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A seated figure in orange and maroon robes with a red and gold garland and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a tiger-print mat and blue floral cushion, face covered by both hands in prayer. A man in an orange kurta with dark vest and white dhoti stands at right holding a brass tray with lit oil lamps, performing aarti. Behind them, two or three shaved-headed priests in orange and maroon sit with hands folded, in front of a wall of printed Sanskrit text and a shrine with a Ganesha image. The figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance, and the page is not visible in this image.

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March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16A photograph inside a temple hall with inscribed white marble-like walls covered in Sanskrit text. A man with a shaved head, wearing an orange shawl and a red-and-orange garland, sits cross-legged on a blue floral cushion with palms joined in greeting, smiling. Behind him sit two shaved-headed men in orange and red robes, one holding an orange cloth. To the left, a bearded man in red robes sits on a cushion beside a silver plate of flowers and offerings. A silver trident and staff stand against the wall, and a standing man in orange robes bows at the right edge. a person seated centre with a garland and orange shawl, joining palms.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16A standing man with a full dark beard and a red tilak mark on his forehead wears a long rust-orange silk shawl over a matching robe, and extends his right hand toward a kneeling sannyasi with shaved head and a gold-and-red garment. The kneeling figure sits on a floral cushion with hands pressed together, wearing a rudraksha-bead mala. Behind them a wall is covered in lines of printed Sanskrit script. On the right a man in an orange kurta, black vest and white dhoti holds a brass tray with a pink-red offering. Another orange-robed figure stands in the background near a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti. Tiled floor and a cable run along the lower edge.2014-03-16Indoor photo of a bearded man in a red-orange silk shawl and kurta applying a red tilak mark to the forehead of a kneeling, folded-hands devotee in an orange-red sanyasi robe with a rudraksha mala and a tiger-print seat cushion. A younger attendant in orange kurta and white dhoti stands at right holding a silver plate with pink and red offerings. Behind them a wall is covered in lines of Hindi text, a gold-framed deity murti with red garlands sits in an alcove, and a second seated devotee in orange appears in the background. The man giving the tilak wears a small red bindi and a thin gold chain, and the bearded figure's presentation matches the page's a person cues only loosely, so the identity stays uncertain.2014-03-16Inside a temple-like room with white Sanskrit script panels on the wall and a shrine with a deity murti at upper right, a seated man in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a patterned cushion, smiling. Two men in orange and maroon robes kneel nearby, one holding an orange shawl. A bearded man in orange kneels in front and reaches toward the seated man's hands, which rest on a folded pink cloth. A man in white kurta holds a silver tray at upper right, and a few seated devotees sit at the edges. a person is the seated man in the orange robe and garland, presented with a shawl and honour.2014-03-16Four people sit on cushioned floor seats in a marble hall with long Sanskrit text panels on the walls and silver trishula staffs standing against the wall. On the left, a man with long grey hair and beard wears a red-orange robe and sits with palms pressed together beside a plate of flowers and offerings. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange shawl and saffron dhoti wears layered flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Two shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron robes sit to the right, one holding an orange cloth. A standing devotee in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Brass items and a yellow-lettered panel sit on a shelf behind them.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16A photograph of a ritual exchange in a tiled room with walls covered in printed Sanskrit or Hindi verses. A bare-chested man with short dark hair and a red tilak sits on a floral-patterned cushion, wearing an orange-red shawl over an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala. He smiles and rests his hands together. A man in an orange kurta under a dark sleeveless vest bends forward and offers a silver plate of flowers and coloured powders. Behind them a second seated man in orange wears a mala. Brass ritual rods hang with small bells on the left, and an orange cloth bag appears at the right edge.2014-03-16A photograph inside a temple shrine room. Four men sit on the floor at left in orange and saffron robes, one in a red-brown garment with a yellow shawl and a full dark beard, one with a flower garland and a rudraksha mala, others with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a wall of printed Devanagari text rises, with a trishula leaning against it. At right a man in white clothes stands at a golden railing beside a gilded altar with an orange-draped deity murti of Ganesha and a framed image of a bearded sage with flowers. A brass container sits on the floor near the priests.2014-03-16