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April 06 20132013-04-06April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesSeveral seated devotees perform a ritual with oil lamps during worship. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him, another man in orange with a dark bead mala holds a lamp. Behind them, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered cloths and beaded necklaces sit, some holding lamps. Brass vessels, flowers and offerings lie on a low table. No candidate is visibly identifiable as a person from appearance; these are devotees and priests.2013-07-10A photograph of a bald, bare-chested man with white vibhuti smeared across his forehead, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder and multiple rudraksha malas with gold bead ornaments. His eyes are closed and he smiles while another person's hand rests on his forehead, a blessing gesture. Behind him, a man with a white vibhuti band on his forehead looks on, and at the right foreground a person with long dark hair wears a garland of pink and white flowers. A blurred figure in white stands in the background, with orange fabric at the left edge.2017-02-27October 15 20132013-10-15Photograph of a smiling shaven-headed man in the foreground, bare-chested with a red-brown shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a dark bead necklace, a pendant on a white cord, and a beaded bracelet on his upper arm. He has white horizontal tilak lines and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several other shaven-headed men with white forehead markings and bare upper bodies stand in a bright indoor hall, and orange-robed figures are blurred in the background. The man's appearance with rudraksha malas, bare chest and shawl is a person candidate, though the image is a close-up of a devotee-like figure in a ritual gathering.2016-09-30A photograph of a young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a red shawl, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a seated ritual gathering. He wears a long rudraksha mala, white sacred ash bands on his forehead and arms, and a red dot on his forehead. Behind him, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala raises his hand to his forehead, and seated attendees in white shirts sit among red chairs in a hall.2013-10-09Close photo of a man with a shaved head, white vertical forehead markings and a red dot, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his raised right hand while speaking. He wears an orange shawl with a strand of rudraksha malas over a pinkish-red garment. Behind him, a second man with white forehead markings and bare skin looks on.2013-04-06March 13 20132013-03-13April 03 20132013-04-03A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and hanging ceiling fans. A central figure with a white tilak on the forehead, a dark hair bun, a white and red flower garland, gold armbands and an orange-red garment blesses a man by placing his palm on the man's head, the man with hands folded in namaste. Beside them a red box holds small items. Another bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands at the right, and a man in white shirt with folded hands stands behind, plus several other people in orange and white. a person is the central figure, shown blessing a devotee, with the orange robes and garlanded ornamentation as appearance cues.2012-09-12April 13 20132013-04-13