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A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall with a wooden pillar and tiled floor. A man in an orange-saffron robe and matching turban stands at left, holding a brass handbell in one hand and a small gold plate or bowl in the other, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Behind him a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands clasped or folded, and one standing at far right wears white. A framed portrait of a bearded figure in saffron hangs on the left wall, and a framed image of a figure with raised hand hangs above the doorway. A map-like framed picture and a chair are also visible.

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2004-HEALERS-MEET-ADIKAILASA +1 copiesA figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head wrap stands in a decorated hall, holding aloft a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind him, devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in a white sari with a red border on the left and a man in white dhoti and shirt on the right. Strings of tinsel and fairy lights hang from the ceiling, and framed portrait photographs line the walls. Ceremonial lamp waving suggests an aarti, with the flame and bell held in front of the orange-clad figure. The candidate's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role as a ritual officiant.A photograph inside a large, bare hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Seven men stand in a loose line on a concrete floor, most in white ritual clothing: white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis. Several wear orange or saffron shawls over the shoulders and one wears a rudraksha mala. The central figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands in front of a small golden deity murti set on a striped woven mat. A man in white with his hands joined stands at the right edge. The room has a stage area with colourful pillars in the background.2007-08-082003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003 - Sacred collection Uncategorized2003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedPhotograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and a raised red-tiled platform on the right. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe walks barefoot toward the camera, looking up. Behind him, four men in orange and saffron robes and one man in white dhoti with an orange shawl follow through a doorway. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform beside a row of orange cloth banners hanging on the wall. A framed photograph of a city at night hangs on the left wall.2008-03-242003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedJune 12 20042004-06-12A procession of devotees walks indoors through a hall decorated with hanging colourful tassels and textile banners. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and smiles while walking, a long wooden staff held in his right hand. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe with a red border carries a white cloth at his waist. Surrounding them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, and a woman in an orange sari with a yellow-shawled attendant walk together, with forehead markings visible on several faces. Round ornamental ornaments hang at the upper left.2008-03-22A photograph of a covered outdoor ritual space with a concrete floor and corrugated metal roof. Several young men in saffron-orange robes with red borders stand in a row, some holding small silver ritual implements and bells, and one wears a red-bordered orange shawl draped over one shoulder. Behind them, a seated group in white clothes and orange shawls faces the procession area, and a few women in white sit near the wall. A striped woven mat covers part of the floor, with brass lamps and vessels visible at the left edge. A colourful triangular flag hangs on the left wall.2007-07-29