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A photograph of an indoor room with wood-panelled walls and a framed gold-edged picture of a deity group above. A woman in a red sleeveless top and an orange cloth is draping a red and gold brocade shawl over the head and shoulders of an older bare-chested man with white beard, who wears a white dhoti. To the right, a long-haired white-bearded sadhu in an orange cloth stands watching. A wall calendar with a temple image sits to the left. Two physical people are the main subjects, with a third standing at the edge.

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August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph inside a wood-panelled room where a man in orange robes with long white hair and beard drapes a gold-and-maroon silk shawl over the head of a younger man in orange with hands folded in namaste. A framed picture of Tirupati-style deity figures hangs above, with garlands at its top. To the left, two more men in orange stand watching, and in the lower left a basket holds bananas, flowers and a small bowl. On the right, an older bearded man in white sits beside a glass table with papers and a phone. Framed photos are on the wall behind. The older robed man is an appearance-based candidate for the a person role, with long swept-back white hair and a saffron robe, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm, so it is marked unsure.2009-08-03Indoor room with wood-panelled walls showing three devotional calendar posters with deity imagery and an August 2009 calendar. A man with long dark hair in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala sits on a gold-bordered cushion behind a carved wooden table, holding a small object and speaking. Facing him, an elderly bald man with a long white beard and white-speckled skin sits at the table, his hands extended over a white sheet of paper. A man with grey hair and an orange cloth sits at the lower right edge, a woman in white with a pink strap sits at left, and a standing man in orange robes with a long white beard and a wristwatch stands at upper left. A small framed photo and flowers sit on a glass side table at right.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of an indoor hall with yellow walls and arched columns where a shaved-headed, bare-chested older man in a beige shawl with red floral border stands behind a seated person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. He drapes an orange cloth over the seated person's head and shoulders with both arms raised. To the left, a bearded older man with a white beard, rudraksha malas and a headband sits cross-legged, and a white-clad attendant stands at the right edge. A cooler stands near the left side. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation.2012-05-08August 03 20092009-08-03July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph inside a temple sanctum. A standing woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron sari, leans forward and drapes a red and gold garland or shawl over the head and shoulders of a seated elderly man with a white beard and white hair. He sits cross-legged on a red cushion in front of a dark ornate metal panel. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with glasses stands behind, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left. Framed gold-foil deity images and a framed picture of deities hang on the wall, with a brass kalasha-like pot on the floor and a red mat at left.2009-08-11May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesIndoor photograph in a temple hall with cream arched columns and a white wall. A smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, forehead marked with white and red tilaka, holds open a large cream silk shawl with gold border. An older man with white hair and beard, wearing a peach shawl with red floral border and a rudraksha mala, bows forward toward him. Other seated figures in white and orange clothing are at the edges, and a man in a white shirt sits at left. Two shawl-wearing people in the background, a priest-like figure in orange and a seated devotee, complete the scene.2012-05-08 +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30