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December 20 2010

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December 20 20102010-12-20September 26 20162016-09-26Outdoor ritual at dusk on a green cloth. A seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland sits on a tiger-striped throne, a small object in hand, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and sandalwood tilak holds up a large green gourd. A saffron-robed attendant stands behind with folded hands, and a man in white stands at the right. Behind them, a framed portrait garlanded with red and yellow flowers sits on a table beside a vase of flowers. Several other people in white and orange are visible in the background. Green trees and a fence line the field.2010-12-16A ritual scene during a puja. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stand at right, holding brass trays with orange cloth and offerings. The taller priest on left wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, and the other has a white and red tilak. In the foreground at left, a person in orange robes and a maroon head covering sits beside an ornate gold-toned wooden structure. Blurred heads of attendees fill the lower edge, and small brass vessels sit on a tray below.2011-01-21A photograph of six shaven-headed men in white dhotis with golden borders stands on a stage under a tent canopy, reciting from pink printed sheets. The man at centre holds a microphone and the men on the left have garlands and rudraksha malas. Several wear white forehead markings and wrist threads. The man at centre-right holds his palms joined in anjali. Their posture suggests a sacred recitation or initiation ceremony.2016-04-22 +1 copiesApril 03 20132013-04-03Three young men in white dhotis stand outdoors before an orange curtain and a red-and-gold decorated panel, with a carved stone pillar at right. The man at left wears a gold necklace with a pendant and holds a silver tray with his hands. The man in the centre, wearing a gold necklace and a tilak mark, presses his palms together in anjali mudra. The man at right, shaved-headed and wearing glasses, also wears a gold necklace and holds his palms together in prayer, with white ash marks on his bare upper body. The setting suggests a temple ritual or puja.2010-12-19A barefoot man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks outdoors on a dirt path, wearing a heavy garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers and green leaves, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. He has long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead and is smiling. He is flanked by several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, most with shaved heads and white forehead markings, and one holds a brass tray of flowers. Behind them stand more people, a canopy with orange and white drapery, and a bunting-lined tent.2010-12-29December 22 20102010-12-22Four shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stand and kneel on a red carpet inside a large hall with bright ceiling lights. The man at front centre kneels with palms pressed in anjali, smiling, with white and red tilaks and white ash marks on his arms. Behind him a tall man in a gold-bordered white shawl wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant. At left a man in white holds a rudraksha mala, and at right a young man wears a rudraksha mala and red-and-white tilak. Behind them, golden palanquins and a gold umbrella stand among other figures in white.2016-04-22April 03 20132013-04-03December 22 20102010-12-22