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A photograph of a ceremonial honouring in a stone-walled temple setting. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shawl raises his right hand to shower flower petals and a flower garland onto the head of an elderly man wearing dark-rimmed glasses, a white shirt and a saffron-yellow shawl with floral print, who stands with palms pressed together. A woman in a pink sari smiles beside them, and a red tray of petals is held at the lower left. Carved stone pillars appear at the right edge. Several people stand in the background.

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A photograph of a ceremonial honouring at an outdoor temple-like setting with a plain brick wall behind. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and white shawl stands on the left, raising both arms to scatter petals or flower garland over the head of an elderly man seated at right. The elderly man wears thick-rimmed glasses, white clothing and a long yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, with his palms pressed together in greeting. A woman in a pink sari with a red bindi stands behind him, smiling. On the left, an older woman in an orange-yellow sari stands with her hands folded, and a few children are partly visible at the lower edge. 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Stone pillars and sunflowers frame the scene.Indoor gathering in a stone-walled hall with a barred window. A tall elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, leaning forward and reaching to touch or bless a seated elderly woman in a red shawl with a garland of white flowers. She wears thick-rimmed glasses and a white sari with a vibhuti line on her forehead. Around them, many seated people sit on the floor, including a boy in a teal polo shirt, women in pink and blue saris, and a white-bearded man with glasses and a rudraksha mala who sits with hands folded at right. a person is not visibly identifiable from appearance here, so no candidate is marked.Photograph of four men standing before a weathered stone wall, with seated devotees behind them. On the left, a smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands at his sides. Beside him, an older bearded man in a pale peach shirt and dhoti, wearing glasses, holds his hands together at his waist. On the right, an elderly man with white hair, glasses and white vibhuti marks on his forehead wears a white shirt and dhoti with an orange-brown shawl draped over his shoulders, hands folded in namaste. Seated in front, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and shaved head sits with eyes lowered. Several women in saris, one in pink and one in orange, sit among the seated audience in the background.A framed photograph of a seated elderly man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing thick glasses and a green and white flower garland, with hands folded in front of him. A tall man in a white striped shirt and white trousers leans forward and bends to touch him with one hand, with a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead. Behind them, several seated devotees watch, including a woman in pink, a woman in blue, a boy in a blue polo shirt, and an older bearded man at right in white clothes with rudraksha beads, hands pressed together in namaskar. Flowers in the corners frame the picture. Seated on a stone floor beside a grey stone pillar, the setting suggests a temple hall or ashram gathering.A photograph of a seated elderly man in white dhoti and shawl with a green leaf garland and bold spectacles, speaking into a microphone on a stand. A younger bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala bends forward with palms joined in reverence before him. Offerings of marigold and red flower garlands and a banana lie on a newspaper in front. Around them, men and women sit on a stone floor beside a grey stone pillar, including a woman in a pink sari and a boy in a teal shirt. The photo is a print or scan, with a bearded man in glasses and a white shirt at the lower right.Vidwan panduranganarA photograph of a ritual energy darshan. A bare-chested figure wrapped in saffron-orange cloth, with a saffron turban and petals in the hair, sits and places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man in a white shirt, with a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and hands in anjali. Petals are scattered on the floor. Behind them, men and a woman in white and pink clothing stand in a hall, and a woman in a pink sari with a red mala holds a steel bowl. Ceiling tube light overhead.2003-03-16Photograph inside a stone-walled hall with a grey stone pillar and wooden scaffolding. An elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white garment with a saffron-orange border and a green leaf garland, sits cross-legged with hands folded. Beside him a bearded older man, bare-chested with a white cloth and beaded necklaces, sits near a microphone. A standing bare-chested man with a white cloth and sacred thread holds a bundle. An older woman in a white sari with blue border and red bindi stands next to him, and a kneeling man in white shirt and trousers joins palms in greeting. Seated devotees in pink, blue and dark clothing fill the background, including a young boy in a teal shirt, and a metal grille stands at right.