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A photograph of a ceremony at a stone-walled hall. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari-style garment with a maroon head wrap and a red tilak on her forehead speaks into a handheld microphone, holding a string of beads and an offering. Beside her, a bearded man in maroon robes, a leopard-print head wrap, a rudraksha mala and bangles sits with palms pressed together in prayer on a raised white seat. In front of them are silver vessels on a small silver stand, a silver Nandi figure and a golden trident behind, with a glowing golden backdrop and a fire glowing at the bottom edge.

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December 10 20172017-12-10Indoor satsang or workshop setting with a seated speaker in the foreground on the left, wearing a red-maroon robe, a red-orange turban, a tripundra marking on the forehead and a long rudraksha mala, holding a microphone and gesturing with her hands. Behind her, a seated man in a red-brown robe with a matching turban, a full beard, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace sits with hands joined in anjali mudra before a microphone stand. Between them stands a silver Nandi figure with flower garlands, a brass trident, and a silver kalasha set on a small silver table alongside a black box with yellow powder. A large golden circular backdrop glows behind them. Two people are visible; the man's appearance is a person candidate given his turban, beard, malas and gold necklace.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a homa ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A yellow brick fire pit burns in the foreground. A seated woman in a rust-red wrap and red turban holds a microphone and has a vermilion mark on her forehead. Beside her, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print headband pours or stirs substances from a small bowl at the fire pit. Around them are silver kalasha pots, mortars and pestles, a wicker basket, a silver peacock ornament, a brass lamp stand, a silver Nandi bull statue and a large gold-toned deity backdrop with a decorative halo.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A seated man with closed eyes and palms pressed together in namaste sits on a silver-backed chair in a temple-style setting. He wears a red-maroon robe, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a gold necklace, and a leopard-print saffron turban with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him stands a silver nandi bull, a brass trident, and a silver kalasha-style vessel set on a small silver table, with a stone mortar and pestle and a dark wooden box holding a yellowish paste. Golden relief panels and green foliage fill the background, and a microphone stands in front of him.2017-12-10August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a homa fire ceremony beside a golden sunburst backdrop. In the foreground, a yellow brick fire pit blazes, with a robed priest in red and a red turban seated behind it, holding a microphone and wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with long dark hair, a saffron-orange headband, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace kneels at a low platform, scooping an offering. Silver and brass vessels, a silver bull figure, a basket, stone mortars and a brass lamp stand are arranged on a striped cloth, with trishul-topped brass pillars behind. Two physical people are visible.2017-12-10