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A photograph of a devotional exchange indoors before a dark curtain and a warm backdrop. On the right, a figure wears a maroon and orange turban with a jeweled brooch, a maroon and orange shawl over a bare upper body, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and holds a sheet of paper while looking down. Beside him, a bald man in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala holds an open book. On the left, an older bald man in white shirt and glasses, with white paste on his forehead, reaches forward with an offering; another man in a green head cloth also reaches in. A yellow fruit and a small plate sit at the lower edge. Overlaid text reads pedia.org. a person candidate: a turbaned figure with distinctive adornments and shawl, identity uncertain from appearance

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Photograph of a temple or ashram hall with a colourful deity murti backdrop. A man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold bangles, stands at center accepting a folded white paper from an elderly bald man in white shirt and trousers. To the right, a priest in orange robes with white sacred ash on his arms holds a tray of offerings. Two people in the left foreground, one in a teal shirt with hands folded in namaste, are partly visible. The orange-robed figure is a priest or devotee; his identity is not established by appearance.2011-12-10October 20 20112011-10-20A photograph of a man in a maroon and orange striped turban and maroon robe with an orange-and-gold border, wearing beaded necklaces and bangles, touching a seated man's forehead with his right hand while holding a sheet of paper in his left. The seated man, in a striped collared shirt and moustache, has his eyes lowered. Behind them a young man in white with glasses stands with palms pressed together, and a bald man in white and other people are partly visible in an indoor setting.2012-04-04September 23 20112011-09-23October 21 20112011-10-21A photograph of an indoor gathering in a bright hall with ceiling lights and framed pictures on the wall. In the centre, a man in a cream turban and a maroon-red cloth, wearing layered rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, raises his right hand over the head of a bald man in a white dhoti and white shoulder cloth who bows with hands pressed together. Onlookers stand around, including a man in a striped grey shirt holding the bowing man's arm, a man in white with a yellow border at right, and a figure in an orange garment behind.2011-12-29Photograph of an indoor event hall with pink walls and a ceiling of fluorescent lights. In the centre, a bare-chested figure wearing an orange-red turban, a long beaded rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold-and-beaded arm bands stands with a gold-bordered orange cloth wrapped at the waist. The figure holds a white paper and is receiving a folded paper from a man in a striped shirt who presses his palms together. Beside them a bald man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala and eyeglasses watches, and a man in a grey-haired white shirt on the left folds his hands in greeting. Additional people stand in the background, some in white and green shirts. a person appearance cues are present but partly obscured, so identity is uncertain.2013-08-17A ceremonial scene in a bright hall with pink walls and framed pictures behind. A man in a red, orange and pink turban with a gold emblem, an orange shawl, gold necklaces and bangles, and a white dhoti with a pink-and-green border reads from a sheet of paper while holding it in both hands. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, wearing a white garment with a pink border and a rudraksha mala, stands near a tray of fruit and offerings. Another man with a shaved head and white markings, in a white garment with a gold border, clasps his hands in front of him, and a third man with white markings holds a rudraksha mala. Several onlookers in white and yellow clothing stand in the background.2011-09-07A photograph of an indoor event with a man in an orange-saffron robe, red and gold beaded garlands, gold ornaments and a dark mark on his forehead, holding a white printed sheet of paper and looking down at it. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange wears a white tilak stripe and a rudraksha-style necklace and smiles. An older man in a white shirt holds a small white paper and gestures toward them, while another man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed attendant in orange stand at the edges. A bare-shouldered orange-robed figure is seen from behind at the right. A dark red curtain and warm lights are in the background.2013-05-28April 15 20122012-04-15March 12 20142014-03-12A smiling man in a red turban and red robe, with a long pearl necklace and gold pendant, holds a sheet of white paper and stands among devotees. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes wears a long gold bead mala and has a vertical tilak on his forehead. Another orange-robed devotee stands at the right edge, and men in white shirts stand at the left. Brass trays hold offerings near the bottom of the frame. A white tent canopy and blurred greenery form the background. Whether the man in red is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so this is only a description of visible roles and clothing.2011-02-23