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Inside a temple hall with silver-railed shrine columns, a woman in a yellow and pink silk saree with a red bindi holds a red tray with a framed certificate and a white wrapped envelope, offering it toward a figure seen from behind with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-red shawl and rudraksha beads. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a camera stands among seated women and girls in orange, red and green salwar and saree. A golden trident stands in the background near the shrine. Shown as a photograph of a ceremonial presentation.

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A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a woman in an orange and gold sari with a red bindi holds a round red-rimmed tray bearing a folded white document with a gold-edged booklet. She smiles toward a figure seen from behind in an orange robe with long dreadlocked grey hair. Behind them, a row of people in orange, red and green clothing sit close together, and a white-robed attendant holds a tall gold trident. Rudraksha malas and ornaments are visible on several devotees.2017-01-01Indoor temple scene at a ceremony. In the foreground, a figure with long matted dreadlocks and an orange saffron garment faces away from the camera, reaching toward a woman in a yellow and pink silk sari with a red-brown lapel and a garland of red beads, smiling as she holds a round wooden tray with a folded white certificate. Behind her, a photographer in white clothing and a gold-bordered dhoti holds a camera, and many young women and girls in orange and red saris and salwar sets sit or stand in rows, some smiling. Silver pillars, a brass trident-like ritual staff and a decorated shrine area frame the setting. Several other women in saris stand at the left edge.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph inside a temple hall with red walls and white pillars. In the foreground a figure with long dark dreadlocks, seen from behind, wears an orange robe and gestures toward a young woman in a red and gold sari with a red blouse, holding a red-rimmed silver tray with a white certificate and a folded white cloth. Behind her, rows of women and girls in orange and red saris and salwars sit on the floor. A silver trident stands in the background, and a woman in red at upper left watches. Other devotees in colourful saris fill the background near a deity murti shrine.2017-01-01Photograph of a ceremonial offering inside a temple hall. A man with long dreadlocks in an orange robe sits on the left, presenting or receiving a red tray holding folded white cloth and a card. Facing him in a white shirt, with a rudraksha mala and a vertical white mark on the forehead, an older man bows and extends the tray with both hands. Behind them a large crowd of women and girls in orange, saffron and pink saris and salwars sits on the floor, some holding brass lamps. A photographer in the upper left is taking pictures, and a brass lamp stand and a tall silver staff stand near the group. Warm red and orange tones fill the scene.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Indoor temple photo of a woman in a gold-bordered red and cream sari with a red bindi and beaded necklaces, smiling as she receives a sealed certificate on a dark tray from a long-haired figure in orange robes seen from behind with an orange shawl. A woman in a white dhoti-style garment and a photographer with a camera stand nearby. Behind them a crowd of women and girls in orange, red and green saris and dresses fills the hall, with a golden trident-like staff and a dark deity murti in an alcove.2017-01-01Indoor temple-hall photograph with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor, many in orange and red saris and salwar, with a few in green and blue. In the centre a bald man in white ritual clothes and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms joined in namaste, smiling. Facing him from the left, a person with long dreadlocks wearing an orange-brown top holds a round brass tray with white cloth packets and a paper. Behind them a cameraman in white clothes films, and a silver ornate pillar and brass lamp stand frame the scene. The setting suggests a satsang or temple offering.2017-01-01Indoor temple-style ritual with a long-haired sadhu in saffron-orange robes seated on a red cushion in the left foreground, his long dreadlocks hanging down and a white tilak on his forehead, leaning toward a man in an ornate patterned kurta with a gold-and-brown print and an orange shawl. That man holds a wooden bowl containing a folded white paper and white cloth, and smiles. Behind them a photographer in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a camera. Around the scene, many girls and women in orange and pink clothing sit in rows, and silver pillars, a silver umbrella-like canopy and a brass trident-shaped staff stand nearby. Several people are visible in the background, with a sense of a satsang or ceremony.2017-01-01