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Indoor hall with white ceiling fans and recessed lights, pink walls and framed pictures. In the foreground, a man in a rust-red turban and a beaded red-brown necklace smiles while holding a large gold sequined garland-like bundle. Facing him, an older man with grey hair and dark-rimmed glasses bows slightly, wearing a turquoise gold-bordered shawl over a white dhoti. Several other men in white stand in the background. Whether the turbaned figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identification is left unsure.

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August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph in an indoor hall with white ceiling lights and framed devotional pictures on the wall. A figure in a saffron-red turban, orange-red robe with a gold-trimmed waist cloth, and a heavy gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style mala beads and a tilak on the forehead smiles while reaching out to receive a gold-woven basket of fruit from a man in a pink-red shawl with gold border. Two other men in shirts stand behind them, and a water bottle and yellow paper sit on a white-covered table.2015-08-09A man in an orange-red turban and saffron-and-maroon robes stands at right, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a microphone headset, and drapes a shimmering lavender silk shawl with gold zari over the shoulders of a man in a white shirt whose face is turned away. A man in a blue embroidered shawl stands at left, and several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand behind in a bright hall with a red carpet runway, wall framed photos, and ceiling lights.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09A standing man in rust-orange robes and a matching orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala and heavy gold-bead necklace, smiles while receiving a basket of fruit from a seated devotee. The devotee wears a blue and gold brocade shawl, has his palms pressed together in greeting, and bows his head. Several men in white shirts and pink shirts stand behind them in a bright hall with a white-draped table, water bottles, framed photographs on the wall and ceiling lights. The orange-robed man is a person by appearance cues including the turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, shown receiving respect in a formal reception setting.2015-08-09A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in an ornate red-draped setting with gold-carved shrine elements. A bare-chested man in a rust-red turban and a yellow marigold garland, with rudraksha beads on his chest, extends a small golden object, apparently a figure of a seated animal, toward an older man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl, who bows with hands folded. Behind them a priest in orange and a second man wearing glasses and rudraksha mala stand near, and several people in saris and shirts watch from the back, some in yellow and white. A bright lamp light glows in the background.2015-10-25Indoor hall scene. A man in a red-gold brocade shawl offers a gold woven basket to a figure in a saffron-orange turban, orange-red wrap and layered gold beaded necklaces, who smiles and extends his hands to receive it. The turban-wearer has a small tilak on the forehead and a small lapel microphone. Behind them, men in white shirts, pink shirts and glasses stand with hands folded in namaste and watch; a table with water bottles and papers is in front. Framed photographs hang on the wall at left.2015-08-09A photograph inside a hall with a drop ceiling, wall posters and fluorescent lights. On the right, a man in a rust-orange turban, bare-chested with a saffron-and-gold shawl over a rudraksha mala, and a small headset microphone, is greeting a seated smiling man in glasses and a white shirt who wears a pink and gold silk shawl. Behind them, several men in white shirts and a man in a grey shirt stand near a table with water bottles. A stamped copyright notice and source credit appear in the lower right corner.2015-08-09