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Indoor temple-style ritual scene. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a rudraksha-style garland of yellow-green fruits or beads and gold bangles, sits on a low seat receiving offerings from a smiling man in white dhoti and shirt who holds a red fruit in both hands. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands, and a cameraman operates a camera on a tripod. Around the group, several men in white and light shirts stand and watch. On the right, a decorated wooden shrine with hanging brass bells, a dried-straw canopy, potted green plants, a brass lamp and a kalasha-like vessel frames the altar area. Red curtains and a purple-lit wall are in the background.

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A photograph of a ritual setting in a hall with maroon curtains. A bearded man with long dark braided hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment, a crown of yellow fruit-like beads and gold armbands, stands with palms joined before a wooden shrine decorated with bells, green leaves and a thatched roof. Nearby a man in white shirt and white dhoti smiles and bends forward, while a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stand behind. Several onlookers and a camera operator on a tripod are visible, and a person in the foreground holds a red fruit. Brass lamps and potted plants surround the shrine.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph of a ritual scene inside a hall with maroon curtains. A bearded man with long dark hair and a yellow flower garland sits at right in an orange-red garment with gold armlets, holding a red fruit. Beside him a man in a blue shirt stands with hands together, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped shawl and beaded necklace stands near a camera on a tripod. Nearby are a thatched roof with hanging bells, a wooden shrine structure, potted plants, and a tall decorated pillar. Several people are seen partially in the foreground.2017-01-15A photograph of a ritual inside a decorated hall with red curtains and a wooden shrine-like structure topped with dried straw and green foliage, bells hanging from it, and potted plants in front. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment, wearing a yellow-beaded garland, gold armlets and bangles, sits on the floor reaching out to offer fruit. Nearby, a man in white kurta clothes bends forward, and another man in a white dhoti with a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a shawl stands behind. A cameraman films with a rig at the back, and a woman in red sits in the foreground beside a person handing over an apple-like fruit. Scattered flower petals lie on the floor. The scene suggests a puja or fruit offering ceremony.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph inside an indoor hall with maroon curtains and a thatched-roof wooden shrine decorated with green leaves and potted plants. A long-haired bare-chested man with a beard, wearing a rudraksha-like yellow bead garland and gold armlets, sits on the right with a row of yellow flower garlands around his neck and a flower-trimmed headpiece. A man in a white shirt bends forward holding a small offering. Another man in a white dhoti with a sacred-thread appearance stands behind, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films the scene. A brass oil lamp and small figurines sit near the shrine. Several onlookers stand around in the background.2017-01-15Indoor ritual scene in a hall with maroon curtains and potted plants. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-brown dhoti and a garland of yellow flowers and gold armbands leans forward, extending his hands toward a small offering. Beside him, a man in white ceremonial clothes holds small items, and a younger man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a cameraman films the scene, and several onlookers in white stand by. On the right, a wooden shrine with bells, a thatched roof, green foliage and brass lamps forms the altar area. a person presence is not clearly established from appearance, so the seated garlanded figure is described by role only.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15