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A photograph of a ritual scene in an indoor hall with a red patterned backdrop and ornate gold throne. On the left, an older man with a long white beard wears a bright orange quilted jacket and orange cloth, his hands folded in greeting. Beside him, a man in reddish-brown robes with a gold-striped cloth and a rudraksha mala presses his palms together and smiles. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in a reddish-brown dhoti bends forward with white markings on his arms and forehead, tending brass lamps and offerings on the floor. At right, a large golden deity murti wearing a red and white crowned headdress and ornaments stands near a white parasol. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled with a printed name shows a smiling man in orange headwear on a gold chair. Several attendants in saffron robes stand at left, and a printed chart sits on an easel nearby.

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Indoor ceremony in a hotel-style hall with a red patterned rug. A bearded elder in orange robes and an orange turban stands at left with hands pressed together, smiling. Beside him a man in maroon-red robes with a gold border claps his hands and smiles. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in maroon robes, with white sacred ash markings on his arms and torso and beads around his neck, bends forward to arrange small oil lamps and brass vessels on the floor. At right, a large gilded deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments stands beside a gold umbrella with fringe. Behind them a gilded throne with lion armrests and a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange with a turban on a stand. A printed sign with decorative mandala graphics sits on a white-draped table.2014-01-13January 09 20122012-01-09January 13 20142014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13January 09 20142014-01-09January 13 20142014-01-13January 09 20142014-01-09January 13 20142014-01-13A photograph of a temple-style ritual indoors on a red patterned carpet. In the foreground, an elderly man with long white beard and long grey hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a tilak on his forehead, bends forward with hands hovering over a brass lamp tray holding several lit oil lamps. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti kneels and holds the tray. Behind them, a standing priest in brown and gold clothing presses his palms together in prayer, and another man in a brown-and-gold garment wearing a white flower garland and a gold necklace stands with hands folded. A gold-and-red ornate throne and a patterned red-and-gold backdrop are behind them. Approximately four people are visible.2014-01-08March 18 20142014-03-18September 14 20152015-09-14March 21 20142014-03-21