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March 12 20182018-03-12March 01 20162016-03-01Close-up photograph of hands passing a white cloth bundle, tied at the top and marked with red-orange powder, held in a round metal bowl. Two pairs of hands are visible: one with gold bangles and a multicolored beaded bracelet at left, the other with a beaded wrist band and a gold bangle at right. Behind them a crimson robe and a rudraksha mala are visible, and a gold-framed object with printed pamphlets sits in the background. The scene suggests a ritual offering exchange.2015-10-22 +2 copiesClose-up photo of two sets of hands during a ritual. On the left, a man's hand with a blue thread bracelet and a silver bangle holds a yellow-and-white woven leaf bowl with a small green grass stalk tied on its rim, while the arm is adorned with a gold bell-like ornament on a red garment. On the right, a hand with a gold beaded bracelet touches the bowl's edge, and water droplets glisten on the fingers. Behind, a golden vessel and a silver pillar appear, with blurred green foliage in the background. The setting suggests an abhishekam-style offering, but no full person is visible.2015-05-05 +1 copiesFebruary 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04March 07 20162016-03-07July 18 20162016-07-18Close-up photograph of a person in orange-red ochre robes holding a shallow silver plate with both hands, with a small bundle of green grass or kusha leaves placed on it. The figure wears a silver chain with rudraksha beads and a pendant, and a gold-coloured bangle on the wrist. Background is dark and blurred with another orange-clad figure at the right edge. Only partial body is visible; face not shown.2018-04-11 +1 copiesA man in ochre-orange robes stands beside a red stone temple pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a rope, during a flag-hoisting ceremony. He wears a long red and white beaded garland, a brown rudraksha-style mala, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, and he holds a brass plate. Other hands extend trays holding yellow flowers and green leaves and a brass tray with a bundle of dried grass. Behind him, white-clad devotees and palm trees fill the courtyard. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, ochre robes, garlands and mala cues, shown in person.2013-03-11Close-up photograph of a person's hands pouring white rice grains from a cupped palm into a silver bowl during a ritual offering. The wrist wears gold bangles and a red-and-black thread. Garlands of white jasmine and red-and-white beads drape at the left edge, and a rust-brown cloth and red flower lie in the foreground, with another person's hands and gold ornaments visible at right.2016-07-19Outdoor photo of a ritual at a temple flagpole setting with palm fronds in the background. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a white-and-maroon flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, stands on the left, appearing to be Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-gold cloth holds a brass tray of white cloth bundles tied with orange cord, adorned with yellow marigold garlands. Orange rope hangs on the left edge, and a leaf-tied bundle is visible at the base of the flagpole.2011-12-11