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May 22 2012

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Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a wooden door. On the left, a long-haired person in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace extends a hand, receiving a small white offering from a man in a white shirt and dhoti. Beside them, a shaved-headed elder in a saffron wrap with a gold headband and rudraksha mala sits on a chair. Standing behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth holds a small silver cup, and an older bespectacled man in white with a sacred ash mark on his forehead gestures. Others in white shirts watch. Two people sit or kneel on a plain floor mat. The people wear white ash marks on their foreheads and arms.2012-05-22 +2 copiesA photograph of two seated men in saffron robes at an indoor gathering. The man on the left, with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti lines, wears a white and orange flower garland, a silver necklace and a saffron shawl; he is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, and his hand rests near a small metal vessel. Beside him an elderly, shaved-headed man with white vibhuti, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, bangles and a red and white flower garland sits in orange cloth. Saffron-clad attendants stand behind, and several men in white shirts and a man in a cap crowd at right, one leaning in with a hand extended.2012-05-22 +2 copiesIndoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a brown wooden door. Seated on a green-framed folding chair in the centre is an elderly bald man with a thin gold headband, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, a golden pendant necklace and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his bare chest. Beside him on the left, a woman in an orange sari with a long dark braid and white ash marks on her forehead sits with her head bowed. Standing behind, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti is looking on, and another man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold chain holds a small metal bowl. On the far right a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with his hand near his face, and another man is partly visible at the edge.2012-05-22May 18 20122012-05-18May 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22Photograph of an abhishekam-style ceremony in a gold-decorated hall with marble walls. An elderly woman seated on a red velvet chair wears a gold crown, a white garland with red flowers, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and bangles, with white vibhuti on her forehead. Behind her stands a gold ornate backdrop. A bald priest with a white and orange forehead mark holds a silver tray above her head. Another person in an orange, saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera beside a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Copyright text overlays the lower right of the image.2012-06-05A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.2016-11-16July 01 20142014-07-01August 20 20152015-08-20 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall with marble walls and a gold-framed shrine lit by an orange glow at top right. An elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head, a gold headband and dark rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, holding his hands together. Beside him stands a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold-coloured neck ornament, holding a small object. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, and a man in a pale pink shirt kneels before the seated figure, hands joined. Behind, a white-clad attendant with gold necklaces holds a whisk-like fan, and a brass vessel sits at lower left. a person candidate appearance is uncertain given the seated figure's features, so classification is limited to role description.2012-05-09May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copies