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A ritual offering at a temple-style tent setting with a white canopy and hanging decorations. A man on the left, wearing a rust-brown turban and brown dhoti with gold trim and a flower garland, raises one arm toward a central figure. A bearded man in an orange robe with a green-and-gold shawl and a silver chain stands in the centre, holding a silver tray of fruit, bananas, a yellow jackfruit and coconut-like items with a bundle of grass. A white-bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a topknot holds the tray's edge beside him, and a bald man in white wrap clothing stands at the right edge. Men in white dhotis with orange-and-gold borders and rudraksha malas stand in the background, and marigold garlands hang at the left. Ritual offering scene, 6-20 people visible.

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Around them devotees in white and yellow robes, a man in a white shawl and an older man in yellow clothing stand close, with a few people holding mobile phones at the left edge.2016-12-23Photograph of a ritual offering at a temple-like hall with trishul staffs in the background. A man with long dark hair, a rust-orange turban and an orange-and-bare-chested sash with a garland of white flowers faces away from the camera, reaching toward a silver tray of fruit and offerings held by a bearded man in a green and gold brocade shawl over orange cloth with a rudraksha mala. An elderly white-bearded priest with a yellow shawl and a bald man in white stand at right, and a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left, with other devotees behind. 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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.2018-03-01Indoor photograph of a ceremonial offering at night. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a saffron head wrap and a long yellow-and-red garland stands at right, reaching toward a steel plate of fruit. A man in a red silk shawl and red dhoti with a vibhuti mark holds a similar fruit plate at centre. Behind them, men in white shirts and saffron shawls, and a man in a striped green shirt and plaid shirt at left, stand watching. The plates hold apples, bananas and grapes. 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