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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple-style pillar with grey carved stone and a red cloth hanging behind it. Two people sit on the ground in orange robes. On the right, a man with long matted dreadlocks and white body markings on his arms and chest, wearing an orange cloth, leans forward with his hands over a brass vessel. Across from him, a woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace and red bindi sits behind the brass vessel. In front are a golden box, a silver plate of bananas, apples and flowers, and oil lamps. a person is attributed to the man with dreadlocks, identified by long matted hair, orange clothing and white markings; this is an appearance-based label only.

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August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair and rudraksha beads sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a green-cushioned seat under a yellow canopy. Silver ritual vessels, a silver lamp, a tray with fruit and a floral arrangement surround him on a cloth-covered area outdoors. A person in white clothing sits behind him at the top left. The scene suggests a puja or ritual setting.August 09 20072007-08-09A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red vertical tilak, and a rudraksha mala lights a small oil lamp with a flame over two brass ritual vessels decorated with pink and orange flowers on an orange-draped table. Behind him, a man in white kurta and a white shawl holds a bell, and orange curtains and a blue mat fill the room. The scene shows an aarti-style lamp offering, with a bell in use and flower-decorated brass vessels on the table. +1 copiesThree men in saffron-orange robes sit on a floor at a ritual during daylight. The man on the left has long dreadlocked hair, white horizontal markings on his arms and chest, and a saffron cloth; he reaches toward brass vessels and small metal pots. The man in the centre wears an orange turban, a white-bead mala and an orange cloth around his waist, and is bent over the ritual items. The man on the right wears an orange turban, glasses, a long beard and a rudraksha-style mala, and leans forward beside a gold-framed deity murti decorated with flower garlands. Brass vessels, a kalasha, fruit, bananas, a red cloth and a brass lamp sit on the ground in front of them.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A seated figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha malas, a heavy gold necklace and bangles, pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a silver vessel or lingam-like object placed on a white marble stand with an orange cloth beneath. Behind is an ornate gold-framed throne or seat. The setting appears to be a temple-style ritual abhishekam.2012-06-01A man with long, swept-back dark curly hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushioning, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a long rudraksha mala with large beads and a gold clasp. He has a white vertical mark on his forehead and is reaching toward a golden ritual vessel on a tray at lower left. Behind him stands a young attendant in white dhoti with gold border and a white shirt, wearing a wristband. The man's rudraksha mala, saffron clothing, long hair and throne match distinctive presentation cues, so this appearance-based candidate is labelled Swamiji (probable) as the seated person presiding over the ceremony.2012-05-14Outdoor photo on a pale stone pavement beside a white building and a carved stone pillar with a relief figure. Three men in conversation face one another. On the left, a man with long dreadlocks wears an orange-red wrap with gold border, has white body markings and bare feet, and holds his hands together in front of him. In the centre, a man with long curly hair wears a yellow shawl with red border over a red dhoti. On the right, a bare-chested man with long hair wears a deep orange-red wrap and an orange cloth over his shoulders, facing away from the camera. A man in white clothing stands partly visible at the left edge, with a dark sign on the wall behind him.2007-08-09June 01 20122012-06-01 +2 copiesA photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel roof trusses. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand and kneel around a red-covered table holding brass and gold-coloured ritual vessels and items. In the centre, a man in a saffron robe with a long-haired, bearded appearance and a gold necklace stands with hands folded in front of him, while a woman in an orange robe with white markings stands beside him. On the far left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe with a mala stands with folded hands. A kneeling man in white and orange robes handles the objects on the table, and other people in white and orange clothing stand at the back.2007-08-09