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Indoor ritual scene in front of ornate gold-framed red velvet sofas and a patterned curtain. An elderly man with grey hair and a long orange saffron shawl sits on the left with rudraksha beads, and his hands are open over a silver bowl while a younger man in a dark maroon robe and a long gold-coloured bead necklace pours water from a small silver vessel over them. Another man in the background wears a maroon cloth. Flower petals and offerings sit in the metal bowl. A candidate matching the elderly man in orange with rudraksha beads is a person, shown receiving water in a ritual; appearance is consistent but not certain.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Two men sit on the floor before an orange tufted sofa with gold-carved arms and a patterned tiger-skin rug. The man on the left wears a saffron-orange shawl and garland of rudraksha beads, with grey hair and white tilak marks, and pours liquid from a small vessel into a silver bowl. The younger man on the right, bare-chested with a brown-red dhoti and a heavy gold bead necklace, wears white sacred markings on his forehead and arms and holds his palms open. Another person in orange sits partly visible behind. A bowl of offerings sits in front. Appearance-based cues on the left man are limited, so he is described by role only.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a room with orange velvet tufted chairs and gold-framed furniture. On the left, an older woman in an orange sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala kneels and reaches toward a silver bowl. In the centre background, a man with a red tilak mark sits behind them. On the right, a younger man with white ash markings on his forehead and arms wears a rust-brown dhoti and a long beaded necklace of gold and brown beads, holding a metal spoon over a striped cloth and a silver bowl containing offerings. Three people are visible.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a ritual inside a room with ornate gold-framed orange velvet chairs and a patterned curtain behind. A man with long grey hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and is seated on the left, bending over a bowl. Beside him a man in a maroon-and-gold cloth pours liquid from a small metal vessel. A third man on the right, with white forehead marks, a gold bead necklace and a maroon garment, holds a small bowl and offering items. A round brass bowl with flowers sits in the foreground. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam-style ritual.2015-09-14Photograph of a ritual setting with ornate gold-and-orange upholstered thrones and a red patterned curtain behind. On the left, an older man with grey hair wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his forehead, bending over a seated devotee. On the right, a younger priest in a rust-brown robe and a gold bead necklace pours liquid from a small vessel onto the devotee's hands, with a metal bowl of white offerings in the foreground. Three people are visible, and the scene reads as a purification or blessing rite.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14