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A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and framed pictures, where a devotee in an orange sari and rose-pink turban stands at left, smiling, hands extended toward a person in orange robes. The orange-robed figure at right wears long garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers and has a tilak on the forehead, while a man in a blue shirt drapes a cloth. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala carries a tray of fruits, and saffron-robed monks stand near a gold-accented shrine. Figures in the background watch.

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January 01 20132013-01-01January 1st 2013 +1 copiesOctober 19 20132013-10-19January 03 20162016-01-03Indoor ritual photograph in a hall with pink walls and a red curtain, with smoke or incense haze in the air. A bare-chested priest at left in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl holds a silver plate of green leaves and pink and white flowers. Centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and rust-coloured robe wears a long red-and-pink garland, a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha beads, and holds a hand toward the offerings; he appears to be the Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron turban, garland and ornate necklace. To the right, a woman in a rust-red sari with folded hands and a man in an orange shawl stand near a silver plate of yellow offering. A cameraman stands at left. Several people in saffron and white stand behind, and a child in a garland is at far right.2013-09-16A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated tent with a golden backdrop. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a red and red-orange bordered cloth and a thick red flower garland stands barefoot, smiling as they offer a brass vessel to an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. The elderly man wears a saffron-orange robe and a saffron shawl and places his hands together over his chest. Behind them, men in white and yellow ritual dress with tilak markings and beaded necklaces stand near a glittering golden shrine, and a red-cloth-covered table holds offerings. The mood is a devotional ritual exchange.2016-01-03A photograph of a ritual offering inside a plain blue-walled hall with a framed deity picture and a hanging garland at top. A man in a purple and gold brocade shawl, garlanded with white flowers and red roses, offers a tray of bananas and fruit toward a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, who has a long dark braided-looking hairstyle, bare chest and white vibhuti marks. Two other men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand behind, and a bald man in a green-gold shawl with a red-and-white garland faces the tray from the right. Several people are visible.2018-03-01A photograph of a devotional offering in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds a silver tray of red apples. Beside him a man in orange robes and an orange head wrap smiles and reaches toward the tray. A woman in a red and gold sari stands behind him. On the right, a figure in orange sannyasi-style cloth with a white flower garland bows low over another tray of apples. Other men in white shirts and orange-robed devotees, some with white and red tilak marks, stand nearby, and a man is photographing the scene from behind.2012-05-08December 30 20092009-12-30July 13 20152015-07-13January 1st 2013 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial offering in a hall with red curtains and framed photos on the walls. A seated person in an orange shawl with head bowed receives an offering from a standing man in maroon-and-gold robes and a rudraksha mala, who holds a cellophane-wrapped basket of bananas tied with a pink bow. Behind him another man in maroon robes holds a silver tray. Other robed men with malas stand along the left, and a seated man in a white shirt watches at the right. Pillars with red velvet ropes frame the scene. Five to six people are visible.2015-01-03