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A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a beard seated in a brown leather armchair in front of a red-painted wall and carved wooden doors with brass studs. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a gold-bordered sash and a gold necklace, and his arm is extended. A woman in a cream and yellow sari with a rudraksha-style beaded mala and bangles ties a thread (rakhi) onto his wrist while smiling. A second woman in a green blouse stands at left and another woman in a blue sari smiles behind them. The setting suggests a Raksha Bandhan thread-tying ritual. Four people are visible.

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Two women tie a rakhi thread onto the wrist of a seated man in saffron-red robes at an outdoor temple setting beside a red wall and carved wooden doors with brass studs. The seated man has long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold chain, and a red-and-gold shawl draped over one shoulder, and he smiles broadly while a rudraksha mala hangs from one woman's wrist. The woman in the foreground wears a teal blouse and a white-and-gold sari, the second wears a gold-bordered yellow sari with a rudraksha mala, and a few devotees in orange clothing sit in the background. This is a Raksha Bandhan thread-tying ceremony.2016-08-18Two women in saris tie a rakhi thread onto the wrist of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark. He wears a rust-red robe, a gold chain and a red-and-gold waist cloth, and sits in a brown leather throne-style chair before a red wall and carved wooden door with brass studs. One woman wears a teal blouse and white sari with a blue border, the other a yellow sari and bangles; a rudraksha mala hangs near them. Other people are partly visible at the edges. This is a photo of a raksha bandhan rakhi-tying moment.2016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18Two women kneel before a seated man in a maroon-red sannyasi cloth wrapped over one shoulder, his long dreadlocked hair falling down his back. He sits on a brown leather throne-like chair in front of a red wall and carved wooden doorway. The woman in the center wears a cream sari with a brown rudraksha mala, and the woman in front wears a teal blouse and white sari with a blue border. Both hold a raksha bandhan thread, tying it on his wrist. A woman in a blue sari stands in the background. The seated man has a white tilak on his forehead and a gold chain. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and maroon robes. Visible scene: raksha bandhan thread tying ritual.2016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18August 07 20172017-08-07May 11 20162016-05-11October 06 20172017-10-06A photograph in a stone-walled hall shows a bare-chested, long-haired man in saffron-brown cloth seated on a red upholstered throne, wearing heavy gold necklaces and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. He smiles while extending a silver-tipped ceremonial staff toward a woman in a white blouse and orange-brown shawl who holds his wrist and wears a red thread band, appearing to tie a rakhi-style thread. Behind them, several women in white, red and teal saris and rudraksha malas stand and watch. Lit ritual setting with a small shrine-like arrangement; scene suggests a Raksha Bandhan thread-tying moment.2017-08-07A seated man in a rust-orange cloth wrap, bare-chested with a dark rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace, smiles while a person in a dark grey shirt bends toward him to attend to his head. He sits in a brown leather armchair with a wooden armrest. Behind him stands a woman in a red-orange sari with long dark braided hair, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and other seated attendees are partly visible in a hall with a red-and-gold throne in the background. a person: the seated man has long dark swept-back hair, a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, which are the qualifying cues here.2016-10-04A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe with a white floral garland, seated on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest, hands folded in his lap and smiling. Behind him stands a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a long rudraksha-style mala and gold pendant. Two women in orange robes stand at left, one with palms pressed together in namaskar. At left foreground, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands beside a wooden carved stand draped with white flowers. A red plastic basket sits near the throne and a leopard-print cloth lies on the ground. Lush green plants fill the background.2017-04-17