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October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16A person in saffron-orange robes with a sash, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace, gold bangles and a tilak on the forehead, hands a small folded offering or prasad to a young boy in a green checked shirt with an ID card around his neck. Behind them a blue cloth canopy, a crowd of onlookers in white and colourful clothes, a camera operator with a video camera, and garlands are visible in a dim outdoor evening setting.2015-08-31January 14 20182018-01-14October 16 20162016-10-16Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard with a large ornate brass pot decorated with embossed figures in the foreground. Several saffron-robed men and women sit on a raised platform beneath a tree, some wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. A bearded priest with tripundra marks on his forehead sits near the brass pot, while a young girl in an orange and cream sari holds a tray of small packets. A woman in pink with a braid in the foreground watches. Brass bowls, small wooden boxes filled with gold-coloured items and loose packets lie on the ground. A bronze lamp stand and kalasha-like vessels are on the platform behind.2016-10-16A courtyard session in an ashram with red walls and carved pillars. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe sits on a raised cushioned seat holding a microphone and a book, with an ornate canopy and hanging brass bells above him. Around him a large seated audience of saffron-robed devotees, many with long dreadlocks and rudraksha malas, faces him attentively. Two women in saffron and brown stand near the dais, and a Nataraja bronze figure hangs on the back wall with brass kalasha-style lamps and a tall gilded stand at the right edge.2017-02-17A courtyard ritual scene where a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits behind a large embossed copper vessel, his hands inside it while devotees gather around. Several women and girls in orange, saffron and pink saris and gold necklaces sit on the ground, some holding gold items. A man with long hair and a bare upper body wears gold chains and a rudraksha mala at right. Open wooden boxes filled with gold leaf and foil sit in front of the vessel, with a silver bowl nearby. A videographer with a camera films at lower left, and a brass lamp stands at the back. The mood is one of focused group ceremony.2016-10-16September 16 20132013-09-16Outdoor photo of a seated group in a courtyard. On the left, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-brown robe, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sitting beside a large engraved copper vessel. Beside him, a young girl in a pink top and orange-red skirt wears gold jewellery and a gold headpiece, while another girl in orange with a gold-trimmed border and heavy gold necklaces smiles and sits near them. Partly visible women in cream and orange clothing sit at the right edge, and a brass lamp and trident stand in the background.2016-10-16