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A photograph of a staged ritual scene in warm red and orange stage lighting. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha mala kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, facing a standing young woman in a red-orange robe with a long dark braid, gold earrings, layered beaded necklaces, and a rudraksha mala. She holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with small bells and a trident-like finial. Ornate golden pillars and a brass lamp stand in the background. The kneeling man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.

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A photograph of a ceremonial scene under warm red and orange stage lighting. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with short hair, wearing a white shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, kneels with his palms pressed together in namaste before a standing young woman. She wears a red-orange garment, layered gold and red beaded necklaces, a maang tikka and jhumka earrings, and holds a tall trident-like staff hung with small bells. Behind them are ornate pillars and a brass kalasha-style vessel.2017-08-13A photograph of an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneeling with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a young person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and layered gold and bead necklaces. The young person has a sandalwood tilak on the forehead, a dark swept-back braid, gold earrings, and holds a long staff with small bells, standing before a gilded backdrop with pink and orange pillars, a golden trident-topped finial and a hanging decorative banner. The scene appears to be a staged devotional ceremony or performance. Two physical people are visible. The page indicates a person is at this event, but the young person's appearance does not clearly match a person candidate, so no identification is made.2017-08-13A photograph under red and orange stage lighting shows two figures facing each other beside a golden ornate pillar. On the left, an older man with short grey hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-and-white beaded mala, holds a small pink cloth bundle. On the right, a young person with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a pink-red dress, layered red beaded malas, gold necklaces and earrings, and holds a tall dark staff with bells and a red tassel. A golden fabric backdrop curves behind them.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph in warm red and orange stage lighting. A man in a plain white t-shirt kneels on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward a standing figure. The standing figure wears a red-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and drop earrings, and holds a tall trident-like staff with metal ornaments. Behind them are ornate temple-style pillars and a brass kalasha-like pot against a dark backdrop. The standing figure's face is angled downward, and the costume and staff suggest a devotional or dramatic enactment. Two physical people are visible.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13Indoor stage scene with ornate pink and orange temple-style set pieces, hanging lamps and a gilded arch. A young girl in an orange-red sannyasi-style robe stands at right, wearing a rudraksha mala, gold necklaces, earrings, a tilak and holding a tall trident-like staff with bells. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at left with palms joined in namaskar, facing her. Behind them is a yellow-gold drape and decorative banners. Two people are visible.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13