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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate orange tufted sofa with gold-carved wooden arms, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a multi-strand brown rudraksha-style mala with gold bead spacers across his bare chest. His eyes are closed and he has white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and arms, with a red dot at the centre of his brow. He leans forward, holding a small silver lamp or vessel with a flame while a second person's hand, partly visible at the lower left, reaches toward it. A purple cushion and a fringed gold-trimmed cushion sit beside him, with a patterned rug on the floor. Appearance-based candidate for a person, shown performing a lamp ritual.

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September 14 20152015-09-14A seated man in a maroon-brown dhoti and wrap with a yellow border sits on an orange tufted velvet throne with gold carved armrests. He wears a heavy chain of golden beads and a thick gold-toned rudraksha-style mala, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. His eyes are lowered as he holds a small silver vessel in one hand and a bundle of white-tipped items in the other, appearing to perform a ritual sprinkling. A purple cloth and striped fabric lie beside him. Appearance cues such as the gold beaded mala, maroon saffron-toned clothing and ash marks are consistent with the page's description of an in-person event, though the face and hair are not distinctly confirmable.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 02 20132013-09-02A seated man in saffron-red robes and a long gold ceremonial necklace of beads sits on an ornate orange tufted throne with gold carved armrests. He wears white vertical sandalwood-paste tilak on his forehead and a red shawl over his shoulders, and a yellow-flowered wrist band. He holds a small golden bowl containing a white paste-like substance, while another person's hand reaches in from the right to take or offer it, and additional hands appear at the lower left. The setting suggests a ritual offering or blessing.2015-09-14A photograph of a seated man in orange-red robes and a bare upper torso, wearing a long multi-strand rudraksha-style mala with large golden beads and a smaller golden necklace. He has a white sandalwood-paste horizontal band and a red dot on his forehead, and his eyes are lowered. He holds a flaming oil lamp in his cupped hands, positioned as if performing an aarti. He sits on an ornate orange tufted throne with gold carved armrests and a cushion with a gold-patterned fringed cover. A partially visible person at the lower left edge handles an object. The background has patterned curtains and a purple cloth on a side table.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A seated man in maroon and saffron robes sits on an ornate orange tufted throne with gold carved wood. He wears a long multi-strand gold-bead and chain necklace and has a white horizontal mark across his forehead, with his eyes downcast. Another person's hands, adorned with rings and bangles, hold and tend his hands and wrists, possibly applying a ritual substance, while a silver bowl with offerings sits at the lower left and a striped blue and red cloth covers the floor.2015-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in maroon and saffron-bordered robes sits on an orange tufted velvet throne with gilded wooden frame and a patterned cushion. He wears a thick necklace of gold-toned beads on a braided chain, a white horizontal forehead band, and a beaded wrist band. His head is bowed and eyes lowered. Two women's hands, adorned with gold bangles and rings, work at his lap with a small brass vessel and sticks in the lower left. A striped blue and red mat lies on the floor. The figure matches a sannyasi with ritual adornments in a puja-like setting; cues are partial, so the identity is uncertain.2015-09-14September 02 20132013-09-02September 14 20152015-09-14