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A standing man with a full dark beard and a red tilak mark on his forehead wears a long rust-orange silk shawl over a matching robe, and extends his right hand toward a kneeling sannyasi with shaved head and a gold-and-red garment. The kneeling figure sits on a floral cushion with hands pressed together, wearing a rudraksha-bead mala. Behind them a wall is covered in lines of printed Sanskrit script. On the right a man in an orange kurta, black vest and white dhoti holds a brass tray with a pink-red offering. Another orange-robed figure stands in the background near a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti. Tiled floor and a cable run along the lower edge.

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March 16 20142014-03-16Indoor photo of a bearded man in a red-orange silk shawl and kurta applying a red tilak mark to the forehead of a kneeling, folded-hands devotee in an orange-red sanyasi robe with a rudraksha mala and a tiger-print seat cushion. A younger attendant in orange kurta and white dhoti stands at right holding a silver plate with pink and red offerings. Behind them a wall is covered in lines of Hindi text, a gold-framed deity murti with red garlands sits in an alcove, and a second seated devotee in orange appears in the background. The man giving the tilak wears a small red bindi and a thin gold chain, and the bearded figure's presentation matches the page's a person cues only loosely, so the identity stays uncertain.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16A seated man in red-orange robes and an orange shawl, with a red bindi and a full dark beard, receives a tilak from a kneeling woman in orange sari-like dress who holds a small silver plate with flowers and a dish. Beside him sits a smiling man in orange garments and a shawl wearing a red garland and beaded necklaces, with a dark-haired woman on the left holding a tray of yellow sweets and a standing figure in orange at the upper right. Behind them is a wall of printed Sanskrit-style text, a wooden door and silver-tone poles, indicating a ritual or satsang setting. a person: the smiling seated man in orange shawl with long-ish dark hair, red-garlanded beaded necklaces, and an ID badge, is a candidate, though appearance is uncertain given the faint detail.2014-03-16Indoor photo in a temple-like room with white marble walls inscribed with dense Sanskrit text, and silver trident-topped staffs leaning on the left. A man in an orange-saffron shawl over a red-maroon robe, with long swept hair, a red-orange garland and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a patterned cushion holding his hand palm-up in blessing or gesture, smiling. Beside him a bearded man in a red robe and yellow-orange shawl sits holding a brass plate with flowers and petals. On the left a woman in a maroon sari and beaded necklace sits near a camera flash and a box of sweets. A bald man in red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on the right, and a standing man in orange robes stands behind. a person is the central figure with a garland, orange shawl, and long hair.2014-03-16A photo of a seated bearded elder in orange-red robes with a yellow shawl, sitting on a patterned cushion and holding a brass plate of flowers, applying a mark or touch to a man in a black t-shirt and jeans who bends forward with folded hands. Behind them a standing man in orange robes and a flower garland sits beside a bald man in orange dhoti with rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange sari stands at right. White marble walls carved with Sanskrit text and a wooden door frame form the backdrop, with brass ritual rods nearby.2014-03-16Indoor temple room with white marble floor and a wall of carved Sanskrit text in panels. A man in orange-saffron robes with a long beard sits on a cushion at left, wearing white and orange flower garlands, holding a folded orange shawl. Beside him a seated man in orange with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala smiles. Two shaved-headed sannyasis in orange sit and stand near a golden arched shrine with a deity murti behind them. A standing bearded man in orange robes at right gestures toward the group, and a young boy in white stands at the edge. Silver ceremonial staffs and a trident stand against the wall.2014-03-16Four people sit on cushioned floor seats in a marble hall with long Sanskrit text panels on the walls and silver trishula staffs standing against the wall. On the left, a man with long grey hair and beard wears a red-orange robe and sits with palms pressed together beside a plate of flowers and offerings. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange shawl and saffron dhoti wears layered flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Two shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron robes sit to the right, one holding an orange cloth. A standing devotee in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Brass items and a yellow-lettered panel sit on a shelf behind them.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16A seated man in red-orange robes and a saffron shawl applies a mark to the forehead of a bald, saffron-robed monk who bows before him. A tray with coloured petals and offerings sits in the seated man's hand. Beside them, a smiling man in orange garments wears layered rudraksha and flower malas. A woman in a brown shawl watches at left, a gilded box rests in the foreground, and the wall behind is covered with printed Sanskrit verses in white script. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in red-orange robes and saffron shawl, with long hair and beard, performs the blessing as the person giving the mark.2014-03-16