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A photograph of a ritual in an indoor hall with red curtains. Central figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a black garment and a large garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves, bends forward with his head lowered toward a tall gold-framed wooden frame, holding a lime in one hand. Beside him a bearded man in a cream kurta with hands folded in namaste kneels and smiles. Two men in white dhoti with a brown shawl and bare feet stand left, one with a rudraksha mala and gold armband, another with a sacred thread. On the right a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant smiles while standing. Behind them a cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod and several men in white shirts and a red shirt watch. Floor covered with a striped colourful mat, scattered petals and green leaves. A large printed banner with a red logo hangs top left, and a white air conditioner unit appears on the right.

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March 26 20172017-03-26A photograph of a ritual blessing in a room with pink walls and maroon curtains. A long-haired figure in a bare-chested pose with a rudraksha mala bends forward on a striped mat, wearing a large red and white flower garland, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti with folded hands kneels beside them and an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands behind, his hand on the kneeling man's head. A woman in maroon sari with rudraksha beads stands at left and another woman in maroon sari holds a lamp at right. Lemons and flower petals lie near the figure's hands, a video camera on a tripod stands nearby, and a gold-framed mirror and framed photos are on the wall. The scene suggests a blessing or puja.2017-03-26A photograph of a ritual in a hall with a striped red-and-pink floor mat strewn with rose petals. A bare-chested man kneels on the left wearing a white dhoti, rudraksha mala and gold chain, holding a green lime-like fruit. 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