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October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with cream walls and tall gold-topped ceremonial poles. A bare-chested young man with dark curly hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha bracelet, holds a silver plate and offers something to outstretched hands. Around him, devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls reach forward, including a woman with white hair in a bun wearing orange beads, and a smiling woman in a cream sari. A red-and-orange banner hangs at the upper left. Several people are visible in the crowd behind them.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual distribution line in a hall with white walls. A young man with curly dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold waist cloth, stands at centre holding a brass tray of offerings toward a row of devotees. Several women in white saris and white kurtas, some with grey or white hair, reach forward with cupped hands. Men in white kurtas wear red-and-white shawls with white dhotis and stand along the right. Tall gold-coloured ceremonial staffs with ornate round finials frame the scene, and an orange-and-white flag or banner shows in the background. The setting looks like a person Sangha ritual gathering.2015-10-21 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall. In the foreground a figure in white clothing with a red-and-white striped border and a gold pendant with a small portrait medallion holds out a brass plate containing dark, thick substance. Another person's hand, with a silver bracelet, receives the plate. Behind, several stacked dark metal bowls rest on an orange and blue cloth. The seated audience wears white and light blue clothing and sits in rows on a hall floor.2010-09-05October 12 20162016-10-12Close photo of devotees performing a puja during a ritual. In the foreground a man in white clothing holds white flower petals in cupped hands, while another man beside him presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them two women in gold and red striped saris stand with hands folded in prayer, one with a white mark on her forehead. Silver and glass bowls and a golden tray with offerings sit in the lower left, and a small flame glows near the center. Soft background blur, incense haze.2011-12-17A row of seated devotees performs puja with brass plates of kumkum, oil lamps and incense sticks. In the foreground an older woman with glasses and a gold bangle holds a small dish and sprinkles red kumkum, while others in white and blue saris and white dhotis offer similar puja kits in the background. Lit oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style plate sit on the cloth before them.2016-12-22February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesNovember 18 20152015-11-18A photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall. A seated figure in a rust-red robe with gold border and a long rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of folded red-brown cloth or leaf offerings and extends one to a kneeling woman in a rust-red top with a bindi and vibhuti on her forehead. Around them, standing devotees in white clothes with red-and-white checked shawls press their palms together in namaskar. A man in white on the left holds his hands together, and an older woman in a white sari with glasses sits nearby. The seated figure wears a small headset microphone and a gold-marked forehead. a person: the seated robed figure in saffron-orange with a gold-bordered robe, long beaded mala and ceremonial garland matches the presentation cues, though the appearance is only partly clear.2015-05-24