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Photograph at a crowded religious camp with red-and-gold decor. A man on the left wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace and smiles while holding a red fruit or offering. Beside him, a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding a red offering. Behind them, several women in red and orange saris wear rudraksha malas. In the center, a man in a white shirt and grey hair bends forward over a red-and-gold tray decorated with a dove emblem, offering flowers and a fruit. A uniformed man in khaki stands at right among onlookers. The scene looks like a ritual offering line.

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A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron garment, with a long gold-toned beaded necklace and a bare upper torso marked with yellow paste, holds out a red fruit or offering to a uniformed man in white bending forward with his head lowered. Behind them women in red-orange saris with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stand near a golden ornate throne-like seat draped in maroon cloth, with white garlands and an ornate golden deity murti visible at left. Decorated pillars, orange and yellow hanging ornaments and a red carpet fill the tent-like hall, and several other people in white and saffron stand in the background.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph inside a decorated festival pavilion with red carpet and umbrellas. A man in an orange-saffron turban, long swept hair, gold-toned ornate necklace and orange-saffron cloth sits on the left, appearing to share a ritual exchange with a seated woman in white and red who holds a small plate. Around them, several women in deep red saris with beaded necklaces and a man in a pink shirt stand or kneel; men in saffron-orange robes with long hair sit at right. Shelves of small items and golden decorations line the background.2016-04-24April 26 20162016-04-26September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA seated figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron-orange draped garment, wearing a white jasmine and orange-flower garland and gold bangles, extends a hand to a kneeling man in a white collared shirt with a dark rudraksha mala, who receives an offering with cupped palms. Behind them, women in white sarees with dark beaded malas and rust-red shawls stand in a row, and a woman in white on the right watches with hands folded. A gold ceremonial structure with a gold ornament is in the lower left foreground. The figure on the seat has distinctive turban, saffron clothing and garland cues, so this is Swamiji (probable) receiving devotee offering.2015-08-22April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A seated long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl and a gold-beaded necklace on a gold-and-red throne receives a ritual offering from a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who bends forward and holds a gold kalasha-like vessel decorated with white flowers. Beside the throne, a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace holds a small object, and a crowd of women in saris, salwar kameez and headscarves stands behind a red backdrop. The seated figure is a person by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, ornate gold necklace), receiving a padapuja-style offering on a red-covered seat. Red towels rest on the throne platform.2016-04-26A photograph taken inside a canopied pavilion with white draped walls and a brass oil lamp at left. In the foreground, a seated figure seen from behind wears an orange-saffron turban and a saffron shawl, with a white flower garland and a red-and-white beaded necklace, resting an arm on a gold-coloured ornate armrest of a red-draped seat. Beside him, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a vermilion-marked forehead and a uniformed police officer in khaki hold oranges, and a second uniformed man in khaki stands at right. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands among tall white partitions and a loudspeaker.2015-07-26