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Indoor photograph of two men seated on ornate gold-framed orange velvet thrones against a patterned maroon curtain. On the left, an older man in a loose saffron-orange garment with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck pours or sprinkles from a small vessel into a silver bowl held in his hands. On the right, a younger man with white ash markings on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and a long gold-and-beige bead necklace over a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth sits with eyes closed, one hand raised in a mudra. A silver ritual bowl sits in the foreground.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Three men sit on the floor before a pair of ornate orange velvet thrones with gold carved frames, in front of a patterned red and white curtain. The man on the left wears an orange silk robe and a dark rudraksha mala, and bends forward pouring white powder from his hand into a metal vessel. A man in the centre wears a saffron cloth over his shoulders. The man on the right is bare-chested with a brown dhoti, a thick gold-beaded mala and white paste marks on his forehead and arms, and holds a small white object over the vessel. The setting suggests a ritual offering.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene indoors. An elderly sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at left, hands held over a silver vessel while a younger man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with a gold bead necklace pours liquid from a small spoon-like vessel. A second seated person in orange is partly visible behind. Behind them are ornate gold-and-orange upholstered thrones and a patterned curtain. The scene suggests a washing or abhishekam-style offering.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14A photograph inside a room with red velvet, tufted sofas trimmed in gold and a patterned dark curtain behind. On the left, an older man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala leans forward, his hands holding a small bundle of grass or leaves. On the right, a younger man with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a gold-beaded mala sits in a maroon-brown dhoti, also holding plant stems. A glass bowl containing grains or petals sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a seated ritual exchange of offerings.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copies