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A photograph of a sweaty, bare-shouldered man in an orange-red cloth wrapped at the waist, wearing multiple rudraksha mala strands and a rudraksha headband, lifting one hand to his forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind him another devotee in a similar orange cloth and beaded malas stands near a dim, golden-walled room. On the right foreground, a hand offers a green leaf. The setting appears to be an indoor temple or ashram room with warm lamplight.

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May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05Photo of a temple ritual in a pillared hall. A bald man in saffron robes with white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha headband, wearing a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a leaf and sits at the front right. Beside him a man with long hair in a bun and a gold necklace applies white ash to his forehead, while a shaved-headed priest in a white cloth offers a clay bowl. Several saffron-robed attendants and a camera operator stand behind. a person: the long-haired man with a rudraksha headband and gold necklace is the most.2012-06-05May 21 20122012-05-21A night-time photograph of a ritual initiation. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a red-brown saffron shawl, a long multi-strand gold necklace, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee on the left, who bows forward. The devotee wears a white cloth with a thin white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala and red-and-white wrist threads. Behind them an attendant in white clothing with a vertical sandalwood-coloured mark on his forehead watches, and a silver-trimmed ornate throne stands at the right edge beside a red pillar. The scene is a shiva deeksha initiation.2017-10-05A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like interior. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a brown-red robe and a long rudraksha mala holds a small folded card toward a bowed devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a white sacred thread, presses his palms together and bows his head. Behind him, a young man in orange and white cloth holds a card overhead, and a figure with long dark hair in orange clothing and beaded bracelets stands at the left. A red, blue and gold canopy and a brass vessel sit in the background, with flowers at the lower edge. a person candidate: the bearded man on the right has long hair, a rudraksha mala and a brown-red robe, a person by appearance, but the identification is uncertain.2017-12-31 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16May 21 20122012-05-21July 17 20152015-07-17January 21 20132013-01-21Night-time photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a corrugated roof. Centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha crown, a thick gold bead necklace and a silver chain wears a rust-brown dhoti and holds a small leaf offering packet while looking down. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a folded white cloth. On the left an orange-robed elder holds bundled cash or offerings. Devotees in white and saffron clothing surround them, with a bald man on the right wearing a white shawl. The scene resembles a temple ritual offering with a palanquin procession in the background.2012-06-05