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Photograph of a blessing line at an indoor ritual event. A man in a white turban and white dhoti with gold-toned shoulder cloth and layered beaded necklaces raises his hand to the forehead of a man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala. Beside them a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border holds a paper and tray of offerings. Others stand behind a stanchion queue with a rope barrier, some with hands folded, and a red curtain and bright light fill the background.

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September 13 20112011-09-13April 09 20122012-04-09December 31 20112011-12-31April 03 20122012-04-03A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall. A smiling man in a tall maroon turban with a silver brooch and gold border, wearing a white dhoti-style garment, multiple gold-and-bead malas and gold bangles, extends his arm to bless a bare-chested man in white who has his hands folded in front of him. Other men in white dhotis and saffron cloth stand nearby, a bearded man in a teal shirt on the left holds a white paper, and a colourful decorated backdrop is visible behind. The turbaned man shows no clear a person cues beyond ceremonial dress, so his identity is uncertain.2011-12-31A photograph of a pada-puja ritual in an indoor hall. A man in a deep red turban with gold trim and a cream-white ceremonial garland, wearing a red shawl over a blue garment, stands at the center holding a folded white paper. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhotis with gold borders and orange cloth assist, one tending a red-lacquered tray of flowers, fruit and offerings. Around them, devotees in white shirts, a red shirt and an orange cloth stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, while others look on.2011-12-14A photograph of a devotional ritual in a hall with orange and gold decor behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white shawl over white clothes, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, stands at centre pressing his right hand to a devotee's forehead. He holds a silver tray with offerings. Beside him, a monk in saffron robes holds a silver plate. Several devotees in white and light green shirts stand in a line, one holding a folded paper. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-robed monks stand near a golden deity murti under a canopy of marigold garlands and an orange banner.2011-02-12A photograph of a ceremony indoors. In the centre, a man in a cream turban with a red bindi and a cream dhoti and shawl wears layered rudraksha malas and holds a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with his palms pressed together. Beside them a young man in glasses and a blue shirt stands with hands folded, and a bald man in an orange garment with rudraksha beads watches in the background. The scene reads as a blessing given from a paper in the presence of onlookers.2012-04-03A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a bright hall. A man in a cream turban and ornate jewelled brooch, wearing rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and a white shawl with gold border, places his raised right hand on the head of a younger man with short dark hair in a maroon kurta who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. The turbaned man holds a small white paper in his left hand. Behind them, an older man in a light blue shirt and other devotees in white dhotis stand with hands joined. Orange and yellow hanging banners decorate the wall. a person: the turbaned figure wears long rudraksha malas, a gold necklace pendant and an ornate turban, matching the page's reference to a person at this event.2012-04-15A photograph in an indoor hall with bright ceiling lights. A man in a tall maroon and gold turban with a jeweled brooch, white dhoti and layered gold and beaded necklaces stands centre-right, smiling, one palm raised in blessing toward a bespectacled man who bows with folded hands and dark hair, wearing a white shirt and a rudraksha mala. A paper is held in the blessing figure's other hand. Around them stand other white-clad devotees and two men in saffron robes at the right edge, one with a shaved head. Pada-puja style blessing with devotees.2011-12-31A photograph of an indoor gathering in a bright hall with ceiling lights and framed pictures on the wall. In the centre, a man in a cream turban and a maroon-red cloth, wearing layered rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, raises his right hand over the head of a bald man in a white dhoti and white shoulder cloth who bows with hands pressed together. Onlookers stand around, including a man in a striped grey shirt holding the bowing man's arm, a man in white with a yellow border at right, and a figure in an orange garment behind.2011-12-29December 18 20112011-12-18