silver vessel held in front of him. Palm fronds and a tall brass lamp stand in the background, and a thin ritual cord hangs in the foreground. Whether this man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role is given only as a ritual officiant at the shrine.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03September 26 20162016-09-26October 03 20162016-10-03A bearded man in a maroon-red turban and rust-red dhoti stands smiling and holds a silver cup and a small silver bell, with incense smoke rising beside him. He wears layered gold necklaces, a dark rudraksha mala and a long pink-and-white flower garland. Beside him stands a carved wooden stand or palanquin-like structure draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a striped cloth. On the right, a man in orange clothing presses his palms together in namaste. Outdoors among green foliage, this appears to be a ritual setting. Swamiji (probable): the man in the centre has a turban, a rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklaces and rust-red robes.2016-12-03A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor setting with palm trees. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a red-brown dhoti-style robe stands at right, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and an ornate gold pendant necklace, with a red and yellow flower garland around his neck and red bangles on his wrists. He raises one hand with a flower held in it, beside a carved wooden pillar or structure wrapped with straw, decorated with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold flowers with mango leaves. A second man in orange clothing stands behind the structure, holding a silver bowl, and a third person in orange is partially visible at left. a person: the bearded man with long hair, gold ornate necklace and saffron-toned robe is a.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a sandalwood forehead mark stands at dusk beside a wooden canopied palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands, red flowers and green leaves. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant and a marigold garland with red and yellow flowers. With eyes closed he holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Dense green trees fill the background. a person is recognisable by the long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant.2016-10-03December 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copies