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A dense row of seated men in ceremonial temple attire fills most of the frame, many bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with orange, red or purple shawls draped over their shoulders. Several wear heavy gold-coloured beaded necklaces and gold ornaments, and some have rudraksha-style beads. In the foreground, a seated man with hair tied in a knot holds his hands together near a tray of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands and a decorated kalasha-like pot. The men appear attentive, facing a ritual in progress. Visible people count is well over twenty. No candidate matching the described presentation is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no specific figure is named.

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A seated row of men in ceremonial temple dress sits on a red mat inside a decorated hall. The men in front are bare-chested with white dhotis and gold-coloured garlands and necklaces; several wear saffron-and-gold shawls. Offerings of fruit, orange flowers and green leaves lie on a tray at the left. Behind them, a camera operator and a cameraman on a tripod record the scene, and a golden parasol is visible at the top left. Framed pictures hang on the walls above colourful festoons, and more people are seated in the background.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14November 22 20182018-11-22April 03 20172017-04-03 +1 copiesMay 27 20172017-05-27October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01A seated congregation of devotees in a hall sits on mats during a ritual gathering. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, wearing a red-brown rudraksha mala. To his right, a young boy in orange robes with a red-brown mala sits near a brass plate of offerings. In the foreground, a man with white horizontal forehead markings and a bare torso sits with a red-brown mala, and at the lower right a man in a red-orange robe with a mala sits with hands folded. Many others in white and saffron-orange garments with forehead markings and malas fill the rows behind, and a few people stand at the back.2015-08-02January 07 20172017-01-07Several shirtless priests in white dhotis with saffron and gold-bordered shawls sit cross-legged on a red mat in a temple hall, wearing gold and bead necklaces. The man in the centre holds a silver handbell while others sit with hands folded. Garlands of orange and yellow marigolds hang along the pillars, with framed deity pictures and ornate umbrellas behind them.2018-04-14May 18 20172017-05-18May 25 20172017-05-25