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Photograph of a group of men in an indoor hall with a red patterned carpet and a wooden wall panel. On the left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands beside a red-and-silver pole. Next to him, a bearded man in an orange-yellow turban and orange robe stands with hands clasped. A man in red-brown dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together, and another in red-brown garments stands further back. On the right, a man with a gold pendant and garland of beads presses his palms together in front of a copper kalasha or vessel in the foreground. a person is the man on the right, whose long-hung pendant and beaded garland give some cues, though his face and build are uncertain and the role is ritual participant. Visible people are five.

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Indoor photo in a hotel-style meeting hall with a red patterned carpet, beige wall panels and a golden throne-like seat at right. Five men in saffron and orange robes stand in a row; the one at far left wears an orange turban and shawl, the second has an orange turban and shawl, and the third is bare-chested in dark red dhoti with rudraksha mala, hands in anjali. At far right, a man with a swept-back hairstyle wearing a red-brown dhoti, a gold-and-bead necklace and a gold pendant, hands folded in namaste near a copper kalasha-like vessel. A pale pole with silver bands stands in the foreground. Appearance of the right-hand figure with distinctive adornments is uncertain, so identity is not asserted.2012-01-09January 09 20142014-01-09January 09 20122012-01-09January 09 20122012-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20142014-01-09A photograph of a hall with red patterned carpet and gold-framed thrones at the back. Five men stand in a row, most with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the far left wears a peach-orange shawl over pale clothing and has a beard. Next is a man in a saffron-orange robe and shawl with a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in a yellow turban and dark glasses holds his hands together. Further right a man bare-chested with a wooden mala and rust-coloured dhoti stands with hands folded, and at far right a man in a rust-coloured dhoti and ceremonial gold necklace kneels with hands pressed together and a marked forehead. A tall pink-and-silver pole stands in the centre.2014-01-09 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12October 18 20152015-10-18May 11 20162016-05-11June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual aarti in a gilded interior with golden thrones and a red-draped chair in the background. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare chest holds a silver five-flame oil lamp with lit wicks, offering it forward. Three men stand with hands folded in anjali at left: one in a pink-orange turban and tan jacket with a long beard, one in a yellow knit cap and orange robe with glasses, bowing, and one in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A fourth figure stands behind them.2014-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20122012-01-09 +1 copies