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A seated figure in long dark matted hair and orange-saffron robes with a long orange shawl sits on a wooden seat with a leopard-print cushion, holding a small gold item over a child's cupped hands. A young boy in orange robes, glasses and a red sash kneels before him with palms open. Behind them stand several young men in orange and saffron clothing, gold-banded garments, rudraksha malas and tilak marks. Brass oil lamps, a tall brass trident, and a wooden pillar stand in the courtyard, with a clear plastic box holding beads beside the seated figure. a person is seated, appearing to distribute a sacred item during a ritual.

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January 11 20162016-01-11A seated man in saffron clothing with a tall black turban-style head covering and white forehead markings sits on a low gold-trimmed seat with a red cushion, handing a small golden item from a clear plastic box to a young girl in orange who holds out her cupped hands. The man wears a long orange shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and a gold-trimmed wrap, and is bare-chested. Behind them, brass oil lamps, a gold trident, and a wooden pillar with ropes stand before a red wall, while several saffron-robed people stand nearby. a person: the seated man in saffron with a tall turban and shawl is presented as the a person candidate, handing out items during a ritual.2016-01-11A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a tall swept-back black turban-style hairstyle and white forehead markings sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, holding a small object above a brass oil lamp and a trident-topped stand. A young boy in orange and gold dhoti with rudraksha beads and a gold-trimmed shawl kneels with cupped hands before him. Other young boys in orange and gold robes stand behind, with a wooden pillar and a glass box of ceremonial items in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual offering in a courtyard.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of a temple ritual setting with gold-trimmed wooden pillars and brass oil lamps on a golden-brown base. A seated man in orange saffron robes with a long swept-back dark hair bun and white sandalwood markings on his forehead sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair, holding a small clear plastic box of grains and dispensing them with his hand. A young boy in a white dhoti with gold borders kneels before him with cupped hands, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind them, several people in orange robes with gold borders and white dhoti-clad attendants stand near a brass trident. The man's appearance with saffron clothing, a long hair bun, a rudraksha-style necklace and his seated ritual role presents as a person candidate, though the image is not fully clear.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A seated man in saffron robes with a large dark topknot, white forehead markings and an orange shawl over a bare shoulder sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair, holding a small pendant or mala above a clear plastic box. Opposite him a young woman in a saffron-and-gold garment with a bun and a beaded necklace extends cupped hands to receive it. Behind them, several young people in saffron and white robes stand with folded hands beside brass lamps and a trident-topped staff near a wooden ritual structure, in what appears to be a temple courtyard setting.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11