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November 05 2010

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December 16 20102010-12-16October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual at night with lamps glowing. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a white horizontal forehead mark and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, sits cross-legged on a green mat and speaks into a microphone while holding an open book. Gold-bordered arm bands are on his arms. Before him are stacked yellow-dyed bricks, a row of white pieces (possibly cloth or shell-like objects), a silver vessel and a small brass lamp. Behind him, two young men in dark red-and-gold shawls sit on the mat, and older men in striped and light shirts stand behind a white backdrop with orange and yellow bunting strung overhead.2011-12-20November 02 20102010-11-02A shaved-headed young priest sits cross-legged in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold borders, hands folded in anjali before his face. He wears a long gold-bead mala with a gold pendant and gold bangles. In front of him is a silver bowl, a silver vessel, a small silver stand with a microphone, a pile of firewood, and incense sticks burning. Behind him, musicians play a flute and a drum in a leafy garden courtyard, while other seated people in white watch quietly.2011-12-16A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a red border sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant bearing a small portrait, a silver bangle, and a red bindi with white tilak on his forehead and arms. Behind him stands a young man in white with white tilak and a rudraksha mala, speaking into a microphone on a stand. A woman in a white sari with gold border leans in from the right. In the foreground, silver offering vessels and a pink flower sit on a brass tray. The setting appears to be a hall with a dark curtain backdrop.2010-09-16November 10 20112011-11-10A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border sits cross-legged at a stone altar, wearing a long gold bead necklace and bangles, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. He picks up yellow marigold petals from a silver plate and places them with his fingers. A microphone stands beside him, a silver vessel and small silver pot sit on the altar, and another man in white and a seated man in dark clothing are visible in the background among green plants.2011-12-17February 19 20112011-02-19October 01 20112011-10-01November 14 20102010-11-14A man in white ritual dress with a thin red-striped border speaks at a microphone during an evening event at night. He wears a long necklace of large gold beads and a gold bracelet, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. His right hand rests on his chest in a gesture of address. A red-draped table with a small arrangement is at the right edge.2010-11-05