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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a thatched hall lit by a fire pit. A bald man in an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers and green-and-yellow beads sits on a red cushioned throne, his bare feet in a metal tray of flower petals. A young man in white kneels before him with hands raised in namaste, while a man in white stands behind holding papers and an older man in white kneels nearby. Brass plates and offering bowls lie on a white cloth, and a seated audience fills the background. a person cues: orange saffron robe and garlanded throne. The seated figure is described by appearance only.

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July 05 20012001-07-05Night photo of a guru-puja scene under a thatched roof. A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a red-cushioned throne chair with white flower garlands and a green leaf garland receives honour. A shaved-headed seated figure in saffron is being anointed; a standing man in white dhoti and shirt pours from a metal vessel onto his head. An older man in white kurta and dhoti, with a rudraksha-style mala, bows with folded hands. Nearby a seated figure in white holds a plate of fruit, and a brass kalasha-like vessel and banana-fruit offerings lie on a red tray with petals. Standing men in white and a seated person in blue watch.2001-07-05July 05 20012001-07-05Indoor photograph of a Guru Poornima style ritual at a simple thatched-roof setting with a red cushioned seat draped with white jasmine garlands. A bald man in an orange saffron robe sits on the red seat and extends his right hand to bless the bowed head of a man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers who kneels with palms joined. A seated man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a plate of offerings, and a standing man in white clothes watches. Red cloths and garlands lie on the floor, with a brass vessel at the lower left. Several other men in white and light shirts stand in the background, and one wears glasses.2001-07-05June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a thatched-roof hall with a red-draped seat and white and orange flower garlands. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a green garland stands at centre, pressing one hand on the bowed head of an older man in white who is kneeling with joined palms. Beside them a young man in white sits holding a steel plate, and a bowl of yellow fruit and white cloth lies on a red stand in front. Three men stand behind in white shirts and dhotis or a blue checked shirt, one holding papers. The orange-robed figure is shown with distinctive adornment but the appearance is not conclusively identifiable, so identity is unsure. The scene contains five visible people.2001-07-05July 05 20012001-07-05July 05 20012001-07-05A photograph of a Guru Poornima-style gathering in a dim, thatched hall. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a red-cushioned seat before a floral garland and offerings, extending his hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in white shirt and dark trousers. A seated young man in white dhoti-style clothing holds a plate and watches. Standing men in white shirts and white veshtis are nearby, one holding papers, and a brass pot sits on the floor beside a garlanded red-draped altar.2001-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 05 20012001-07-05July 05 20012001-07-05December 30 20062006-12-30