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A photograph taken in dim light at a temple-like shrine lit by a strip of warm orange lights. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and dark rudraksha-style beaded mala leans forward over a brass vessel with green mango leaves and holds a small hand offering of yellow and white flowers. Beside him stands a man in a white shirt, and to the left a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread holds flowers and a lamp-lit setting. A garland of marigolds is visible at the edge of the frame. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering.

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September 09 20162016-09-09Photograph taken through a doorway of an indoor room. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with bare shoulders and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist holds a light blue bowl or vessel with both hands, reaching toward an open doorway. Behind them, a second man in white with a garland of white flowers around his neck and a patterned shawl or wrap stands facing the figure. Dark wooden door frames and a pale wall frame the scene.2006-11-27January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled room showing a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe with long dark hair, holding a brass-and-glass ceremonial vessel with a green leaf and white flowers on top, pouring or offering water over the heads of people. A grey-haired man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala bows with palms pressed together and eyes closed, and a younger man in a maroon shirt with a yellow shawl lowers his head beside him. A hand holding a wristwatch is visible at right, and a small pink flower arrangement sits on a wall shelf. The turbaned figure is a person present in person, appearing to bless the devotees during a ritual; the other people are devotees receiving the blessing.2008-07-28November 27 20062006-11-27March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a bare-shouldered figure in an orange wrap and a rudraksha-style bead necklace with a hair bun and gold hoop earring, placing one palm on the forehead of a young man in a blue striped top and orange shawl, who closes his eyes and smiles. Behind them, another person in an orange shawl stands in front of a red draped curtain, and a man in a red shirt with an orange shawl and a name badge stands at left. A white wall-mounted air conditioner is visible at right. a person: the bare-shouldered figure wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange wrap, cues consistent with a sannyasi giving a blessing.2012-07-20March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesIndoor event under white tent lights. A bearded sannyasi in maroon inner robe and orange shawl, wearing blue rudraksha beads and a tilak, receives hands-together greetings from a man in a light beige shirt. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and glasses holds a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a multicoloured flower garland, bare-chested, offers a golden ritual implement with a bowl. Several women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand behind, watching.2016-04-27A photo of a ceremonial initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wrapped in a tall reddish-orange braided turban and a saffron-orange shawl touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. The devotee, a man with short greying hair in a cream kurta with a small pattern, wears a rudraksha mala and stands with eyes closed. Behind them, another saffron-clad figure wearing dark beaded malas and a man in a brown-grey turban are visible, with a metal railing and dark backdrop. The gesture resembles a blessing or diksha.2018-04-30February 13 20182018-02-13Photograph of a stage ceremony with a figure in an orange-saffron robe, shown from behind with a shaved head, embracing a smiling man with long, dark, wavy shoulder-length hair who wears an orange robe and a red bindi. The man with long hair has his hands on the other man's head and shoulders. Behind them, a gilded ornate frame and a red cloth hang on the right, and orange flags on bamboo poles stand at the left. Several shaved-headed people in orange robes sit partly visible at the left edge. Dim stage lighting and a purple curtain form the background, with a brass vessel at the lower right.2006-08-22