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A photograph of a ceremony at an ashram interior with tiled yellow-beige walls. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead stands at right, wearing a maroon-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered orange-brown sash, a gold chest pendant, multi-strand gold necklaces, bangles and an armlet, and a long garland of pink, yellow and red flowers. He reaches his right hand to touch the head of a bronze-coloured statue of a bald, smiling saint with a red bindi, dressed in a brown robe with a gold-bordered shawl and garlanded with white and red flowers. Behind them stand a bronze deity murti in white cloth with a crown and garlands, and a kalasha vessel holding plants and flowers. Another person in white stands at the far right edge.

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June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in a maroon garment with a long gold-and-pink flower garland and heavy gold necklaces stands at right, extending his right hand toward a bronze statue of a bald sage on the left. The sage statue wears a maroon robe, rudraksha beads, a jewelled pendant, and an orange-gold shawl, with its palm raised. Beside it stands a golden deity murti with a crown and white cloth. Pale yellow tiled walls and a metal bowl at the bottom edge complete the indoor ritual setting. The standing man has a white tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair, with a crown-like cue absent; he is a devotee performing a ritual gesture at the statues.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28A man in a maroon dhoti and a heavy gold necklace with flower garlands in yellow, pink and red presses a finger to the forehead of a gold-painted statue of a seated saint in a maroon and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala and a large jewelled pendant. The statue's hand is raised in blessing. Beside them stands another gold-painted deity murti in a white dhoti and crown, and a further figure in orange and green cloth. The man has white tripundra marks on his forehead and smiles. The setting is an indoor room with a tiled yellow wall and a balcony railing, consistent with a temple-style shrine room.2014-06-28A man with long swept-back hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, and a flower garland of red, yellow and white blossoms stands beside a bronze statue and applies a mark to its forehead with his right hand. He wears a maroon robe and layered gold necklaces with ornate pendants and gold bangles. The bronze statue of a bald, saffron-robed figure wears a rudraksha mala, a jewelled necklace and a large black stone pendant, with one hand raised in blessing. Behind them stands another bronze deity murti in a white dhoti and a white crown, with a kalasha-like object nearby. The setting is an indoor shrine room with yellow tiled walls and a wooden staircase railing. Two people are visible: the man performing the forehead marking and a statue, so the physical count is one person.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28Indoor temple ritual scene. A man in a maroon dhoti and a long multicolour flower garland of pink, yellow and red blooms, with heavy gold necklaces and gold armlets, stands at right applying a mark with his raised right hand to the forehead of a golden statue. The statue is a bald, bare-chested saint figure with rudraksha beads, a red-brown cloth draped at the waist, and a hand raised in blessing. Beside it stand other golden deity murti and a small white-clad figure, with a silver tray at lower right. A tilak-marked attendant in saffron-orange robes appears at the far right edge. The setting is a yellow tiled wall and curtained windows.2014-06-28Indoor temple-style scene at an ashram, with two golden-bronze statues on the left and a living man on the right. On the left, a bald golden statue of a sage wears a rudraksha mala and a brown-red dhoti with a gold border, and raises one hand in blessing. Beside it, a golden deity murti with a tall crown holds a drum and other implements, wearing a white cloth and garland. On the right, a smiling man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a layered gold-and-flower garland, gold necklaces, gold armbands and a sacred ash forehead mark, points toward the statues. Another person's hand and sleeve appear at the right edge. Background shows wood-panelled stairs and a balcony railing with a yellow-lit wall.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright ashram hall where a man in a maroon-red robe and a thick gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, wearing a red-pink-yellow flower garland, dabs a substance with his right hand onto the forehead of a golden-bronze statue of a seated saint. The statue wears red-brown robes, beaded necklaces and a bangle, and holds its hand in mudra. Behind them stand a second golden deity murti in white cloth and gold ornaments and a figure in saffron-orange robes at the right edge. Garlands hang from the balcony railing and a ceiling fan turns overhead.2014-06-28 +1 copies