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A photograph of a temple-style interior where an elderly bald man with a bare chest, wrapped in an orange-brown cloth with gold border, wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold armlets. He reaches toward a small metal vessel held by a man in a white dhoti with a red-gold border and a white upper cloth, who bows his head. Around them, devotees in orange, red and saffron garments and white tilak stand close, several with shaven or short hair. Behind them hang a framed picture of a seated saffron-clad sadhu with a long beard and a framed grid of red-toned photographs on the wall.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of a crowded temple-hall scene with a bald, elderly priest in saffron robes and a gold-embroidered orange shawl, holding leaves and an offering over a metal plate held out by a man in a white shirt on the left. Beside him stands a younger man in orange with a rudraksha headband, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Several other men in orange and white stand behind, one with a rudraksha headband, some looking down and others watching; a photographer is visible in the upper left. The candidate matching the page's a person reference is the younger man with swept-back hair, rudraksha headband, multiple gold necklaces and orange robe, but his appearance is only partly distinctive, so the attribution is uncertain. Stone pillars and arches frame the background.2012-06-05A photograph in a small room with cream walls, a green-and-red lower wall band and framed pictures. On the left, a bald, bare-chested elderly man in orange cloth with a gold-tasselled shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a large gold necklace, gestures with one hand toward a kneeling man. Beside him stands a man in orange with a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-edged orange shawl. In the centre, a bearded man in a red robe holds a green cloth and a small object. At lower right, a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border kneels with hands together, and another person bends forward in the foreground, offering respect. Several other people stand in the background. A framed red-toned collage hangs on the wall.2012-05-24 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple hall where a younger man with long dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a rudraksha-bead headband and layered gold ceremonial necklaces in orange-saffron robes pours or offers from a metal vessel into the cupped hands of an elderly bald man in an orange shawl and white jasmine garland with a rudraksha headband. Several other men in orange and white robes, rudraksha malas and a woman in a cream sari stand nearby while a crowd watches in the background. Pillars, a lamp and a visible camera crew frame the scene. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable) as the long-haired figure with gold necklaces and rudraksha headband, performing the ritual as the central officiant, though this identification is uncertain.2012-06-05Photograph inside a temple of a group of men in orange and saffron robes and white ritual dress. A man at centre-left wears a long chain of large gold beads over an orange-red wrap and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm; he walks with hands loosely held forward. Beside him an older bare-chested man in a saffron wrap wears a dark rudraksha mala, gold pendant and a rudraksha headband with a sandalwood-marked forehead, with hands joined at chest level. Other attendants stand behind in white dhotis and orange cloth, and pink flower petals lie on the shoulder of the central figure.2012-05-16Photograph of a ceremonial water-pouring ritual in a crowded temple setting. A bald elderly man in an orange saffron robe with a red-beaded headband and a long white flower garland pours water from a silver vessel over the cupped hands of another elder who stands beside him. Priests in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and gold armlets stand behind and around them, and several devotees watch from the background.2012-06-05May 18 20122012-05-18A bald, elderly man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-bordered shawl, wearing a large dark rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands in a temple hall receiving an offering on a green leaf from a man in white ritual dress. A younger saffron-robed attendant wearing a rudraksha headband and gold necklaces stands beside him, with other saffron-robed men and a white-clad man with white forehead markings behind. A photographer with a camera is visible at left. a person: the elderly saffron-robed man, in appearance matching the page's a person reference through his shaved head, orange robes and rudraksha mala, receiving a leaf offering.2012-06-05Night-time photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a corrugated roof. Centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha crown, a thick gold bead necklace and a silver chain wears a rust-brown dhoti and holds a small leaf offering packet while looking down. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a folded white cloth. On the left an orange-robed elder holds bundled cash or offerings. Devotees in white and saffron clothing surround them, with a bald man on the right wearing a white shawl. The scene resembles a temple ritual offering with a palanquin procession in the background.2012-06-05