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A photograph of a ceremony in a tiled hall with a fire pit at lower right. A bald priest in orange robes with a gold chain stands at right holding a small open box. In the centre, an older man with glasses wears white clothes and an orange shawl with a marigold garland. A woman in a red and gold bandhani sari with an orange shawl stands before him, hands together. Several seated men in white with orange shawls and flower garlands sit at left, and a figure in pink sits near a low table. No deity, banner or readable name is visible, so no a person candidate is identified from appearance.

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A photograph of a ceremony inside a hall with a gold-and-red throne visible at the left background. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes with white forehead markings stands at left, holding a tray and steadying a woman in a red and orange bandhani sari with a red bindi and garland. She kneels to place her hands on a white-clad man with glasses, who wears an orange shawl and a marigold garland and stands barefoot on a gold-coloured platform. Seated musicians and attendees in orange and white line the floor, and a sitar-like instrument and drum rest at right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2012-07-09July 09 20122012-07-09July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph of a marriage-ceremony style ritual in an indoor hall with brick floor and mats. A bald priest in orange dhoti with white tilak and a gold chain stands at left holding a paper and microphone, while a camera is visible at the edge. A woman in a cream and beige sari with paisley pattern stands on a yellow stone block while a man in white kurta and white dhoti places an orange shawl and yellow-and-white garland on her. Onlookers sit on benches and on the floor at right, including children in colourful sweaters and a man in an orange shawl in the background.2012-07-09July 09 20122012-07-09October 25 20152015-10-25July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a wood-panelled room with bamboo blinds. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-and-maroon robe, a long white and multicolour flower garland, and beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a tall golden staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Two oil lamps burn on the floor in front. A bald elderly man in white clothes bends forward over the lamps, while a woman in an orange patterned sari sits beside him. Behind them, a young man in white dhoti with a beaded mala sits, and other people in saffron and white stand by a wooden cabinet, one holding a camera. Fruit sits in a basket near the seated figure.2014-07-10June 27 20142014-06-27 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor room where a man in an orange saffron dress with a red undershirt and a white garland sits on a white-draped bed, gesturing animatedly while speaking to a woman in a red sari with a red bindi and white flowers in her hair, who rests her arm on her knee and smiles. Beside them, a younger man in orange robes sits on the floor and looks up at the group. On the right, a man in a white shirt, tan trousers and a dark beaded mala necklace sits on a folding chair and gestures with his hand. Behind them a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a red shawl stands near a wall with a garland of orange marigolds. Rose petals and flower offerings lie on the striped floor mat, and a wall fan is visible.2009-07-27A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a fresh flower garland and a beaded mala, holds a tall silver staff with a lotus-topped finial in a yellow-walled room. Two young saffron-clad attendants sit near him. Before him, an older man in white kneels and bows, and a woman in an orange-and-brown patterned sari sits beside him with hands folded. Standing behind them are a man in a grey shirt, a man in white with an orange shawl and red garland, a woman in an orange sari, other women in saris and a man in a checked shirt. A framed portrait with flowers is visible in the background. The seated figure's face and bearing show an appearance consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the cues are limited, so the identity is left unsure.2014-07-10A photograph of a formal honouring at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a person in a saffron robe with a bare upper body and an orange head wrap is smiling as they place a rich maroon silk shawl with gold border around the shoulders of a man who bows forward with head lowered. The honoured man wears a red-and-gold wrap. The honouring figure wears a long garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind them, a standing man in a khaki shirt and dhoti holds a yellow cloth, and a row of seated people in white and saffron clothes sit on the floor along a yellow line. Several men in white shirts stand at the back, one holding a tray. a person appears among the honouring figures, identified by the saffron robe, orange head wrap and garland cues, shown in the act of honouring rather than being honoured.2006-12-20