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A photograph of an Aushada preparation ritual in a hall full of devotees dressed in orange. In the foreground, a young man with short hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, bends over a flat metal pan on a striped cloth. Beside him, a younger man with glasses, a tilak on his forehead, and an orange wrap stands tending the pan, while a pile of dried wood sticks and cowdung cakes sits on a tray. Behind them, seated women and girls in orange and white saris, gold necklaces and jewellery watch. A small metal bowl and brass items are on the cloth, and a deity murti stands in the background.

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Photograph of a ritual in a temple hall. In the centre, a young man with short hair wears an orange sannyasi-style wrap and rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead and pale ash markings on his arms, and reaches toward a metal plate of dried cowdung cakes and a pile of dry sticks spread on a pink and green cloth. On the right, a shirtless man with ash-marked chest and arms wears an orange cloth, rudraksha malas and sunglasses. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothes, including girls with gold necklaces, watch. A deity murti and a yellow cloth stand in the background, and a brass bowl sits in the foreground.2017-08-31 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06Night-time ritual scene beside a brick fire pit with visible flames at lower left. Several young boys in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas stand and sit on a striped cloth mat, some with bare shoulders. A boy kneels at right grinding or preparing material in a stone bowl, while an adult man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and bare chest, with tilak and rudraksha beads, works beside him. Clay pots, a brass oil lamp or lamp stand, a small metal figure, and a glass jar sit on the mat. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand watching, and a man holds a notebook. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so the person is described by role only.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeveral young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Many have white and grey ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, and several wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. Some hold lit oil lamps or incense sticks in their hands, and in the foreground brass plates hold kumkum, flowers, lamps and small bowls. A younger boy in the middle left raises a flame near his face. The setting is an indoor hall with a pinkish wall and a painted picture in the background.2017-01-04July 23 20172017-07-23Seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform a puja in a hall, many bare-chested with white tripundra ash markings and rudraksha malas. Foreground men hold small brass oil lamps and lit incense sticks, while brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and a small bell lie on the floor. Behind them a larger seated group fills the room, and a framed deity image hangs on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-01-04 +1 copiesA seated group of young male and female devotees in saffron-orange robes with white and ash body markings and rudraksha malas sits on mats in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground a young man with long brown hair and a rudraksha mala holds a small object near brass lamps and a silver tray of pink flower petals and offerings, while a young girl with hands folded in prayer sits nearby. Other participants in orange cloth sit behind brass vessels and a tray, appearing to take part in a puja or satsang. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image, so the view is of disciples only.2017-01-13September 07 20142014-09-07September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesTwo young men with shaved heads sit cross-legged on a multicoloured striped mat in a hall, facing forward in meditation. Both wear saffron-orange draped robes and long brown rudraksha mala necklaces, with white ash markings on their arms and a red tilak on the forehead. The man on the left has no glasses; the man on the right wears clear-framed glasses. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white attire fill the hall, with tall golden poles in the foreground and framed photographs on the wall. A metal water bottle sits beside the right figure.2017-07-15September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA ritual puja in progress indoors. A shaved-headed man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold-and-bead necklace sits cross-legged on a woven mat, hands raised in mudra over brass and silver vessels, a kalasha, flowers and an oil lamp. Beside him a younger attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver bowl. Both have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, several seated devotees in white clothes wear orange lanyards. Marigold and red flower offerings sit on a gold tray. The figure with the gold necklace may be a person, appearing as a ritual officiant in rust-brown robes and gold ornaments.2013-05-17