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A photograph inside a stone temple doorway with carved pillars and a sunlit opening behind. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas, a silver pendant and an orange garment wrapped over his shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him an older bald priest with white sacred markings on his forehead, a rudraksha band on his head, malas and an orange cloth turns to a metal door. Behind them a man in orange holds a green and gold tasselled cloth tray, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby.

Outdoor ritual photo at a Hindu festival crowd beneath an orange umbrella. In the foreground a woman with a rudraksha headband and gold bangles presses her palms to her forehead before a small flame. Beside her a bald man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala is seated, hand raised to his head. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a cloth bundle of coins over the fire. Another orange-robed man with a gold-coloured necklace and a bare-chested man with a white forehead mark and red thread stand nearby, leaning toward the flames as smoke rises. Behind them a dense crowd of men in white watches. Fire lamps burn on a metal stand. The a person candidate's appearance is uncertain, so no identity is asserted.

2012-06-05 +1 copies

Photo of a temple ritual in a pillared hall. A bald man in saffron robes with white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha headband, wearing a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a leaf and sits at the front right. Beside him a man with long hair in a bun and a gold necklace applies white ash to his forehead, while a shaved-headed priest in a white cloth offers a clay bowl. Several saffron-robed attendants and a camera operator stand behind. a person: the long-haired man with a rudraksha headband and gold necklace is the most.

Outdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.

Three men stand in a stone-walled temple interior with weathered grey-brown masonry behind them. On the left an elderly bald man wearing a green silk shawl, white jasmine garlands and a rudraksha mala bows forward with his hands low. In the centre a younger man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a gold pendant, a red headband and white tilak on his forehead, gesturing with one hand. Behind him a third man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands half visible. The scene looks like a ritual or devotional moment. Three people are visible.

May 18 2012

Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree at a ritual. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and light trousers reaches over a silver tray holding red flowers and a small lit oil lamp, while a young man in an orange saffron cloth with bare shoulders and rudraksha beads on his arm holds the tray and a silver vessel. Behind them stand an older man in white with rudraksha mala and a sacred mark on his forehead, a man in white dhoti with arms folded, an orange-clothed figure, and people in the background. Several people are visible, with the orange-clothed young man having dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban and white sacred markings on his arms.

Outdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.

May 09 2012

2012-05-09 +1 copies

A bald, elderly man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-bordered shawl, wearing a large dark rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands in a temple hall receiving an offering on a green leaf from a man in white ritual dress. A younger saffron-robed attendant wearing a rudraksha headband and gold necklaces stands beside him, with other saffron-robed men and a white-clad man with white forehead markings behind. A photographer with a camera is visible at left. a person: the elderly saffron-robed man, in appearance matching the page's a person reference through his shaved head, orange robes and rudraksha mala, receiving a leaf offering.

November 24 2015

A photograph of a devotional gathering in an indoor hall with red drapes. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange shirt and a man in a white shirt press their palms together in namaste toward a central figure. A bare-shouldered woman in an orange wrap wears a long white jasmine garland with red flowers and gold bangles, and reaches forward with her hand over a red tray holding gold objects and papers. On the right, a man in an orange and yellow-bordered wrap wears a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, looking downward while another devotee's hands are folded beside him. Behind them, a young man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and a tilak. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan, with the hall's decor visible in the background.