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November 12 2011

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A 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 an ashram hall where a man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair stands centre-right, wearing a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a white and red flower garland, and a gold pendant. He is ornately dressed with gold bangles and earrings. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with a dark rudraksha mala holds a tray draped in orange cloth carrying a small gold ritual object. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali, while an elderly man in white clothing bows forward toward the robed figure. Several other men in white and orange stand behind, with ceiling fans and white walls in the background.2012-09-12November 27 20112011-11-27A ritual scene on a stage in front of a large backdrop painting of a saffron-robed figure adorned with rudraksha beads. Four men stand in a row. On the left, a young man in white dhoti with a striped cloth and sacred marks on his arms stands beside an older bearded man in white dhoti and cloth with white painted marks on his body, who holds a yellow cloth. In the centre, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with offerings and a garland. On the right, a man in a pink dhoti, white and red flower garland and an orange-and-red turban receives the tray with folded hands. Gilded furniture is visible at the right edge.2011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27February 24 20112011-02-24A group of shaved-headed men in ritual attire gather in a whitewashed hall with ceiling fan and wall lights. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered yellow trim holds a small offering. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robe and gold-beaded necklace stands barefoot, while others in white dhotis with maroon borders move about. On the right, a framed portrait on a table holds a figure in orange robes seated before a backdrop, with flower garlands and fruit offerings arranged below it. Nearby a seated man in white sits by the offerings. Multiple people are visible, all in ritual dress.2011-03-05April 06 20122012-04-06November 27 20112011-11-27A 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 copiesFebruary 09 20122012-02-09February 24 20112011-02-24