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A photograph of a ceremonial moment at an outdoor platform with red and white striped steps. A woman in a cream and white embroidered sari offers a silver plate or bowl to a seated man in a cream dhoti with gold border and a leopard-print shawl. A shaven-headed young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes stands at right, holding a cloth and watching. Brass oil lamps and small offerings are on the platform. Behind them, several men and women in white clothing and white rudraksha-style necklaces stand and sit watching. The seated man has long dark hair and is not presented with distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain. Photograph credit text appears at lower right.

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December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor ritual at a red-and-white striped stone platform with brass lamps. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt kneels and offers a silver plate to a seated man in a yellow-gold dhoti and leopard-print shawl, whose bare feet are being washed or honoured. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes stands at right holding a silver bowl. Behind them a standing and seated crowd in white clothes, some wearing red beaded necklaces, watches; a deity murti stands in the background at right. Brass lamps and a silver vessel sit on the platform.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene at a red-and-white striped platform. On the left, a shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets holds a silver tray. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, offering something from a small silver vessel to a smiling young man seated on the platform edge, who wears a cream dhoti with gold borders and a leopard-print shawl. Behind them, a crowd of white-clad devotees stands on steps, with brass lamps and oil lamps on the right. Some standing spectators wear white and rudraksha beads. The a person identification is not established from appearance.2010-12-19Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram platform with red and white striped steps and walls. A shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle, holds a silver tray. A man in white dhoti and kurta bends forward offering a small silver bowl to a smiling man in pale yellow dhoti and a leopard-print shawl, who sits on the wall. Brass lamps and small offerings sit on white pedestals behind them, and devotees in white stand in the background.2010-12-19A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a striped red-and-white platform. A man in a white dhoti stoops forward, holding a small clear tray or vessel, offering it to a smiling young man seated on the platform. The seated man wears a cream dhoti with gold borders and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, and his hands are raised palms open toward the offering. To the right stands a shaved-headed young man in an orange saffron robe with a yellow trim, facing him. Behind them, a row of people in white clothes, some with lanyards, stand watching, and a brass lamp stand is visible at the right edge.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor ritual on stone steps with red-and-white banded walls. A man in a leopard-print shawl over pale yellow dhoti sits on a raised platform, smiling, with brass lamps and marigolds beside him. In front, a woman in white with a gold-bordered shawl kneels offering a tray, and a person in white prostrates on the ground. Standing devotees in white and a saffron-robed figure frame the scene.2010-12-19Outdoor ritual on a stepped platform with red and white banded walls. A seated man in a leopard-print shawl over pale yellow-bordered white clothing receives honour, holding a silver tray and sitting beside a silver bowl of offerings. A man in white kneels with forehead touching the ground in obeisance while a woman in a white sari with gold border stands nearby. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robes with gold trim carries a silver tray. Brass lamps and standing devotees in white clothes with necklaces watch from the steps, and a woman in orange appears at right.2010-12-19A seated figure in a leopard-print shawl over pale yellow-gold robes sits on a red and white striped stone platform, while a man in white kneels before them, bending forward to touch their bare feet in a padapuja-style reverence. Behind him stands a bare-chested attendant in saffron-orange cloth holding a silver tray with oil lamps and offerings. A brass lamp and a silver bowl sit on the platform, and a large crowd of devotees in white garments and red-and-white lanyards watches from steps behind. Marigold petals and small oil lamps decorate the ledge.2010-12-19Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial setting with red-and-white striped steps and a raised platform. A man in a white shirt and cream dhoti kneels at the lower left, leaning forward with his back to the camera. Seated on the platform is a smiling young man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a cream dhoti and a leopard-print shawl with a fringed edge, his hands raised in greeting. To the right stands a figure in a saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulder, back turned. Behind them, a group of people in white clothes and rudraksha-style necklaces stands watching. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the platform, and a small dark bag rests on the step. The orange wall behind adds warm colour.2010-12-19