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September 18 2015

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a maroon-and-orange sacred cloth draped over his left shoulder and bare chest, wearing a heavy gold-and-dark-bead necklace and a dark beaded armlet on his upper right arm. He has white sacred ash marks across his forehead and holds a silver bowl with gold floral engraving in his left hand while his right hand reaches toward it. A hand from the lower right edge reaches in toward him. The background is a blurred outdoor street with a red-and-white vehicle and a decorated chariot or ratha at right.2015-09-18September 18 20152015-09-18September 18 20152015-09-18September 14 20152015-09-14A photo of a temple ritual. In the foreground, a bearded man with curly hair, white and red tilak on his forehead, and a thick rudraksha mala over a rust-red shawl and bare shoulders reaches into a large ornate brass vessel filled with liquid, possibly for abhishekam. Behind him, a seated man in orange cloth wears layered gold necklaces and a dark beaded mala, holding a silver plate. A stone pillar and granite steps are visible at the right.2016-10-16May 12 20122012-05-12September 14 20142014-09-14A bald, bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti sits cross-legged and pours water from a silver kalasha-style vessel over a brass tray during a puja. He wears a red rudraksha mala on his head, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold necklace, a gold bangle and white ash markings on his forehead, arms and chest. Behind him is a gold-toned shrine with a deity murti, pink and red flower offerings, a small silver vessel and a lit oil lamp. A white cloth hangs at the right edge.2012-05-11September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in rust-red robes and a rudraksha mala with a tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold and red throne, dipping his hand into a large silver bowl of yellow flowers or petals. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange and gold robes leans forward, offering petals or flower-tied kumkum from his hand, with white marks on his arm and forehead. The gold-carved throne and a white backdrop frame the scene.2014-09-13September 14 20142014-09-14A seated man in saffron-red robes and a long gold ceremonial necklace of beads sits on an ornate orange tufted throne with gold carved armrests. He wears white vertical sandalwood-paste tilak on his forehead and a red shawl over his shoulders, and a yellow-flowered wrist band. He holds a small golden bowl containing a white paste-like substance, while another person's hand reaches in from the right to take or offer it, and additional hands appear at the lower left. The setting suggests a ritual offering or blessing.2015-09-14