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July 25 2017

A photograph of a ritual offering scene indoors. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red borders and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, reaches over a large silver tray filled with small silver bowls, flowers and a red fruit. To the left, a bald man in white with gold chains and spectacles watches, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala gently chants or sings beside a microphone. Several people in white or saffron clothing sit behind the tray. Women's hair is visible in the foreground. The setting is a puja or prasadam offering with silver vessels and fresh flowers.

2010-10-22 +1 copies

May 14 2012

2012-05-14 +1 copies

A seated puja in a large hall with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-and-yellow saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bangles sits on a red mat, holding a folded white cloth over brass puja vessels, kalasha-style pots and leaves on a stone low table. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shawl, with vibhuti and rudraksha mala, and other priests in white and saffron sit in a row performing the ritual. Brass plates, lamps and small bowls are arranged on the table.

November 02 2010

A photograph of a temple ritual with devotees in white. A seated priest with a shaved head, gold necklace and red-bordered white cloth holds out a small offering of white flowers to a kneeling woman in white with a yellow shawl and a green-bordered blouse, who cups her hands to receive it. Behind her, another woman in white with a yellow shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha-style pendant look on. Orange floor mats cover the ground, with more devotees in white and yellow standing and kneeling in the background, beside orange and red walls.

A photograph of a seated group during a meditative or ritual gathering in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground, a middle-aged man with short greying hair, wearing a white kurta with a gold-bordered white dhoti shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes lowered, holding a small object in his hands. To his left, a bearded man in white with glasses and a rudraksha mala holds his hands together. To the right, a young man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wears rudraksha malas and a pendant, eyes downcast. Several other people with hands raised to their heads are visible in the background.

February 26 2017

A photograph of a ritual scene in an indoor hall with a red curtain behind. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas stand around a bare-backed young man bending forward with his head bowed, his eyes covered by a red cloth band. A bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets presses his hand on the bowed man's head while another man in white holds his arm. At the lower right a figure in a saffron-orange shawl with long hair and a gold necklace sits with eyes closed. Other men in white with red eye bands and white forehead marks stand in the background.

October 10 2010

A photograph of an indoor programme session with several men in plain white kurta-style clothes and orange-red lanyards seated on the floor and in chairs. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta leans over a low wooden stand draped with a maroon cloth with gold tassels, on which a small object and a book rest. To the right, a woman with hair in a bun and a white sari with a magenta and gold border wears a long brown rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and leans toward the stand. A water bottle sits on the floor. Several other men seated behind them watch.

Photograph of a ritual initiation scene in a hall with red-and-white patterned mats. A seated man in a red-orange shawl with rudraksha beads has his forehead touched by a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with red-and-gold borders, who holds a brass bowl and a leafy branch. A long-haired man with a beaded mala and white ash markings on his chest sits beside him, with another attendant in white behind. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and red shawls, some with white ash marks, fill the background. The scene suggests a blessing or puja, with visible brass vessel and sprigs of leaves.