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A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple-like hall with carved stone pillars. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a red-brown garment and draped in a thick garland of white and red flowers, sits at left holding a red fruit toward a seated devotee. A man in a white t-shirt bends forward at right to receive a red fruit from his hands. Behind them several women stand and watch, one in a dark green top with a red bangle set, another in a black top, and a woman in a green sari holds an offering. A small child stands among them, and a red-robed attendant with long beads stands at far right. A white pedestal fan sits behind the central figure, and flower petals scatter over the floor.

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A bearded man with long dark hair and a large garland of white jasmine and orange-red flowers sits on a low seat with a bare upper body and saffron-orange cloth draped at his waist, while a devotee in a red sari with gold border offers a red fruit into his outstretched hand. Devotees around him, including a woman in a pink top with a shawl and a bald man in a white polo shirt, extend offerings in a temple-like hall with carved stone pillars, red curtains, a ceiling fan and scattered flower petals on the red carpet. a person cues: long hair, ornate garland and saffron cloth, seated as the recipient of offerings.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A seated man with bare upper body, wearing a thick white and orange flower garland and red-and-orange flower strands, extends his hand toward devotees in a darshan-style gathering. Several people are around him: a woman in a dark blue sari holds up a folded white paper, a woman in a white sari and saffron shawl presses palms together, a woman in a pink top with a red-and-white shawl bends forward, and a young man in a white shirt reaches out with cupped hands. Red curtains, a carved stone pillar and a standing fan are in the background. The seated figure is shown with distinctive adornments and a garland, and is a person in a ceremonial role receiving devotees.2016-10-30 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated, bare-chested man draped in long garlands of white jasmine and orange-red flowers, sitting on a red cloth in a temple-like hall with a carved wooden pillar behind him. Several devotees stand or kneel nearby; a man in a grey shirt in the foreground offers a fruit or coconut toward the seated figure's hands, while a woman in a dark green top with a rudraksha-style mala kneels beside him. Behind them, women in orange and saffron saris stand in the background near a decorated shrine. A pedestal fan and red curtains are visible. The seated man, with long dark hair, sits in the centre of the scene; the appearance-based identification is uncertain given the view and distance, so this is treated as a seated devotee-led ritual giving.2016-10-30 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A seated figure with long dark matted hair, wearing a large white and orange flower garland and reddish-orange clothing with red beaded bracelets, receives a visitor leaning forward in a black t-shirt, who extends a hand holding an offering. A man in a white dhoti and kurta with a rudraksha mala and tilak leans in beside them. Behind them stand a woman in a dark green sari, another man in white and a man in a white kurta. Red curtains, a carved stone pillar and a framed deity picture are visible, with scattered flower petals on a red carpet. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, orange garments and rudraksha-style adornments are consistent with a person presence; the visible cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2016-10-30A bare-chested man seated on a red cloth, wearing a thick white and red flower garland, beaded rudraksha-style bracelets on his upper arm and wrists, and dreadlocked hair with flowers, extends a red fruit toward a standing man. The standing man wears an off-white kurta with a dhoti, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and presses his palms together in anjali. A woman in a dark top offers another fruit from a tray, and other devotees in white and pastel kurtas and sarees stand behind, with red drapes and a carved stone pillar in the background. This appears to be a fruit offering ritual.2016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial reception indoors on a red carpet beside a carved stone pillar. A seated man on the left, shown from behind with a long white and orange flower garland, bare upper body and a gold armlet, receives visitors. Standing on the right, a man in an off-white kurta with a rudraksha mala and glasses presses his palms together in a respectful greeting. A woman in a dark sari and a woman in a brown sari stand behind, and a woman in white sits to the right in the background. A woman in a dark green sari holds a folded white paper while kneeling near a fruit offering. Fruit and flowers lie on a tray at the bottom, and a fan and red curtains are visible behind.2016-10-30 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard sits on a low seat, wearing a thick white and red flower garland and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm. Several people stand around him, including a woman in a dark top and a man in a cream shirt bending forward to offer red fruit or flowers. Bystanders in blue polo, white shirts and casual clothes watch closely. Carved stone pillars, red drapes and brass lamps frame the room. A probable Swamiji-style figure is seated at the centre, identified by his long hair, rudraksha adornments and ceremonial garland.2016-10-30 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copies