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A ritual scene inside a hall with pale walls and maroon curtains. In the foreground, a long-haired person in a pale green embroidered garment and a white crown with gold bands pours or offers something from a small vessel into the cupped hands of a shaved-headed man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala. Beside them stands a bald priest in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl with a tilak, holding a red bowl or tray. On the right, another man in an orange robe watches. Several more people in white clothes stand in the background, and a figure in yellow is at the left edge.

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A photograph of an indoor ritual setting. On the left, a bald, older Western man in a light blue t-shirt and white trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala and a name badge, holds his cupped hands out. On the right, a long-haired man in a pale green embroidered kurta and a white and gold turban, smiling, dips his fingers into a clay pot held by a white-clad priest. Behind them, shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand watching, and a man in a yellow shawl is partly visible at the far left edge. The man in the turban has long dark hair and a gold bracelet; his appearance is not clearly distinctive for a probable identification here.2010-09-02A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a pale green embroidered garment and a white turban-style headpiece with gold trim, receiving water poured from a terracotta pot. An older man in white kurta and glasses, with an orange scarf, bends forward with cupped hands held toward the seated figure. A younger man in white with an orange scarf stands behind holding the pot, and bald men in orange and white robes stand in the background. A woman in the lower left corner is partly visible. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a red curtain. This looks like a ritual washing or abhishekam-style offering of water.2010-09-02A photograph of a devotional exchange in a hall. On the left, a smiling bald man in a white collarless shirt, khaki trousers and a rudraksha mala holds out his cupped hands. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a terracotta bowl of white offering. On the right, a long-haired figure in a pale green embroidered garment and a white crown with gold trim, with a feathered plume, leans forward to give the offering. Behind them, bald men in white and orange robes and standing devotees fill the background, with yellow flowers in a vase at the right edge.2010-09-02A photograph of a ritual in a hall with cream walls and a dark red curtain. A long-haired figure with dark curly hair, wearing a pale green kurta with a gold-and-white crown or headpiece, faces away from the camera toward the group in front. Three shaved-headed men in white dhotis and kurtas stand close. The man in the centre wears an orange-red shawl and holds a terracotta bowl filled with white material. The man on the left wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala and holds small offerings in his hands. Behind them a man in an orange robe and a camera operator are visible, and seated and standing devotees in white line the background. A water bottle and a steel bowl sit on a table at right.2010-09-02A photograph of a ritual scene in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a woman with long curly dark hair, wearing a pale green embroidered kurta and a white and gold headpiece, sits and offers from a terracotta bowl of white paste held in her hands. Beside her, a bald man in a white dhoti and an orange-red shawl stands, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and rudraksha mala bows forward with cupped hands. A kneeling man in white bends low near the left edge. Several other men in white clothes stand in the background, and a tray of bowls and orange flowers sits at the lower right.2010-09-02A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall. A young shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt and teal trousers stands at left, cupping his hands to receive an offering from a figure seated at right. That seated figure has long, dark, swept-back hair, wears a white and gold crown or headpiece, and a pale green silk garment. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in white with an orange scarf and a clay pot. Another man at right wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala with glasses. Spectators sit in the background, and a flame is visible at lower right near brass vessels.2010-09-02A photograph of a ritual scene. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red-and-orange bindi, and sits-crouched beside a seated elderly bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces on a red throne. The standing man places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white garments who bows at his feet, where flowers, a brass plate and offerings lie. Behind them a priest with bare chest and sacred ash markings wears a maroon dhoti, and a man in white dhoti and gold chain stands at right. Blue wall, brass plates with offerings and a padapuja-style foot-worship setting.2010-11-22A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard and rudraksha mala cups his hands to receive a small white offering from a long-haired figure on the right. That figure wears a white crown with gold trim, a pale green embroidered garment and gold bangles, and holds a terracotta pot. Behind them, a shaven-headed priest in white with an orange shawl and vibhuti marks on his forehead watches, with other white-clad people in the background. The long-haired figure has distinctive long hair and a crown, giving a person identification, shown in person.2010-09-02April 04 20082008-04-04A photo of a devotional ceremony in a hall. A smiling man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a badge offers a handful of white substance into the hands of a person seated in front, who wears a white jeweled headpiece with gold band and a pale green embroidered garment, with long dark hair. A bald priest in white with an orange shawl and red-tilak forehead holds a terracotta bowl. Behind them, a man in orange robe and glasses stands beside a vase of yellow and pink flowers, with other devotees in white and orange in the background. The person in the headpiece is visibly a candidate for a person by long hair, ornate clothing and headwear, with a role of receiving the offering.2010-09-02November 22 20102010-11-22A padapuja ritual in an indoor room with pale blue walls. A bald elderly man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits at left on a gold-and-red throne. Beside him, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a second gold-and-red throne, feet placed on a wide metal plate. A white-clad devotee kneels and washes or anoints the seated figure's feet. Behind, a shaved-headed priest with sacred ash markings and a red-maroon cloth stands holding a microphone and papers, and another man in orange holds a glass. At right, a man in white dhoti with a gold watch stands with hands folded.2010-11-22