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A photograph of a ritual exchange in a tiled room with walls covered in printed Sanskrit or Hindi verses. A bare-chested man with short dark hair and a red tilak sits on a floral-patterned cushion, wearing an orange-red shawl over an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala. He smiles and rests his hands together. A man in an orange kurta under a dark sleeveless vest bends forward and offers a silver plate of flowers and coloured powders. Behind them a second seated man in orange wears a mala. Brass ritual rods hang with small bells on the left, and an orange cloth bag appears at the right edge.

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March 16 20142014-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Inside a temple-like room with white Sanskrit script panels on the wall and a shrine with a deity murti at upper right, a seated man in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a patterned cushion, smiling. Two men in orange and maroon robes kneel nearby, one holding an orange shawl. A bearded man in orange kneels in front and reaches toward the seated man's hands, which rest on a folded pink cloth. A man in white kurta holds a silver tray at upper right, and a few seated devotees sit at the edges. a person is the seated man in the orange robe and garland, presented with a shawl and honour.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Four people sit on cushioned floor seats in a marble hall with long Sanskrit text panels on the walls and silver trishula staffs standing against the wall. On the left, a man with long grey hair and beard wears a red-orange robe and sits with palms pressed together beside a plate of flowers and offerings. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange shawl and saffron dhoti wears layered flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Two shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron robes sit to the right, one holding an orange cloth. A standing devotee in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Brass items and a yellow-lettered panel sit on a shelf behind them.2014-03-16A smiling man with long dark hair sits on a cushion wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with gold beads. A devotee in an orange kurta stands at right, pressing a red tilak or kumkum mark onto the seated man's forehead while holding a silver plate with white offerings. Behind them a second seated person in orange wears a rudraksha mala. The wall behind is covered with rows of printed Sanskrit or Hindi text panels, and silver ceremonial rods with small bells stand at left. A Swamiji (probable) appearance-based candidate is seated and receiving the tilak, with the orange shawl, rudraksha mala and long hair as cues.2014-03-16 +1 copiesInside a shrine room with white marble walls covered in carved Sanskrit text, a seated man with a shaved head and a red-orange robe, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, receives a gesture from a man in a maroon vest over a yellow kurta who bows low with folded hands. Two other seated monks in orange robes sit behind. On the left in the foreground, an older bearded man in an orange shawl and white flower garland sits with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A decorated shrine with a deity murti and a red canopy appears on the right, along with a silver staff leaning against the wall.2014-03-16A standing man with a full dark beard and a red tilak mark on his forehead wears a long rust-orange silk shawl over a matching robe, and extends his right hand toward a kneeling sannyasi with shaved head and a gold-and-red garment. The kneeling figure sits on a floral cushion with hands pressed together, wearing a rudraksha-bead mala. Behind them a wall is covered in lines of printed Sanskrit script. On the right a man in an orange kurta, black vest and white dhoti holds a brass tray with a pink-red offering. Another orange-robed figure stands in the background near a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti. Tiled floor and a cable run along the lower edge.2014-03-16