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A photograph on a stage with ornate gold-and-pink backdrop. An elderly white-haired man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl bows his head over a dark wooden tray holding offerings. Two attendants stand on either side: the one on the left, bare-chested in a rust-red cloth with a rudraksha mala and gold armlets, has long dreadlocked hair, and the one on the right wears a white dhoti with gold border and a long black braided hair. The attendants hold the tray steady as the guest receives the offering.

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March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesMarch 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesA photograph on an ornate golden stage with gilded carved pillars. A man with long dreadlocked black hair, rudraksha mala necklaces, a tilak and an orange-brown robe leans forward and touches the head of an elderly white-haired man in white dhoti and orange shawl, who bends over a wooden box held by a second man with long dreadlocked hair in a white dhoti with gold border. A woman in a pink sari with blue blouse sits at right beside a gold-carved throne-like chair. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha malas on the man in the orange-brown robe who is performing the blessing.2017-03-18A photograph of a formal stage ceremony in front of an ornate gold and orange carved backdrop with a gold throne at right. A standing figure at left wears a rust-orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala and long dreadlocks, and holds out a plastic-wrapped gift of fruit. An elderly man with white hair, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, bends forward and receives it with folded hands. A second standing figure at right wears a white dhoti with gold borders and long dreadlocks, holding a wooden box with a purple cloth. A seated woman in a blue sari is partly visible at the lower right edge. The visible cues on the left figure, including dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned dress, are consistent with a person, who is shown in an in-person role presenting a gift to a guest.2017-03-18 +1 copiesMarch 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of an indoor ceremony in a hall with red drapes and a white-clothed table. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears orange robes and a long black rudraksha mala, holding a red tray of fruit and flowers. Opposite him, an elderly man with a long white beard and shaved head wears white robes and a red-and-gold shawl, bowing forward with his hands on the tray. Behind them, a cameraman films, and a few other people in orange and white stand nearby. A water bottle sits on the table and a tripod-mounted camera is at the right edge. a person is the man in orange with long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robes, offering the tray.2009-12-30