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A seated ritual scene in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested older priest in white dhoti holds a green-bead garland and places it over a smiling young woman in saffron-orange clothing with a red blouse, her forehead marked with white ash; she wears a red and white flower garland. A man in orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered shawl sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with folded hands, and a bare-chested bearded man with rudraksha beads and a saffron dhoti watches. A red-dotted devotee sits at right. Photograph credit text marks the image as archive material.

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August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06A seated saffron-robed sannyasi with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a patterned mat while a man in white dhoti kneels to place a long garland of red, white and green flowers across the lap. Nearby, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands pressed in anjali, and a young orange-clad devotee at left holds his palms together. Behind them, white-clad devotees with orange and yellow shawls stand in a line. Coconuts, bananas and a plastic water bottle lie on a tray in front, consistent with a puja offering. Watermarked-style archive credit omitted.2009-08-06August 02 20082008-08-02A seated ritual scene on a dark patterned mat. Beside him a bare-chested elder with white ash markings sits. In front, a person with dark hair kneels with a green leaf-and-flower garland and an orange cloth, while a man in white dhoti and shirt leans forward with his hand on their head, in a blessing gesture. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and orange-shawled devotees stand behind with palms joined. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a red-and-orange cloth on the floor.2008-08-02August 06 20092009-08-06June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesAugust 06 20092009-08-06A crowded indoor hall with white ceiling fans and tube lights. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, and a long orange robe is wearing a thick garland of yellow beads, white flowers and green leaves, with rudraksha beads on his neck. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha malas and garland cues. Around him, a shaved-headed man in orange and pink robes stands at right, a man in white clothes and a red-beaded wrist band reaches forward at left, and other devotees in white press in from the edges. Several hands extend toward him, and a paper is held near his chest. A purple logo appears at upper left.2012-10-09A photograph inside a room during a house visit: a seated figure in saffron/orange robes wears a long red and white flower garland with lemon-like green fruits strung through it, and holds a long silver staff or mace raised overhead. Beside him a woman in a white sari with red border kneels on the floor by a steel tray of flowers, while a man in white kneels to assist. Other people in white and orange-red dhotis stand or kneel in the background, a fan sits at the upper right, and a folded hand posture is visible near the left.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall of a ritual in progress. A man in a yellow dhoti with a yellow waist cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stoops forward and places a garland of green beads and white flowers over the head of a seated person in a red garment with a gold armlet. The seated person sits on a colourful patterned cloth on a black-and-white tiled floor. Around them, shirtless men in white dhotis with sacred threads and gold chains kneel or stand, and women in saris watch from the background. Stone pillars and a carved doorway frame the scene.2011-05-17August 02 20082008-08-02