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A seated priest in an orange-saffron robe with a red-bordered cloth and a sacred thread-like mala around the neck performs a ritual, lifting a white cloth over the head of a standing devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti. The devotee has a red mark on his forehead. Nearby, brass lamps, a bowl with yellow and red offerings, a small brass vessel, bells and a silver container sit on a white cloth-covered table. Other men in white shirts stand around, and a man in a striped shirt watches with folded hands. Garlands of purple and white flowers hang on blue-painted pillars, and framed portraits line the wall behind. The seated priest's appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so no identification is given.

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A young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with red borders and a rudraksha mala sits on the floor, pressing a white cloth over the head of a man in a white shirt who bends forward with his hands on the cloth. The young priest wears a white forehead mark. Behind them an older man in white with a tilak watches, and a woman in a cream sari with gold border stands at left holding a metal vessel. Brass pots, a small lamp and marigold garlands decorate the foreground, and purple and green draped cloth frames the right edge. The setting appears to be a ritual of anointing or blessing indoors.2008-07-11A photograph of an indoor ritual in a hall with pale walls and a red-and-white lower wall. A young man in an orange robe with a red sash and rudraksha mala kneels and holds a white cloth bundle on the head of a devotee in a white shirt, who stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Several other men in white shirts and white head bundles stand behind them. A brass lamp or ritual vessel sits on a granite surface at lower right. The orange-robed figure has short hair and a white tilak on the forehead; there are no clear cues to identify him as a person, so he is described by role only.2008-07-11A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, a vertical tilak on his forehead. Beside him a young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with red-maroon border and a rudraksha mala holds a white cloth bundle overhead, pouring or placing it onto the devotee's head, with a white tilak on his own forehead. Other men in white clothes stand behind, one holding another white bundle. A metal vessel and lamp sit on the granite floor at lower right, and a purple garland hangs at the right edge. Wall with a red-brown band and a doorway in the background.2008-07-11A photograph of a ritual in an indoor hall. A man in an orange robe with a red-and-saffron shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits on the floor and presses a folded white cloth onto the head of a man in a white polo shirt with a red logo and a rudraksha mala, who has white and red marks on his forehead. Behind them, several men in white clothes stand and hold white cloth bundles, and a silver vessel sits on the floor at right beside a purple-draped structure. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation rite.2008-07-11A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a red sash and a rudraksha mala sits on the floor, holding a white cloth over the head of a man in a white shirt who bends forward with his hands raised. Other men in white shirts and a man with a red-and-orange shawl and tilak stand nearby. Brass vessels and plastic bags sit on the floor beside a decorated stand at right.2008-07-11March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of a seated figure in orange and maroon saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a pale forehead mark, raising a white cloth bag above the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white trousers with palms joined. Two other men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together behind them, and a third man in a striped shirt stands at left. Brass vessels, a small lamp, bowls of offerings and a white cloth cover a low table in front of the seated figure. Framed photographs hang on the wall behind, and a teal cloth hangs at left.2008-07-11July 21 20102010-07-21March 22 20082008-03-22July 21 20102010-07-21March 16 20032003-03-16A seated figure in an orange turban, orange shawl and gold-coloured garment, wearing a white-and-pink flower garland and a gold chain, smiles while holding a brass plate with a folded cloth and offerings. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis, one with a silver necklace and sacred ash marks, lean in to attend the plate. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on a striped mat, several with garlands and joined palms, in a crowded temple hall with wooden pillars. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron turban, and orange-gold clothing, receiving a puja offering as a central figure. Scene suggests a temple ritual in an indoor hall.2006-09-24