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Photo of a ceremony in a red-walled room. A central man with long dark hair, a red bindi, an orange saffron wrap, a thick orange rudraksha mala and layered gold beaded necklaces smiles while standing behind a metal bowl and a brass vessel on a table. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces. Around him, saffron-robed devotees stand with palms joined, one shaven-headed man holds a long ceremonial staff, and a young girl in orange folds her hands in prayer. A decorative red-and-gold hanging with a blue Silence please sign appears on the wall.

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March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a man in a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap bared on one shoulder, wearing a dense rudraksha mala with a large ornate gold pendant and gold-beaded necklace, rudraksha armlets, and a small red bindi with white forehead markings. He has swept-back dark hair and stands in front, looking to the side. Behind him, several young people in red saris with gold borders and white forehead markings stand in a line by an orange wall, with a blue sign reading 'Silence please' above a doorway. Appearance is consistent but not certain, so the identity is marked unsure.2013-06-27August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20132013-07-08June 06 20142014-06-06A photograph of an outdoor ceremony. In the centre, a man with a white forehead band, red-brown ochre robe and long rudraksha mala stands with a white-and-pink flower garland, hands extended over a stone-topped offering basin with smoke rising. Behind him a young woman in a red dress with gold sash plays a long brass horn, and a boy in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads holds a small brass vessel. Other attendants in white dhotis, orange robes and white forehead marks stand nearby, some holding ritual items, and a man in an orange turban is visible in the background. The a person label is probable: the central figure has a long swept-back hairstyle, a red-brown robe and rudraksha beads with a garland, though the cues are moderately distinctive. The image is a photograph of real people at an outdoor ritual.2014-06-12A photograph of a procession inside a temple hall with red walls and a red carpet runner. In the centre, a smiling man in orange-red robes with a saffron shawl, a long gold-bead necklace, a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, and a horizontal white-and-red forehead mark walks forward. Two young men in orange robes with white forehead marks flank him; the one on the right carries a brass tray holding a lit oil lamp and offerings. Behind them, another person in orange and a figure in red stand near metal railings. In the background, an ornate gold-framed shrine with pink and gold drapery and a deity murti is visible through an open doorway. A blue sign with Kannada and English text hangs on the left wall.2013-05-17June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesMarch 11 20132013-03-11September 30 20172017-09-30