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A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a decorated hall with white draped ceiling and colourful pillars. In the centre, a man wearing an orange-red robe, long rudraksha mala and a red shawl smiles while receiving a small white card or paper from a man in a white shirt. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes holds a silver tray with a gold ornamental object. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, and a few people are visible in the background.

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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with white fabric ceiling and decorated striped pillars. In the foreground, a monk in saffron-orange robes holds a brass tray with a golden trident-like ritual object on red cloth, while a devotee in a white dhoti and shirt smiles and reaches toward him. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in greeting, one wearing a white cap and another with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a red-and-saffron shawl stands nearby. The scene appears to be a reception or greeting with offerings. Several people are visible in the frame.2010-10-09A photo inside a tented hall with white canopy and colourful striped pillars, ceiling fans overhead. A man in a long-sleeved white shirt on the left presses his palms together, facing a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala who holds a sheet of paper and gestures. Beside him, a man in orange holds a brass tray of red powder and a golden ceremonial implement. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one with a red sash at right. The orange-robed figure in the centre has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha necklace; his identity is not established from appearance.2010-10-09A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and striped decorative hangings from the ceiling shows devotees offering fruit and envelopes to a monk in saffron robes at the lower right. The monk wears an orange robe, a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and holds a gold-coloured ceremonial object. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around him, one holding a yellow folder and an orange fruit, another in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak. Several onlookers stand behind them. The monk's face is not visible, so no identity is asserted.2010-10-09October 09 20102010-10-09October 09 20102010-10-09A photograph of an indoor ashram gathering under a decorated tent-style canopy with striped and patterned pillars. On the right, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a dark sash is being greeted by a devotee's hand on his shoulder, while another monk in orange holds a silver tray with a small lamp and offerings. On the left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a folded paper, and a man in white stands beside him. Another man in white and a boy are visible in the background among other attendees.2011-01-22October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11October 09 20102010-10-09Indoor ritual scene in a decorated hall with colourful striped pillars and white ceiling drapes. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands centre, leaning forward with hands extended toward a sadhu-like attendant in orange holding a silver tray with golden items. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas, stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A bald priest in orange and a back-lit deity murti appear behind. Devotees stand along the sides of the hall. A small plate of items is held on the silver tray.2010-11-15A photograph of a temple or ashram hall with white canopy cloth and colourful striped pillars overhead. In the centre a man with swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a dark-saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, smiles while holding a silver tray of offerings. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and mala, and at right a bald man in an orange shawl. At left a man in a white shirt bows with hands folded, and a man in grey with palms joined in namaste stands in the foreground. Behind them a priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and tilak stands near brass items, with other devotees in white clothes in the background.2010-10-09October 27 20102010-10-27