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A photograph of a crowded indoor ritual setting with a group of men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with white vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a bare-chested man with grey hair and a white forehead mark wears a rudraksha mala and a colourful beaded necklace. On the right, a man with a topknot wears saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding out his hand toward the group, while another saffron-clad man beside him holds a small brass object. Men in white shirts and a green-striped shirt watch in the background, and a video camera operator is visible behind them near a projection screen. The setting appears to be a hall with warm lighting.

Indoor hall scene with a smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap with gold border and heavy gold bead necklaces, his hands raised toward an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting. Behind them a bald man in orange robes with gold necklaces and a red tilak mark stands near a white stand. Hanging colorful tassel decorations and a crowd of people in white, orange and green clothing fill the background. The exchange appears to be a respectful greeting or blessing in a devotional setting.

2011-02-22 +1 copies

June 05 2012

A photograph inside a temple hall with pale walls and hanging orange-and-yellow tassels. A man in a white dhoti with an orange waist sash stands at left, palms pressed together in greeting toward a smiling man at centre. The centre man wears a white shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold pendant necklace, a white forehead marking and a red bindi, with long swept-back dark hair. He holds a silver tray with a framed photograph. At right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl carries a silver plate. Devotees with folded hands stand behind them.

A photograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis standing in a yellow-walled temple hall with blue doors and an arched shrine painting above. On the left, a smiling man with short dark hair, a red bindi, an orange garment with a gold-yellow border, a long mala of rudraksha beads and a large gold pendant with a deity figure stands with hands clasped. On the right, an older bearded man with long white hair and beard wears a white tripundra and a saffron garment, a rudraksha mala, and raises one hand in a gesture while speaking. Between them a shaved-headed attendant in orange and gold stands with a red tilak. Several men in white shirts and orange robes stand behind them. a person appearance candidate: the man on the left wears a gold deity pendant, rudraksha mala and orange robe, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

December 30 2009

June 20 2012

2012-06-20 +1 copies

June 21 2012

A photograph of a smiling man with a gold beaded headband, white jasmine garland, and bare-shouldered orange-saffron shawl, a red bindi on his forehead, reaching to clasp the outstretched hands of a man in a white shirt. a person: long swept-back hair, gold beaded crown-like headband, saffron shawl and garland, presented as the central figure receiving devotees. Around them, several standing men in white shirts, one with palms pressed together in namaskar and smiling, one wearing glasses with a vibhuti mark, and a man on the right in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. The setting is a plain cream-walled room.

2012-05-08 +2 copies

A photograph inside a plain pink-walled hall with a yellow hanging decoration. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while accepting a silver tray with a paper slip from a kneeling man in white and a red-bordered sash. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold necklace and shaved head stands, and on the right another man in white and a light shawl holds a brass vessel. A man in a striped shirt stands behind. a person is the central figure by his long swept hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments; he is seen in person.

May 22 2012

2012-05-22 +2 copies

A photograph in an indoor hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long white and red flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace with gold pendants and a gold armlet, stands with hair tied up in a bun and a white tilak on the forehead. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows with hands pressed together toward him, while an older man in a cream shirt smiles nearby. On the right, a bald man in an orange and gold shawl holds an orange cloth with a brass object. Several onlookers stand in the background. The appearance-based label is a person for the central saffron-robed, garlanded figure receiving the devotee's respect.