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A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe, a leopard-print headband, long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, with bangles and armlets. He sits on a white ornate chair beside a flaming fire, eyes closed, with a microphone stand at right. Behind him stands a woman in a white sari with a gold border, and at left two children and an older woman in orange and white head coverings watch. Red-roofed buildings and trees form the background, with a red pillar at left. The man appears as a person depiction in an in-person ritual setting, and the fire suggests a homa/yagna being performed.

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August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual outdoors at an ashram courtyard. A man sits cross-legged on a white ornate wooden-style seat before a fire burning in a metal pan over a cowdung fuel stack. He wears a rust-red dhoti and wrap, a white and black patterned headwrap, multiple rudraksha malas, a pendant, and red beaded armlets. Behind him stands a woman in a white sari with a red border, and a group of onlookers in orange and red turbans and white headwear, including children, stand by red buildings and wooden pillars. A brass lamp stands at the left edge of the frame. The scene suggests a Siddha-style purification ritual with fire and cowdung smoke, described here by its visible elements only.2017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31 +2 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a fire. A man seated on an ornate silver throne wears a maroon-red dhoti and wrap, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace with a pendant. He rests his hand on a silver staff while smoke and flames rise from a fire pit at his right. A silver tray with offerings and a silver stand sit beside him, and a red building and greenery form the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears the saffron-maroon robes, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and long swept-back hair of a KAILASA ritual leader during the Aushada process.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne in a courtyard during an outdoor ceremony with smoke in the air. He wears a leopard-print turban with a yellow flower, a dark red-brown robe, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a gold pendant necklace, and a small red tilak on his forehead. He rests one hand on a silver staff or rod across his lap. Beside him stands an ornate silver lamp or offering dish holding small items. Several women and a man in the background sit watching in saffron, pink and green clothing. A small fire glows in the lower left corner. The sandy courtyard has red pillars behind the seated figure.2017-08-31 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon-red draped garment sits beside a silver metal stand holding a flame and smoke, in an outdoor setting with a red building behind. He wears a leopard-print headwrap, layered rudraksha malas, a silver pendant, and beaded bracelets on his arms; a silver-backed chair and a microphone stand are visible. Smoke rises from burning cowdung during the Pudamgaatal process of purifying Aushadha. a person: long dreadlocks and ceremonial rudraksha malas and gold pendant visible, seated in the role of officiant of the Aushadha preparation.2017-08-31 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07