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A photograph inside a temple hall with a yellow ornate pillar behind. A bald, bare-chested man with white ash on his forehead and chest, wearing a rudraksha mala with beads and a gold-toned ornament, holds a leaf and touches his forehead with one hand. Beside him, a younger man in a red-orange cloth with a red-and-white beaded headband and multiple beaded necklaces gestures with his hand. Another man in orange garments stands at right, and a bearded man at left. In the foreground are a halved coconut, banana, betel leaves and a purple flower on a tray.

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Photograph inside a temple hall with a tall ochre-gold carved pillar. On the left, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a rudraksha mala headband, a red-orange garment over his shoulder, layered red and white beaded necklaces and a beaded armband, and stands with arms crossed. Beside him, a bald elderly priest with white sacred ash marks on his head, shoulder and arm, wearing a rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and ear studs, touches his face with one hand. Another bald man in orange cloth stands at the right edge, and a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol-like fan is visible behind them.2012-05-21June 05 20122012-06-05May 21 20122012-05-21May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18Photograph inside a temple of a group of men in orange and saffron robes and white ritual dress. A man at centre-left wears a long chain of large gold beads over an orange-red wrap and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm; he walks with hands loosely held forward. Beside him an older bare-chested man in a saffron wrap wears a dark rudraksha mala, gold pendant and a rudraksha headband with a sandalwood-marked forehead, with hands joined at chest level. Other attendants stand behind in white dhotis and orange cloth, and pink flower petals lie on the shoulder of the central figure.2012-05-16A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-pillared hall. In the foreground, a man in orange-red sannyasi cloth wears a white flower garland and gold beaded necklace, with a horizontal tilak and a headband, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, an older bald man in orange cloth wears a white and red flower garland, dark rudraksha-style beads, a gold pendant and a gold armband, also with palms joined. Behind them, a bald priest in orange and other devotees stand, and a brass lamp with a lit flame sits on a plate with red petals at the lower left. Several women and men in the background watch the ceremony. Temple pillars and a golden object appear at the right edge.2012-05-10 +1 copiesTwo men in a gold-decorated setting perform a blessing ritual. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron garment with swept-back dark hair, a gold ceremonial necklace, and rudraksha bands bows his head forward. On the right, a bald, bare-chested older man in an orange lower cloth, rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead and shoulders presses his hands to the bowed man's head and face. Behind them are ornate gold throne-like seats and carved gold lion-form details, with a standing figure partly visible in the background.2012-05-14 +1 copiesInside a dim stone temple chamber, a group of priests performs a ritual. In the centre, a man in orange ochre cloth with a large rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking stands with his hands resting on his abdomen while an attendant in orange presses a brass plate of offerings toward him. At left, an older priest in a green silk shawl wears a white flower garland, red floral garlands, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. Behind them, another priest in orange holds a small vessel. Vibhuti and red tilak mark several foreheads.2012-05-18 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple-precinct gathering at night. In the centre, an elderly bald priest in orange-saffron cloth with a garland of white flowers and orange blossoms and a beaded headband offers a small green leaf-plate to a younger man with an ornate gold chain and garland. Around them, shaved-headed men in orange or white cloth and sandalwood-marked foreheads stand close, including a man in white shirt and dhoti wearing a rudraksha mala. On the right, a bare-chested man with a white and maroon shawl stands with his back partly turned. A green-painted gate and pillars frame the background. a person identification is not established from appearance here.2012-06-05Photograph of a crowded temple-hall scene with a bald, elderly priest in saffron robes and a gold-embroidered orange shawl, holding leaves and an offering over a metal plate held out by a man in a white shirt on the left. Beside him stands a younger man in orange with a rudraksha headband, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Several other men in orange and white stand behind, one with a rudraksha headband, some looking down and others watching; a photographer is visible in the upper left. The candidate matching the page's a person reference is the younger man with swept-back hair, rudraksha headband, multiple gold necklaces and orange robe, but his appearance is only partly distinctive, so the attribution is uncertain. Stone pillars and arches frame the background.2012-06-05A photograph of a temple hall where a younger man with long dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a rudraksha-bead headband and layered gold ceremonial necklaces in orange-saffron robes pours or offers from a metal vessel into the cupped hands of an elderly bald man in an orange shawl and white jasmine garland with a rudraksha headband. Several other men in orange and white robes, rudraksha malas and a woman in a cream sari stand nearby while a crowd watches in the background. Pillars, a lamp and a visible camera crew frame the scene. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable) as the long-haired figure with gold necklaces and rudraksha headband, performing the ritual as the central officiant, though this identification is uncertain.2012-06-05