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A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.

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November 04 20162016-11-04April 08 20122012-04-08Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a wooden door. On the left, a long-haired person in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace extends a hand, receiving a small white offering from a man in a white shirt and dhoti. Beside them, a shaved-headed elder in a saffron wrap with a gold headband and rudraksha mala sits on a chair. Standing behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth holds a small silver cup, and an older bespectacled man in white with a sacred ash mark on his forehead gestures. Others in white shirts watch. Two people sit or kneel on a plain floor mat. The people wear white ash marks on their foreheads and arms.2012-05-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple hall. A shirtless man with his head bowed is held and blessed by several men in white and gold-bordered dhotis. One man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a white shawl with gold border and places his hand on the bowed man's head; another on the left in a white dhoti with a gold border and red sash grips his shoulder. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange cloth and gold ornaments stands in the right foreground, while other participants in the background wear red and white eye bindings. Red curtains and garlands fill the background.2016-10-16A photograph of a man in a cream-coloured turban and white dhoti with a bare upper torso, wearing a garland of yellow flowers with green leaves, a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, reading a small white paper handed to him by a devotee. The turbaned man has a distinctive ceremonial presentation with a wrap and adornments, but his face and features are not clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a monk in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands closely. On the left, a man in a white shirt folds his hands in namaste toward him. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing fills a bright hall with a red curtain. +2 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a small indoor room with floral curtains and a white wall. A man in orange robes wears a long garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers with green leaves, and holds small green leaves toward an older man in white dhoti and shawl with orange border, who offers them with his hands. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a mala stands at left, and a man in orange robes and glasses at right holds a small green item. A steel plate of fruit, including bananas and apples, sits on the floor.2008-04-01A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing listens to a speaker at a satsang. In the foreground, a shirtless young man with short curly hair sits cross-legged, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a small round badge, holding a black microphone and a phone on the floor. Beside him, an older man with grey beard and rudraksha mala wears white and cream dhoti and shawl. To the right, a man with glasses and a vibhuti mark wears white and a brown-beaded mala. At the far left, another white-clad man wears rudraksha malas. The blurred foreground shows a person in purple clothing with gold bangles. The speaker's face is not visible, and no candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.2016-12-21October 16 20162016-10-16October 25 20132013-10-25July 25 20172017-07-25January 29 20172017-01-29