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A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple hall. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair and a white shirt holds his hand over a brass tray of red flowers and offering items. Facing him is a bearded man with long hair tied up on top of his head, bare-chested, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and wrap, a rudraksha mala and beaded bands on his arms, a white tilak on his forehead, holding the tray. Behind them, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and figures in saffron turbans stand near a drum. Gold pillars and a gold throne frame the scene.

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April 07 20192019-04-07April 07 20192019-04-07April 07 20192019-04-07May 09 20122012-05-09A photograph of a line of devotees receiving blessings in an indoor hall with a decorated altar and floral garland backdrop. A figure in an ochre-orange robe with a tan turban and red-brown rudraksha beads is placing a hand on the head of a man in a white kurta with grey hair and white beard, who has his palms pressed together. Beside them, saffron-robed attendants and a white-clad priest stand; one holds a silver tray with a red box. Devotees around them wear yellow T-shirts, white shirts, a red shirt and a green shirt, with palms joined. Approximately seven people are visible.2011-12-15 +1 copiesIndoor temple-hall photo with polished marble walls and a golden ornate throne on the right. A seated person with dark hair in a bun, a maroon-gold brocade headband, red beaded necklaces and a brown-gold shawl leans forward to clasp hands with an elderly man in a white shirt and trousers, who has white hair and a white beard. Behind them a younger man in orange robes wears a large gold necklace, and another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at left. A brass bowl sits on the golden base near the seated figure.2012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09A photograph of a temple interior where a bare-backed sannyasi with long matted hair and an orange cloth and beaded necklace holds a brass tray of red flowers and a small oil lamp toward an elderly man in a white shirt with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him stand a man in a white kurta with a red garland and rudraksha mala, a man in a checked shirt, and a man in white with a sandalwood mark and dark beaded necklace.2019-04-07May 13 20122012-05-13Indoor photo of a satsang-style gathering in which a man in a cream turban, orange-saffron shawl and multiple beaded rudraksha malas stands at the centre, leaning forward to receive or give a gesture from an elderly man in a grey-and-white striped shirt and glasses who extends his hand toward him. Around them, a bare-headed priest in white dhoti with white tripundra markings and a rudraksha mala stands at left with hands folded in namaste, several devotees with palms joined, and a man in an orange robe with bare shoulders is seen at the right foreground. A projection screen glows white behind the group against a maroon curtain. The turbaned man's appearance and ornaments are consistent with the page's a person reference but the identification is uncertain.2012-04-08A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.2016-11-16Outdoor photograph of a man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a gold ring, offering a brass tray of pink flowers and sliced bananas to a shirtless priest with dark hair tied up, a rudraksha mala and a brown-red dhoti. Beside him stand a younger priest with a bead bracelet and a bearded attendant in a red-brown cloth, with a white-shirted man and a man in a blue checked shirt behind them.2019-04-29