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Inside a gilded temple-style hall, a man with long dreadlocked hair swept up and a white tilak on his forehead sits on a low dais holding a silver trident-shaped staff. He wears a white garland of pearls and white flowers, gold bangles, a gold earring and a deep reddish-orange cloth draped over his shoulder. Facing him, a young woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari with gold ornaments and a beaded mala holds a folded saffron-orange cloth and gestures with her open hand. Behind them, seated devotees in saffron and maroon robes sit on a colourful mat, and a white electric fan stands at the right. Several people in the background wear orange and maroon, and the scene appears to be a ritual or satsang exchange.

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April 30 20172017-04-30A photograph of a ritual exchange in a gold-decorated hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white and gold flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, and a saffron-orange wrap sits on a gold throne-like seat, holding a silver trident-topped staff and extending his hand toward a young woman. She wears a white and gold-bordered saree, a gold necklace with beaded strands, and a flower in her hair, and she smiles while bowing with hands clasped. Behind them a smiling woman in a maroon and orange saree and rudraksha mala holds folded orange cloth, and a standing figure in saffron robes is partly visible. Brass oil lamps and a white fan stand nearby.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA seated bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white flower garland, gold bangles and a gold necklace extends his hand toward a woman in a cream sari with a gold border who holds a folded saffron cloth. Beside them a woman in a maroon sari and orange blouse wears a dark rudraksha mala and gestures toward the cloth. Behind them a man in a rust-coloured robe speaks into a handheld microphone, and a ceremonial trident (trishul) stands in the foreground against a gold-decorated temple-style backdrop with oil lamps. A figure in orange robes sits at right. The scene is a satsang-style ceremony with the presentation of an orange cloth.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a gold-decorated hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a white and gold flower garland, a gold necklace, a gold earring and beaded bracelets sits on a gold-trimmed seat, holding a silver trident-staff in one hand. He wears a rust-brown and gold cloth. Beside him a bare-chested young man with a rudraksha mala and a dark beaded necklace offers a folded saffron-orange cloth with both hands. Other devotees in orange and maroon garments sit nearby, and a white pedestal fan and gold-framed carvings fill the background.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photo of a ceremonial exchange in a gold-decorated hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a crown-like ornament, a white-garlanded neck, gold bangles and a bead mala sits beside a silver trident and hands a folded orange cloth to a young girl in a gold-embroidered yellow dress with a beaded necklace. An adult woman in a maroon sari and a woman in orange stand nearby. Behind them a woman in maroon holds a microphone, and a brass oil lamp stands at left beside a golden ornate backdrop. Attributing the man's identity from appearance is uncertain, so he is described by role only.2017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment in a gold-decorated hall. A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a beard, a white sandalwood mark on his forehead, a white flower garland and gold ornaments, wearing rust-orange cloth and a gold bangle, raises a hand toward a young man kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste. The young man is bare-chested with a gold necklace and white dhoti. A woman in a rust-red sari and dark beaded necklace holds a stack of folded orange cloths. A ceremonial silver staff stands between them, and a white fan is in the foreground. Two other people are partly visible at the edges, and gold-patterned panels and a brass lamp line the background.2017-04-30 +1 copies