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Low-angle outdoor photograph under a pale sky with palm fronds at the top edge. A bearded man with long dark hair, closed eyes and a white tripundra with a red bindi sits centrally, wearing an orange-red shawl and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, with a rudraksha mala draped over his chest. Two shirtless attendants in orange cloth lean in from the left and right, one holding a brass vessel and the other pouring or offering from a bowl. The central figure appears to be the honoured person; the cues of long hair, ornate garland, rudraksha and saffron-toned clothing match the a person description, though the face is not used for identification. Three physical people are visible.

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October 03 20162016-10-03Outdoor photo on a sandy beach of a seated ritual gathering. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and rudraksha bracelets sits centre-left, holding a metal tray of red and white flowers and picking up petals. Behind and beside him, several men sit on the sand: one wears a black turban and white-marked forehead with a long rudraksha mala, another is bare-chested with white body markings, and a clean-shaven man in a white dhoti and shawl on the right extends his hand toward the tray. Sacred ash lines mark several foreheads. The offering appears to be a puja on the sand.2018-04-28May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesA close photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a white horizontal forehead marking with a red central bindi, eyes lowered and head bowed. He wears a saffron-orange robe and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, with a gold pendant on a chain. Another person with long hair and orange clothing and rudraksha beads is partly visible at the left edge, and a third figure is at the far right edge. The background is soft and blurred in white and pale tones.2018-03-17Outdoor ritual photograph beneath palm trees. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala, a rust-red wrap and a large gold necklace with a gold pendant stands centre, eyes lowered, one hand extended over a brass plate. Garlands of red flowers and yellow marigolds hang from his neck and arms. Beside him an older man with grey hair and a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, holds a red-orange cloth-covered tray. Marigold garlands and a rope hang at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is described by his long hair, rust-red wrap, rudraksha and gold necklace, in the role of the central officiant performing a ritual.2016-08-27A photograph of a seated bearded man with long dark hair worn up, a white and red tripundra-style forehead mark, and a maroon-red unstitched robe draped over one shoulder. A dense rudraksha mala hangs across his chest with a gold chain and pendant. He sits on an ornate silver-carved chair in front of a yellow and red backdrop, eyes closed and smiling. At left, a man in a white shirt and an orange shawl leans in and gestures toward a metal bowl of offerings on the floor. At lower right, a woman in a magenta sari with gold border is partly visible. Matching the appearance cues of the page's named subject, this seated man is a person figure, with the ceremonial dress and rudraksha mala as cues.2017-12-15A figure in a rust-red saffron-toned robe wears a long garland of red flowers with yellow marigold-style accents across the chest, plus a red tilak on the forehead and small gold earrings. He holds a silver bowl with an orange cloth, looking to the side toward a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in white with white sacred ash markings on the forehead and arms stands partly visible. Outdoor setting with dappled light on the tree trunks and roots. Appearance-based candidate for the a person, but the face and presentation are only partly clear and the attendant is a separate person.2013-04-24A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A bearded man with long dark hair and white tilak on his forehead sits on a red silver-backed seat, wearing a rust-brown robe, a thick gold necklace and a gold waist belt, and holds a white cloth or thread. A blurred attendant in white with white markings on the arm and forehead leans in from the left, and another bare-backed man kneels in the foreground. Behind them stand a brass pot, brass lamp stands, orange and red cloths, and a small gold figurine. A carved stone pedestal with ornate scrollwork sits in the centre.2017-10-01January 15 20182018-01-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20162016-09-15August 27 20162016-08-27A man with long dreadlocked black hair sits on sand in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered hem, wearing long rudraksha mala garlands across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrists, a gold necklace, and a red and white tilak on his forehead. He smiles while receiving a steel bowl of food with flowers and fruit from a bare-chested man in white. A second man with dreadlocks stands behind in the background. a person appears to be the seated figure, identified by long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas, rust-red robe and gold necklace, receiving the offering as a devotee in white brings it.2018-04-28