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Photograph of a seated man in a maroon-red garment wearing a heavy gold ornate necklace, gold rings and red bangles, with a white horizontal tilak and red vertical mark on his forehead, long dark hair falling behind, smiling as he holds a white thread near the bare back of a young shaved-headed boy in a white cloth. Behind him a silver ornate throne-like seat and red and orange cloth hangings in a temple setting. A man with his hands raised to his head stands at the left edge. Appearance-based a person in the seated central role, with long swept hair, ornate gold necklace and red clothing, performing a thread-tying or blessing ritual on the boy.

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A photograph of a seated man with long dark locks and a trimmed beard, wearing a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot, a red garment, layered gold beaded necklaces and a gold-ringed finger, holding a thin white thread that he is tying or passing around the bare upper back of a young shirtless boy in white dhoti with his back to the camera. Behind him is a silver ornate throne-like chair, and blurred orange and pink fabrics hang in the background. A man on the left has his hands pressed together in namaste. a person: the seated man shows long dreadlock-style hair, rudraksha-style beads and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to Jattas and a ceremonial seat.2017-10-01A photograph of a seated man on a red velvet throne with an ornate silver backrest. He wears a rust-red wrap over bare shoulders, a long gold-beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold earring, a gold ring, and rudraksha bead bracelets. He has long dark hair swept back, a beard and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and his eyes are closed as he smiles while tying a white thread across the chest of a second person. That person, shown only partially at the left edge with hands raised to the face, wears a light garment and a green thread bracelet.2017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24A photograph of a ritual in a temple-like setting. A seated man in a dark maroon-red dhoti-style robe and heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist belt sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a white tilak on his forehead and reddish-orange bangles. A devotee's bare-backed figure with dark hair leans forward with his head bowed, and a attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and beaded necklaces holds a white thread and a small card. The thread is being wound or tied around the devotee's head. Orange cloth and brass lamps are visible in the background, along with a silver lion-shaped armrest. Three people are visible.2017-10-01September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01September 26 20172017-09-26September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copies