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Photograph of a crowded temple-hall scene with a bald, elderly priest in saffron robes and a gold-embroidered orange shawl, holding leaves and an offering over a metal plate held out by a man in a white shirt on the left. Beside him stands a younger man in orange with a rudraksha headband, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Several other men in orange and white stand behind, one with a rudraksha headband, some looking down and others watching; a photographer is visible in the upper left. The candidate matching the page's a person reference is the younger man with swept-back hair, rudraksha headband, multiple gold necklaces and orange robe, but his appearance is only partly distinctive, so the attribution is uncertain. Stone pillars and arches frame the background.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A bald, elderly man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-bordered shawl, wearing a large dark rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands in a temple hall receiving an offering on a green leaf from a man in white ritual dress. A younger saffron-robed attendant wearing a rudraksha headband and gold necklaces stands beside him, with other saffron-robed men and a white-clad man with white forehead markings behind. A photographer with a camera is visible at left. a person: the elderly saffron-robed man, in appearance matching the page's a person reference through his shaved head, orange robes and rudraksha mala, receiving a leaf offering.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photo of a temple ritual in a pillared hall. A bald man in saffron robes with white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha headband, wearing a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a leaf and sits at the front right. Beside him a man with long hair in a bun and a gold necklace applies white ash to his forehead, while a shaved-headed priest in a white cloth offers a clay bowl. Several saffron-robed attendants and a camera operator stand behind. a person: the long-haired man with a rudraksha headband and gold necklace is the most.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor ceremony photo of two seated men in saffron robes on a leopard-print cloth. The man on the left wears a rudraksha headband, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, gold armbands and a sacred-ash marking on his forehead and arms, and smiles while his hands rest clasped in his lap. Beside him an elderly, bald, bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala sits with eyes lowered, receiving the moment in quiet stillness. Behind them several men in white dhotis with sacred ash and saffron shawls sit or stand, and a brass vessel is visible near the seated figures. Stone architecture forms the backdrop. The scene reads as a temple-yard ritual or satsang with the two seated men at the centre.2012-06-05A photograph of a temple hall where a younger man with long dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a rudraksha-bead headband and layered gold ceremonial necklaces in orange-saffron robes pours or offers from a metal vessel into the cupped hands of an elderly bald man in an orange shawl and white jasmine garland with a rudraksha headband. Several other men in orange and white robes, rudraksha malas and a woman in a cream sari stand nearby while a crowd watches in the background. Pillars, a lamp and a visible camera crew frame the scene. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable) as the long-haired figure with gold necklaces and rudraksha headband, performing the ritual as the central officiant, though this identification is uncertain.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of a ceremonial water-pouring ritual in a crowded temple setting. A bald elderly man in an orange saffron robe with a red-beaded headband and a long white flower garland pours water from a silver vessel over the cupped hands of another elder who stands beside him. Priests in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and gold armlets stand behind and around them, and several devotees watch from the background.2012-06-05Outdoor photograph of two seated men in saffron-orange robes on a leopard-print cloth, with a few standing onlookers in white behind. The man on the left has long swept-back hair, a crown-like rudraksha band, long gold necklace, rudraksha mala, and gold bangles, smiling and seated cross-legged with a hand on his knee. Beside him an older bald man in orange with white tripundra markings and dark rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed. A gold kalasha-style vessel sits nearby. Both wear orange shawls and white forehead lines.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05