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A photograph of two men in close conversation during a ritual setting. On the left, an elderly bearded man with white beard and a tall headdress of rudraksha beads with red cord, wearing a rudraksha mala and white ash markings, holds out his hand toward a younger man. On the right, a younger man with long hair tied in a bun wears a pink-orange robe and layered gold necklaces, holding a red fruit in his hand. Behind them, several men stand with hands pressed together in namaste, and a boy watches with hands folded. Tilak marks and white clothing are visible among the onlookers.

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November 13 20112011-11-13A photograph of an older bearded man with white-streaked beard, wearing a tall rudraksha-bead headdress and rudraksha mala, with white ash marks on his forehead and arm, speaking and gesturing toward a younger man holding a red apple. The younger man wears an orange-pink sleeveless robe, multiple ornate gold necklaces, and his hair in a knot, smiling. Several men stand behind with hands folded in anjali, and a young man with a shaved head and white dhoti stands at left. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2011-11-13November 13 20112011-11-13Two men face each other in close conversation at an event, with a crowd of onlookers behind them. On the left, an elderly man with white hair and a white beard wears a tall crown-like headpiece of rudraksha beads with red thread, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, his hands held in a gesture of respect. On the right, a younger man with long hair tied in a bun wears a saffron-pink robe and a long ornate gold-coloured necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead, listening with a smile. Behind them, devotees with folded hands and a boy watch attentively.2011-11-13Photograph inside a temple at a devotional welcome. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a crown-like brown bead headband wears a pink and green flower garland, gold ornaments, orange clothing and bead bracelets, with his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, an elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white sacred marks and a brown bead headband wears orange cloth, a long gold-and-rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl with a blue and gold embroidered panel and a red tilak stands among several devotees. Several people are visible in the crowd.2012-05-16A group of devotees stands in a tent-like setting with a pale, hazy background, many with hands joined in namaskar. In the centre, a woman in a red-and-gold turban and dark red garments with a gold-bordered shawl stands with palms pressed together and a smile. To her left, an older man with a long white beard, a vibhuti horizontal mark on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant is bare-chested with a white dhoti. On the right, an older man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of ripe yellow fruit, and another orange-robed person holds a tray of dried offerings. Foreground shows a gold ceremonial vessel. Several people in white and orange clothing watch around them.2015-01-13November 08 20112011-11-08A photograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis standing in a yellow-walled temple hall with blue doors and an arched shrine painting above. On the left, a smiling man with short dark hair, a red bindi, an orange garment with a gold-yellow border, a long mala of rudraksha beads and a large gold pendant with a deity figure stands with hands clasped. On the right, an older bearded man with long white hair and beard wears a white tripundra and a saffron garment, a rudraksha mala, and raises one hand in a gesture while speaking. Between them a shaved-headed attendant in orange and gold stands with a red tilak. Several men in white shirts and orange robes stand behind them. a person appearance candidate: the man on the left wears a gold deity pendant, rudraksha mala and orange robe, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2012-05-08Photograph of a crowded temple-hall scene with a bald, elderly priest in saffron robes and a gold-embroidered orange shawl, holding leaves and an offering over a metal plate held out by a man in a white shirt on the left. Beside him stands a younger man in orange with a rudraksha headband, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Several other men in orange and white stand behind, one with a rudraksha headband, some looking down and others watching; a photographer is visible in the upper left. The candidate matching the page's a person reference is the younger man with swept-back hair, rudraksha headband, multiple gold necklaces and orange robe, but his appearance is only partly distinctive, so the attribution is uncertain. Stone pillars and arches frame the background.2012-06-05May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a reception scene in a draped maroon-curtained room. In the centre, an elderly man with long white hair and a full white beard, wearing a peach-pink upper garment and an orange shawl, has his hands pressed together in greeting and wears a rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace with a tilak on his forehead. To the left, a bald man in orange robes and a beaded necklace smiles with palms joined. Behind them, a man in a red-orange turban and gold-trimmed saffron cloth, wearing a gold pendant necklace, stands with hands folded, and other men in white dhotis and orange shawls and garlands stand nearby. Several people are visible.2015-09-17A photograph of a temple hall where a younger man with long dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a rudraksha-bead headband and layered gold ceremonial necklaces in orange-saffron robes pours or offers from a metal vessel into the cupped hands of an elderly bald man in an orange shawl and white jasmine garland with a rudraksha headband. Several other men in orange and white robes, rudraksha malas and a woman in a cream sari stand nearby while a crowd watches in the background. Pillars, a lamp and a visible camera crew frame the scene. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable) as the long-haired figure with gold necklaces and rudraksha headband, performing the ritual as the central officiant, though this identification is uncertain.2012-06-05