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A photograph in a corridor with fluorescent ceiling lights. A figure in a rust-orange dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a gold kasavu-style wrap stands centre, wearing long garlands of white, red and pink flowers with a yellow marigold bunch, gold necklaces, bangles and a rudraksha mala, and raising one hand while holding a folded paper. Beside him, a man in white and a man in rust garments carry a red box. On the left, women in printed cream saris stand in a line behind silver railings, hands folded in greeting. The scene is a devotional procession or reception.

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A photograph of a man in an orange-brown saffron robe and a multi-strand red-orange rudraksha mala with large gold ceremonial beads, wearing gold bangles and earrings, with a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a folded white paper in one hand and raises his other palm over the head of a man in a white shirt. Two people in the foreground stand with hands folded in anjali, one an older bespectacled man in white. Behind them a bald priest in white with a red tilak watches, and a red box of offerings sits at the right edge. Dark red curtains and a white ceiling form the hall backdrop. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown performing a blessing with a raised palm.2013-05-12Photo 11733808October 07 20122012-10-07May 12 20132013-05-12July 12 20132013-07-12A photograph of a person in a rust-orange robe with a gold waistband, wearing a long rudraksha mala with gold beads and a gold necklace, reading from a sheet of paper while raising one hand toward a line of people. Several devotees on the left stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing white and light shirts. A young boy in a red top with an orange bow tie watches in the foreground. Behind them a gold-coloured seat and dark maroon drapes suggest a hall setting.2013-05-12Photo 11737198September 19 20122012-09-19 +1 copiesPhoto 11737202November 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copiesA bare-shouldered man with swept-back hair and a brown-gold shawl draped over one shoulder stands at right, wearing red flower garlands and a gold bead necklace, and raises his hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis bow with folded palms, and a boy in a white t-shirt leans forward to receive the blessing. A woman in white stands at far right. The hall has red curtains, white walls, and a framed deity image at the back. Wearing distinctive adornments and a bare upper body, the central figure matches the page's a person reference, a probable identification from appearance cues rather than a certainty. The scene suggests darshan.2013-10-16A seated figure on the left wears a red-maroon shawl, a white floral garland with blue and gold beads, rudraksha beads on the arm and a white forehead mark, and holds out a sheet of paper. Beside them a woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala stands, and to the right a bent-over devotee in a red sari receives the paper while a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard stands in the foreground. Several women in pink and blue saris stand in the background with hands joined in namaste, and a small girl in pink watches. A gold-coloured seat or throne is partly visible. The figure seated on the left has long, swept-back hair and distinctive garlanded, saffron-toned ceremonial attire, so the appearance is a person candidate in person, presiding over a paper-handover moment.2014-04-27