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A ceremonial photograph on a stage with a pink, glowing backdrop and a golden ornate canopy at the left edge. A figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red and saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala and a bangle stands at left, reaching forward to take a white cloth. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands center, holding one end of the white cloth, while a man at right in white with a bare chest, wrapped rudraksha and a sandalwood-marked brow holds a silver tray of flower petals, garlands and marigold-style offerings. Gold lamp stands are visible at right. This appears to be a puja or offering ritual; the left figure is a person by appearance with a turban, saffron-toned robes and a long rudraksha mala.

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A ritual scene in a temple-style hall with a pink and red backdrop and a gold ornate structure at left. A figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red and gold saffron-toned garments, with a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder and gold armlets, stands at left holding up a white cloth. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands centre-right, holding the cloth, while a man in white with a shaved head and wire-rimmed glasses holds a silver tray of flowers and orange and red garlands at right. Brass lamps with flames stand at the far right edge.2015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony on a golden-ornate stage with a pink backdrop. A man wearing a rust-red turban, rust-red and gold shawl, rudraksha mala, and gold bangles stretches his arm forward and drapes a garland over the head of a bowed man in white clothes. On the right, a shirtless priest in an orange-red cloth holds a silver tray of marigold and red flower garlands. A gold trident and ornate golden canopy frame the scene. The turbaned man matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of a rudraksha mala, rust-red robes and an ornate turban, shown in person while conferring the garland. The bowed man receives the garland, and the priest assists with the offering tray.2015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26October 23 20152015-10-23A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in an ornate red-draped setting with gold-carved shrine elements. A bare-chested man in a rust-red turban and a yellow marigold garland, with rudraksha beads on his chest, extends a small golden object, apparently a figure of a seated animal, toward an older man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl, who bows with hands folded. Behind them a priest in orange and a second man wearing glasses and rudraksha mala stand near, and several people in saris and shirts watch from the back, some in yellow and white. A bright lamp light glows in the background.2015-10-25A photograph inside a red-draped hall with gold-leaf decoration and an ornate golden pillar. A seated figure on a gold-covered seat wears a rust-coloured turban, rust-orange robes, and a yellow-white flower garland, and extends a hand to receive an offering of red fruit. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and yellow forehead markings wears a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, and another man stands behind holding a gold staff. A white-clad elderly man in a saffron-orange shawl stands at the centre holding a red fruit, while a woman in a maroon headscarf presents a bundle of fruit wrapped in a blue-trimmed bag. A tray of fruit and offerings sits in the foreground. Several other people in white and saffron stand in the background, and a lamp hangs from the ceiling.2015-10-25October 26 20152015-10-26August 09 20152015-08-09