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Indoor temple-style photo of a man with long dreadlocks, a trimmed beard and a white vertical forehead mark, wearing an orange-red top with a saffron shawl and a red-brown dhoti, seated on a silver throne-like chair and smiling as he receives a large round red tray holding papers. A younger man in a maroon kurta with a rudraksha mala kneels and presents the tray with both hands. Behind them, several women in saris and silk blouses, one in a gold sari, stand near silver pillars and a gold-toned shrine, with an oil lamp and a hanging chain visible. Photo credit overlay in the corner.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Indoor ritual scene in a temple-like hall with red-painted walls, carved white pillars and a brass lamp hanging above. A man with long dreadlocks, an orange-red top and a white forehead mark sits on a cushioned seat and holds a large red bowl. A younger man in a maroon kurta and rudraksha mala kneels before him, holding a red tray with a paper and a small booklet. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red saris and kurtas watch, while women in gold and green saris and a woman in blue stand near a pillar holding trays. A deity image and gold ritual vessels appear on the right.2017-01-01A photograph inside a decorated temple hall shows a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red shirt and maroon dhoti, seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne. He smiles as a young man kneeling at left, in a light pink kurta with a red-and-white beaded garland, offers him a silver tray holding folded white cloths and a sealed envelope. Behind them, silver pillars, a seated musician with a stringed instrument in a patterned robe, and a cameraperson are visible. A water bottle sits at lower right. The seated man in red has distinctive long hair and a shawl-like wrap, a person cue, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2017-01-01A photograph in a temple hall with a crowd of girls and women in orange and saffron clothing seated on the floor behind. A bald smiling man in white ritual clothes with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala holds a large round brass tray containing white cloth packets and a printed paper. In the foreground a person with long dreadlocked hair and an orange robe reaches toward the tray. A photographer in white clothes takes pictures behind, and ornate silver pillars and a brass lamp stand nearby.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photo of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a bright red-orange kurta and a saffron-brown dhoti with a beaded necklace-style shawl, receiving a tray. He is extending both hands toward a young shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold chain and rudraksha-style bead mala, who holds a silver tray carrying an orange cloth-wrapped object. Behind them, a woman in a purple sari and a man in white with a gold border stand near silver pillars, and a leopard-print cushion rests on the low seat. The setting appears to be a temple-style interior with red walls. Ritual offering scene.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, white forehead marking, and a rust-red robe, wearing a thick beaded garland of red and gold strands with rudraksha-style beads and a dangling red tassel. He sits before a gold ornate throne-back with a red velvet cushion, smiling and extending his hand toward a visitor. A man in a white dhoti with a rust-red shawl bows with folded palms, while a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari and gold jewellery looks on. Behind them, women in rust-red and white saris stand near green foliage and a dark red drape. A visitor wears a white badge. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the top right. Dense ritual darshan setting, a devotee greeting a seated guru-figure.2016-05-11A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body wrapped in a red-orange cloth sits on a red and gold throne-like seat, receiving an offering. A younger attendant in a saffron-orange wrap with a gold waist band and bangles bends forward, holding a golden trident-shaped staff and a small offering vessel. Behind them, a crowd of women in white saris with red borders and red shawls, wearing lanyards, stands watching, with a red draped backdrop and a white floor fan at the left edge. The scene resembles a puja or darshan.2016-04-28