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Night-time ritual in a dimly lit hall with a wall of small stones and a gold cloth hanging behind an altar. A long-haired figure in an orange and gold garment, with gold necklaces and palms pressed together, sits on a gilded chair at the left. Before a low altar draped in orange cloth, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes tends a fire, with brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and small deity murtis nearby. A man in white stands at the right, and several seated devotees appear in the foreground. The scene suggests a homa or abhishekam ritual.

July 29 2012

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A dimly lit ritual scene at night. A figure seated in a gold-framed chair with a white and gold cloth draped over the back, palms pressed together in namaste, wears an orange-gold garment and gold necklace, with long dark hair. In front, a low table draped in orange cloth holds brass vessels, small silver deity murtis, a flower arrangement and a lit oil lamp. Two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit on the right, one seated at the table with ritual items and the other beside him. A wall of stone-textured panels frames a gold and orange cloth backdrop with a decorative gold arch. Two people sit in the foreground on the left, partially visible, and a shrine table with a small flame sits in the background.

July 29 2012

July 29 2012

Night ritual photograph at an ashram. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, orange saffron dhoti and shawl, multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold necklace sits eyes closed in meditation on an ornate gold-framed throne draped with a leopard-print cloth. In front of him a gold cloth covers a low table with a metal tray. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes kneels at right tending a fire pit of burning flames on bricks, with kalasha-like brass pots, yellow-topped offerings, flowers, a microphone and metal bowls arranged on a leaf-covered floor. Behind, a textured grey-white wall hangs with a gold drape. Consistent with a homa ritual setting, though the page does not establish the event for this image.

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A seated figure in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a leopard-print cloth draped over the lap, wears a long multi-strand gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and holds a lit oil lamp in a bronze arati vessel while sitting on an ornate gold-framed throne. Two bronze deity murtis stand on a red pedestal before him, with a silver kalasha and brass vessels on an orange cloth-covered table. Behind them is a textured dark grey wall of rounded forms and a gold drape. At the lower left, a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small oil lamp burns at right, a camera is positioned at lower right, and a few other people are partially visible at the edges.

August 22 2006

Inside a shrine room with brown marble walls, an elderly bald priest bare-chested with white sacred ash markings and a red-beaded headband kneels on the floor at a low stone platform, arranging offerings on a brass plate with green leaves and flower petals. Behind him, a gilded deity shrine with silver pillars and a small brass lamp holds a figure. To the left, a younger man in orange cloth with a gold pendant necklace and forehead markings sits quietly on a seat near a wooden door, hands folded. Two physical people are visible.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-framed throne draped with a striped tiger-print cloth, in a dim open hall at night. The figure wears an orange-red dhoti and a shawl over a bare upper body, with heavy gold necklaces, a red tilak on the forehead and hands folded in the lap. A devotee in a red and dark head covering sits in the foreground beside a brick fire pit with a bright flame. Two seated women in orange and red shawls sit at the left edge, and a small electronic display sits on a red mat near the fire.

Indoor ceremony in a room with purple draped curtains and a wall air conditioner. An elderly woman in orange robes with a red and black beaded mala sits on a gold-trimmed orange throne-like chair, looking down. Beside her, a man with a shaved head wears a brown garment, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala and passes an offering. Another seated man in a saffron-and-gold robe sits to the right. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame and a garland of orange marigolds lie in the foreground, with brass bowls, fruit and red cloth on a low table. a person cues are not clearly present on any figure, so no identification is made.

September 14 2015