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Indoor ritual scene in a tiled room. A smiling man with a shaved head wears an orange robe and stands at left beside another orange-robed sannyasi with long curly dark hair seen from behind. Centre, a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with gold border and red-and-white cloth at the waist pours liquid over a tall brass lamp stand, with a kneeling attendant in white below. Right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti pours water over his head. Oil lamps, a leaf plate with flowers and a brass vessel sit on the floor, and an orange-robed figure appears in a mirror at right.

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A photograph in a bright hall with pale green walls and a tiled floor. A man in white dhoti and shirt leans forward to light a tall brass oil lamp garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, while a man in a striped white shirt with a cream shawl holds out his hand to him. Around the lamp, small coloured rangoli dots decorate the floor. A man with long hair in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined, and several monks in orange robes with beaded necklaces stand nearby. A framed portrait of a standing robed figure hangs on the wall behind them.2008-01-14August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09July 29 20082008-07-29August 09 20072007-08-09A photo of a group in a bright hall with pale green walls and a polished tile floor. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands beside a tall brass oil lamp with lit wicks, garlanded with orange flowers, while a man in a white dhoti and striped shawl tends the lamp. Nearby, orange-robed monks with necklaces stand with hands folded, a man in a white shirt and dhoti watches, and a woman in a white sari with a black jacket stands at right. A framed picture of a seated figure hangs on the back wall, and a few flower petals lie in a pink-and-green floor design beneath the lamp.2008-01-14October 20 20102010-10-20Photo inside a temple shrine. A tall brass lamp stands in the foreground with a red flower tied near its top. Two men in white ritual dress bend toward it, one with hands extended over the flame; one wears a white shirt and dhoti, the other is in a yellow-and-white shawl with tilak. Beside them stands a figure in a flowing orange robe with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front, appearing as a person sannyasi figure, with long swept-back hair. Behind the brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti is dressed in magenta and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a gilded canopy above.2010-06-18August 21 20062006-08-21November 27 20062006-11-27Indoor temple-room photograph of a ritual setting with a pink wall and barred windows. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark curly hair wears a bright orange-saffron silk garment and stands beside an older bald man in orange robes who gestures toward a brass tray. Behind them a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands near a doorway, and at right a man in a blue top and white dhoti sits by offerings. The offerings include yellow and orange flowers, fruit, and brass vessels. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right, and a framed picture hangs in the upper left. The long-haired man in saffron has distinctive hair and orange silk clothing, which is consistent with the a person label, though the identification is uncertain.2007-08-09A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.2010-10-20