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Two men sit across a wooden table in an indoor room with glass partitions. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair, a bare chest, a reddish-brown shawl and a rudraksha mala offers a silver tray holding food and a small pot to a bearded man on the right, who wears an orange robe and orange turban with a rudraksha mala and a staff-like rod. Standing behind them, several men look on, including a shirtless man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti, a man in a red polo shirt, a man in a blue and white striped shirt taking a photograph, a man in a white kurta, and a man in a maroon robe. A small silver shivalinga-shaped object sits on the table. Eight people are visible in total.

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Indoor photograph of a ritual scene at a wooden table. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits at the left, hands resting on an orange cloth. A bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at the right, holding a staff. Between them, several men in red-and-gold dhotis and bare torsos gather around a large metal plate holding a shivalinga on a stand, with a red box and silver cups on the table. A seated man in a red-and-navy polo shirt watches in the background. Glass cabinets and a vehicle are visible behind.2014-10-12May 05 20162016-05-05June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12December 26 20122012-12-26 +1 copiesIndoor event photo at an ashram hall. A long-haired man in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead offers a clear plastic container of fruit to an older bald man with glasses, wearing an orange garment with a red and gold shawl. A bald seated man in orange with glasses is in the lower right. Behind them a cameraman in orange holds a video camera, a table with fruit baskets and water bottles stands in front, a red curtain and projection screen hang in the background, and a volunteer in white and yellow passes an item.2009-12-30A photo of a feast service in a plain pink-walled room. On the left, a figure with long dark hair wearing an orange turban, orange robes and a yellow marigold garland sits with hands pressed together in greeting. Beside them a bald man in orange with a marigold garland sits on a mat. On the right, a man in white kurta and glasses and a woman in a yellow-and-green sari with red bangles lean forward to offer food from steel thali plates set on a low wooden table. Other people in orange clothing sit in the background. The orange-robed figure with the turban appears to be a sannyasi; whether the person in the turban is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2016-05-05A photograph of a formal visit inside a room with a large gilded throne-like seat carved with a serpent hood at the top. A seated figure in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red robe, with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, sits on a leopard-print cushion and receives books from a man. Two men in saffron-orange shawls stand to the left and centre; the man in the centre, wearing a white shirt with an orange vest, is handing over a stack of books. A man in the left foreground wears an orange shawl and smiles, and a cameraman in a white dhoti and orange shawl raises a camera in the background. Framed devotional artwork hangs on the wall behind them.2016-05-13A photograph inside a room with gold-trimmed chairs, a white-draped table, water bottles and cups, and gold curtains. A bearded man in an orange saffron shawl and beaded necklace sits in a gold chair at left, taking a tray of offerings. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange and gold shawl and a red and beaded necklace, leans in from the right to hand over a tray with fruit and a folded paper. A third man in a light blue shirt stands at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person for the bare-chested figure with long hair, orange shawl and beaded adornments, serving the seated bearded man in orange, who appears to be a visiting guest.2014-03-30 +1 copiesA 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.2015-08-09Indoor photo in a room with a glass-fronted bookcase of books and a gold-framed red-cushioned seat. A figure in a red turban, saffron-orange robes with gold borders and a red-and-white flower garland stands at left, smiling and holding a cardboard box of oranges and handing one to a man in a white shirt who kneels before them. Behind them a bald attendant in orange robes and rudraksha mala, with white forehead markings, holds a brass vessel. At right a man in a light turquoise shirt gestures beside a red-cushioned gold chair with a brass tray of offerings and fruit.2015-06-05July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies