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A man in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered white shawl stands in drifting incense smoke beside a brass lamp in the foreground. He wears multiple strands of red-brown rudraksha beads, a gold necklace, and a rudraksha armlet, with his hair tied back. Behind him a framed picture of a deity is on a red-orange wall, and blue and maroon signs hang nearby. A gold-colored ritual object blurs at the right edge.

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April 26 20122012-04-26April 17 20122012-04-17April 16 20122012-04-16April 09 20122012-04-09A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at a brass oil lamp (dhoop/aarti setup), with smoke rising from the incense or lamp in front of his face while he gestures with his right hand. He wears layered rudraksha malas around his neck and an armlet of beads, and has a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a wall painting of a deity with a dark background and a blue notice board are visible; the setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall. a person: a bare-chested figure in saffron with rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold adornments, performing a ritual offering.2012-04-25April 21 20122012-04-21A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at a brass ritual setting, with smoke from incense or a fire offering drifting across the frame. He wears a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala of brown beads, and gold armlets on his upper arms, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a wall in orange and red holds a blue poster showing a smiling figure in an orange turban and robes, and a dark red sign with white text. Brass lamps sit on the ledge in front of him. Appearance-based cues on the presenter match a person in a ritual setting; the sign and poster text are unclear.2012-04-30April 28 20122012-04-28A life-size wax figure of a long-haired man in an orange-red shawl stands before a smoky orange wall. He wears multiple rudraksha malas and gold armlets, with a red bindi on his forehead, and looks upward while smoke drifts across the frame. Behind him a blue-framed poster shows a smiling figure in orange headwear. The figure appears to be a statue rather than a living person, so no physical people are counted.2012-04-30A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered edge, wearing long red rudraksha malas interspersed with white pearl beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and eyes closed as he holds smoking incense or a ritual offering in one hand. Behind him a woman in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands in an orange-walled hall beside a blue sign with Kannada-style lettering and a dark doorway with a deity murti. The man appears to be a priest or devotee in ritual worship; his appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so no identification is made.2012-04-03A smiling bare-chested man stands indoors wearing a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold-bordered yellow shawl draped over one shoulder. He wears multiple strands of red beaded rudraksha-style mala, a gold necklace with a pendant, and red beaded armlets. A white and red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him is a metal railing and a blurred interior with red and white walls.2012-04-26A photograph of a man standing at a temple shrine with smoke from incense sticks drifting across the frame. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper torso, with multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and neck, a rudraksha band on his upper arm, and a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. He holds a brass cup in one hand while incense sticks stand in a brass vessel nearby. Behind him is a framed image of a deity in the background, and a blue sign reads Silence please on the wall. A red sign in the upper right also appears. The man has long swept-back hair in a bun.2012-04-04