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Indoor photo in a room with orange curtains and white walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-red dhoti with gold borders, gold armlets and a long rudraksha mala, smiles while holding a small copper cup and pouring or offering from it. A bald man in orange robes leans forward with cupped hands to receive it. Other men in orange robes stand nearby, one with a red-and-white garland on the right. Two people are clearly visible in the centre, with two or three more partly visible at the edges.

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

Indoor photo of a welcome exchange in a room with dark maroon drapes, bamboo screen and orange cushioned chairs. On the left, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland holds a staff and a golden kalasha-like object. Facing him, a person with long dark hair and a tilak wears a maroon-red shawl over a rust-brown garment with a gold border and a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace, holding out a red-and-green cloth or tray. Two shaven-headed attendants in orange-gold dhotis and rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a red bowl. A wooden stand with small carved figures is in the background.

A photograph of a ritual scene against a white backdrop. A central man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, a thick gold-toned necklace and a red bindi and chandan on his forehead smiles while reaching toward a brass vessel and a small metal plate. Other devotees in saffron and orange-red robes stand around him, including a shaved-headed man with yellow tilak on the right holding a metal ladle and a shaved-headed man with white marks on the left. A woman in a red-orange garment stands behind, and a seated person with close-cropped hair bows toward the offering in the lower left. Brass implements and a bell-shaped copper pot are visible at the edges.

2015-07-07 +1 copies

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

A photograph inside a pink-walled temple interior with a wooden altar and a lit lamp. In the foreground, a seated man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and another man in white reach toward a small glass vessel held by a seated figure in deep maroon robes, with gold armlets, a gold chest necklace, white jasmine garlands and a tilak on the forehead. Behind, a man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands by the altar, another man in white with an orange shawl stands, and a person holds up a phone. A white-carved temple window grille is at the right. The seated figure in maroon, with distinctive long swept-back hair, garlands and gold ornaments, fits the appearance cues for a person, though the appearance is not certain.

A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks coiled on top of his head, white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala necklace and rust-red robe, smiling as he places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Beside him, a man in red-orange robe with gold-edged border and a rudraksha bracelet holds a green cloth bundle. In the foreground, a woman's hair bun and other seated heads are visible, and at right a monk in orange robes with a pink-edged shawl stands with his back to the camera. The setting is an indoor hall with cream walls and a wooden panel. a person is the seated dreadlocked figure, who is blessing the kneeling devotee.

2016-02-22 +1 copies

September 16 2015

A seated man in a deep maroon robe and a long dark shawl receives a ritual offering inside a pink-walled temple chamber. He wears layered gold necklaces, a white flower garland, a gold armlet, bangles and a yellow tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. A devotee in a checked shirt pours liquid from a small metal vessel into his cupped hands, while others in white dhotis and an orange-robed priest with rudraksha malas kneel or stand nearby. A brass tray sits in the foreground and a wooden canopy with carved detail is behind. Several people wear yellow sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The scene shows a temple abhishekam-style offering.

Inside a pink-walled temple interior, a man in white kurta and rudraksha mala kneels and offers a small metal cup to a seated figure in a rust-red robe. The seated figure wears a long garland of white flowers, ornate gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, a rudraksha mala, and a tilak on the forehead, with a dark shawl draped over the shoulder. Behind them a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands, another man in a white shirt with an orange scarf holds a phone, and a wooden cabinet with brass fittings sits against the wall. Ritual water-offering scene at a temple visit.