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A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall with orange-painted walls. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl extends his hands toward a brass tray. A clean-shaven, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a small head microphone holds a yellow-cloth-covered tray with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a silver kalasha with a green leaf. On the far left, a young attendant in maroon and gold holds a plate of red flowers. Desc notes: the long-haired man shows compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain.

December 30 2009

A seated man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits on a red cushioned throne draped with white and red flower garlands, extending his hand toward a bowl of rice on a banana leaf. A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse bends forward and offers food to him with both hands. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit or stand in a pink-walled hall, with a fan, a small table covered in yellow cloth, and a red hanging visible. A gold-framed picture sits at the lower right. The man on the throne has distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, a probable match for a person in an appearance-based sense.

Several monastic devotees in orange saffron robes gather in an indoor hall, sharing grains or flower petals from cupped hands. A devotee at left has long dreadlocks, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and rudraksha malas, and a white tilak on the forehead. A bald man at centre wears a red-and-orange sash over a dark rudraksha mala and a white tilak. At right, another bald devotee in orange scatters petals. Wooden panelling and a white wall form the background, with more people in orange behind. a person cannot be confirmed from the visible cues alone, so the figures are described by role only.

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2010-10-28 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. At the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala. He stands in front of a richly decorated golden altar with a deity murti. Around him, several men in white dhotis with white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms stand or bend, one holding a folded white cloth with red trim. A man in white holds a silver plate with offerings on the right, and another holds a wooden box. Orange-robed attendants stand behind, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge.

2010-10-26 +1 copies

August 11 2009

Photograph of a ritual on a concrete floor inside a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a man with long hair tied back, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, kneels and reaches toward a small copper kalasha pot with a red and yellow flower offering. Beside him, an older man with grey hair, wearing a red shawl with gold embroidery over orange cloth, kneels and holds a tray of flowers and leaves. Yellow turmeric or kumkum powder is scattered on the floor. Behind them, devotees in orange and yellow dhotis and saris sit and stand, and a brass vessel is visible against a red and white striped wall. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja offering.