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December 15 2016

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Side profile of a shaved-headed man in a bare-chested ritual posture, seated and holding up a small grey stone cube with both hands toward his face. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala with red spacer beads and a white cord. The background is a blurred indoor hall with white-clad people, a pink wall and warm lights.2017-03-03December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph from behind of a seated man in a plain white shirt holding a small grey stone block with his hand, with his head bent over it. Around him stand several people in saffron-orange robes, one with a gold ornamental necklace, and their hands are raised near him. In the lower left, a woman with long dark hair wears a yellow top. The stone is held up for close attention, and the scene suggests a ritual or blessing moment. a person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2017-03-26A photograph of a Hindu puja ritual with several people seated on the floor around a gold tray. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl, with a tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha mala around his neck, holds a small white box with a red flower and offers it to a woman in a cream sari with gold border. Silver bowls on the gold tray hold apples, flowers and other offerings. Another priest in white with yellow-bordered dhoti sits to the right holding a flower-topped offering. Foreground devotees in white and yellow clothing look on, one holding a printed booklet. The priest in the center does not qualify as an appearance-based candidate for a person.2010-10-20December 21 20162016-12-21December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesOctober 06 20172017-10-06A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man seated on the floor, holding a small clear crystal or glass object to his forehead with his eyes closed, wearing a thin sacred cord over one shoulder and a red-and-gold patterned cloth. Behind him, people in white garments sit on red floor cushions in a hall, some with hands raised near their faces, and a plastic water bottle sits on the floor.2016-02-23November 08 20102010-11-08A photograph of a seated devotee in white ritual clothing, with a red-and-white cloth draped over his shoulder, holding up a small grey-white stone or block in his raised right hand while gazing at it. Behind him, a crowded seated congregation fills the hall, including a woman in an orange-gold sari in the right foreground and people in pink and white. Blurred bronze objects and a ritual setup appear at the lower right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam gathering with participants present.2016-12-15A close photo of a shaved-headed man in a plain white dhoti with red-striped border, bare-chested and wearing a long gold bead necklace, with white sacred ash bands across his forehead and a red dot at the centre. He looks downward with eyes lowered during a ritual setting. Behind him at right, a woman with wavy light-brown hair and a white sari with green border and orange scarf holds pink flowers. A golden carved chair or throne is blurred at left against an orange wall.2010-10-30April 02 20172017-04-02