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A seated ritual scene on a stone floor with silver-rimmed trays of coloured powders and grains in the foreground: red, orange, white, pale yellow and grey-pink materials. A young person in a dark red-brown robe sits centrally, holding a long stick and a flat metal tool over the trays, apparently preparing the offerings. To the right, a woman in a magenta sari with gold jewellery and a gold headpiece sits with folded hands, and to the left, figures in orange and maroon robes and rudraksha malas sit nearby. A brass lamp flame is visible among the trays. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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October 16 20162016-10-16A seated ritual in an outdoor courtyard: a central man in reddish-brown robes with a long dark braid and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a row of silver trays filled with coloured powders (red, white, yellow, pink and pale cream) and a small flame. He holds a wooden stylus and a curved blade, working over the trays. Around him, women in red, orange and magenta saris with gold jewellery and a seated man in orange robes with gold necklaces sit with hands folded in devotion. Stone steps, a dark metal pillar and a shelf line the background.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16November 11 20162016-11-11A ritual preparation scene indoors on a colourful striped floor mat. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-red wrap, wearing wooden beaded bracelets and a mala, sits cross-legged grinding material in a stone mortar. Beside him a woman in a red-orange sari sits near a green bowl. On the right, a woman in a red sari and glasses stirs a green bowl, and two women with dark hair in orange and gold saris work over bowls in the lower right. Behind, a silver ornate shrine holds garlanded deity images and a small lamp. Several seated people in saffron and orange robes sit in the background, and brass oil lamps stand at the top right.2017-09-02A photograph of a group ritual on a floor covered with white cloth. A man with long swept-back white hair, white clothing and a white-and-gold pendant with beads sits at the centre, his hand raised over a brass tray set with a garland of white flowers and red kumkum. Around him, several people in white dress kneel and offer kumkum and flowers from the tray. Behind them, many brass bowls of grains, sweets and fruit are arranged in rows, with potted palms at the left and devotees in white seated in the background. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a person for the central white-haired figure, who holds the ritual centre as a presiding figure.2006-10-21Indoor ritual photograph of an Aushada preparation. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, wearing a leopard-print headband, a saffron-orange cloth and a red-beaded bracelet, sits before an ornate silver shrine holding a long rudraksha-style mala garland. Before him stand shallow silver bowls of ash, turmeric-yellow, red and white powders, with dark pieces placed on top, plus a red paste bowl and green leaves. A large engraved silver urn stands nearby. Behind, a woman in a red sari and gold jewellery sits on the floor, and several people in white, orange and blue clothing stand watching along the back, with a microphone stand in the centre.2017-08-29October 16 20162016-10-16Close photo of seated priests in rust-orange robes preparing ritual materials on a stone step. A priest wearing a dark rudraksha mala holds a thin golden stylus and works in a large silver-rimmed brass tray of pale yellow-white paste. Nearby trays hold white powder, deep red kumkum, and a small metal cup with a dark stick. Another robed person sits at the left edge. No face of the main priest is visible; the image shows hands and torso only.2016-10-16Ritual scene in an indoor hall where a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a marigold and white flower garland, and white ash on his forehead sits on a dais and reaches forward to take offerings from a white marble bowl or pedestal. Around him women in saffron, orange and red silk saris with rudraksha malas and gold jewellery assist, one in a red-orange sari and another in white with a gold border. A silver staff stands at the right edge, and fruit, flowers and a leopard-print cloth lie on the platform. Several more people stand and watch in the background. Ceremonial abhishekam-style offering.2018-02-13October 27 20132013-10-27