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November 12 2010

A ritual scene in a hall with a white tent ceiling and yellow-orange fringed hangings. Several men in white dhotis with maroon borders kneel and prostrate on the floor, some with bare upper bodies and sacred marks on their foreheads. Standing behind them, a bald man in an orange robe with maroon trim holds his hands in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. Beside him, another man in orange with a beaded necklace smiles and gazes down at the kneeling group. At the right, a man in an orange kurta with maroon trim holds a small object in his hands and smiles. Open doors and a speaker are visible on the right. a person: the bald man in orange with hands in anjali, identified by appearance cues; his role is standing as a senior monastic while devotees kneel before him.

A hall with a tiled floor and orange runners where a line of men in plain white dhoti-style garments stand and kneel, several holding small white flowers or offerings. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white cloth with a yellow dhoti kneels and offers flowers. Behind them, a gold-trimmed throne stands empty on the right, beside a framed portrait on a stand. A seated figure in orange sits on the floor at right.

November 12 2010

A photograph inside a hall with a cream ceiling and dark red drapes at the back. Several men in plain white dhoti and shawl-style upper cloths with maroon borders stand in a line, some with sacred ash marks on their arms and rudraksha-style beads, while one man in a yellow lower cloth kneels on the floor to the right, holding out his hands with a green leaf or flower offering. Other men in white stand and bend along the row. An ornate gold and red throne is visible at the right edge, but no one is seated on it in this frame, and the figures in the row are devotees or priests, not identifiable as any particular person. Orange cloth and low tables are on the left.

A seated assembly of shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-bordered shawls, many with white and tilak markings on their foreheads and wooden rudraksha-style malas around their necks, sitting cross-legged on orange cushions in a hall. In the foreground a man in a white shawl with a red border sits with hands folded and eyes lowered, while behind him others face forward, some wearing glasses. Other people in white and orange clothing fill the background.

November 07 2011

Photograph of a group of shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths with pink-and-maroon borders, seated closely together in a ritual setting. Several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. A central man in spectacle frames holds a brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand while chanting, and another seated man on the right holds a small brass bell. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the floor in front. No one in the scene is identified as a person by visible cues; all appear to be priests or devotees performing a chanted ritual.

October 23 2010

A seated man on a gilded throne with carved golden armrests wears a white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders and a gold chain, and gestures with his right hand. In front of him, a shaved-headed man in white with maroon-bordered cloth and a gold chain kneels on an orange cloth, bending forward and touching the seated man's feet in a respectful gesture. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow borders and men in white with orange shawls stand and clap, while a man in saffron robes stands at the back near a wall with a dark board. The scene suggests a devotional reception or pada puja in a temple-like hall.

A seated group of devotees performs a night ritual in a hall, many holding small lit oil lamps or wicks flaring in their hands. Most wear white dhotis and shawls with red-edged borders, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum on the forehead. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth sits near the lower centre with a white tilak and a mala, beside a brass plate of offerings and flowers. Small brass vessels and oil lamps rest on orange mats across the floor. The page names the event as a person Pancha Tapas, but no printed text is visible in the frame.

November 12 2010