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A photograph inside a plainly furnished room with pale yellow walls. A person in saffron-orange clothing and a matching orange turban sits on a red-cushioned seat, wearing layered rudraksha malas and orange bangles, holding a small red object in both hands and smiling. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand and lean in around him, one holding a small child in a red dress and another child in a white outfit held by an adult. A monk in orange-saffron robes stands behind them. A framed picture on the wall shows a temple tower, and a small portrait hangs beside a doorway.

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July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a seated figure in a small room receiving a padapuja-style devotional offering. The central figure wears a rust-red and maroon dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a red-and-maroon turban, a long garland of white and red flowers, and gold bangles, and holds a silver trident-staff while smiling and gesturing with folded hands. Before them a seated elderly man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass cup, and an elderly woman in a green-yellow blouse and white sari joins in offering. A younger shaved-headed man in white with a tilak sits at lower left, and a shaved-headed boy in orange robes sits beside the offering. Standing behind are men in white shirts and dhotis with folded hands, a man in orange robes, a man in saffron with a rudraksha mala, and a child in pink clothing held by a standing man. A tray of flowers sits on the floor. A cameraman in the background takes photos. Several photographs hang on the wall at the top right.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph inside a small room with cream walls and a window. On the right, a seated figure in a deep red-orange robe and matching red turban, wearing a long white and red flower garland, holds a silver trident-staff and smiles while a devotee offers a lit oil lamp. An elderly man in white clothes and an elderly woman in a pale yellow blouse kneel and make the offering, with a silver plate of flower petals on the floor. Around them, devotees with folded hands wear white shirts and orange garments, and a young man has a shaved head and rudraksha malas. A small child in pink is held by an older man in white, and a cameraman stands at the back. The seated figure has distinctive long cues but the appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is left unsure.2014-07-01A photograph of a crowded indoor room where a devotee in a saffron-orange sari with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, bangles and a red-and-orange headwrap, raises her hands to bless or touch the heads of seated devotees. A kneeling woman in a maroon top has her head bowed toward her, and a man in white shirt and dhoti with rudraksha beads kneels in front. Behind them, men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together, and a robed monk in saffron with a rudraksha mala looks on while holding a phone. A red curtain and a framed picture are visible on the wall, and a woman in a pink sari stands at the left edge.2014-07-02July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold-toned necklace, holds a small object over a wooden tray of fruit and offerings while standing young attendants in orange cloth and rudraksha malas assist. Several women in white saris with marigold garlands and a little girl in a pink top gather close, some with hands folded, in a plain room with orange drapes and a framed picture on the wall. The seated figure's appearance is ambiguous and not enough to confirm an identity, so it is described by role only.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07Photo inside a domestic room with cream walls and a white wall shelf holding small brass and gold figurines, framed portraits and a wreath. A figure in orange-red sannyasi garb with a matching orange-red turban and red-orange beaded necklaces stands at left, holding a wooden tray with a rudraksha mala. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white saris receive the attention: a smiling man in white shirt and dhoti wears a dark bead mala and holds fruit; an older man with a white-striped forehead, a white-haired woman in white sari, and an older man in white with a garland of red and white flowers hold red apples. Several other people stand in the background.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01