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A photograph of a seated man with long dark braided hair, a crescent ornament and red and white tilak marks on his forehead, wearing a dark red rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a leopard-print cloth, with white ash-like markings on his arm, as he has a wooden instrument or device placed before him. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth stands behind him leaning over the wooden frame, while a man with braided hair in a white dhoti kneels at lower left. Behind them are garlands of red and yellow flowers, a silver-embroidered backdrop, a metal deity murti with a crown-like headdress, and a microphone stand. A large orange vessel is at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre, identified by long swept hair, a crown-like ornament, rudraksha mala and gold necklace. Activity suggests a ritual setting.

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A photograph of a ritual session at a temple-like stage decorated with flower garlands of red, yellow and white blooms. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tripundra on his forehead, dark rudraksha malas and a leopard-print cloth stands at the centre with his head bowed toward a wooden grinding or pressing device. Beside him, a second man in a red-orange wrap leans over the wooden apparatus, working it with both hands, while a third person in white with long dreadlocks bends low near the front. A microphone stands at right, and a black stone deity murti wearing a red turban and garlands sits in the background. An orange wooden block and a metal vessel are in the foreground.2017-12-20A photograph of a ritual scene before a decorated shrine hung with red, orange and white flower garlands and a silver-embossed backdrop. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti rests his arm on a wooden seat occupied by a man with long dark hair, a red fillet, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print garment, with white forehead markings. A third man with long matted hair and a white-bordered dhoti bends at the lower left. Dark stone deity murtis draped in garlands line the background, and an orange brick structure sits in the foreground.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor stage with garlanded deity murti behind. A man with long dark hair, tripundra vibhuti on his forehead, a red-brown rudraksha mala and a black patterned shawl sits at left with head bowed. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl stands at right, pressing a wooden press or grinding apparatus used for preparing herbs. At lower left, a bare-chested man with long braided dreadlocks in white cloth bends over the apparatus. Orange brick-like blocks, a metal vessel and flower garlands in red, yellow and white complete the scene.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20A man with long dark matted hair and a trimmed beard sits on a wooden chair with a rope-bound leg in front of a microphone on a stand. He wears a leopard-print cloth over his chest, a red waist cloth, a thick rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, a crescent ornament in his hair, a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead, and a gold armlet. Behind him are dark stone deity murtis and shiva lingas draped with red, orange and yellow marigold garlands, glittering silver and pink necklaces, and a folded blue and gold cloth backdrop. Metal vessels sit in the lower foreground, and the scene is lit warmly as a stage-like ceremonial setting.2017-12-20