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A candid photo inside a hall at a seated gathering. A man in a cream-white shirt and white dhoti sits with his head bowed while others place white jasmine garlands with red flower accents around his neck. An orange lanyard with an ID badge hangs from his neck. Around him, seated devotees in white and pink clothing crowd the foreground, and a woman in a green sari stands behind, watching. The setting is a plain room with a blurred background of columns and seats.

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May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12A crowded ritual gathering in an ornate hall with gold and maroon draping. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and shawl wears a white jasmine garland and ties a red thread on a child's wrist. Beside him, an older man in an orange-gold dhoti and white garland tends another child's hair. Devotees in white, orange and red saris and kurtas sit around them, with a child in a green dress at center. Brass items and flower offerings lie on the floor. No clearly ceremonial figure in saffron, crown or rudraksha is identifiable as a person, so no identification is claimed.2013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12A photograph of a seated devotional gathering at an ashram-style hall with maroon curtains and a gold framed backdrop. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange thread around his neck ties a sacred thread or string onto the head or neck area of a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari seated before him. Several people in garlands sit nearby, including a man in a maroon shirt, a woman in blue, and children in blue, yellow and orange clothing. Others sit in the background, and a boy in a white T-shirt is in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual blessing or thread-tying ceremony.2013-05-12A photograph of a temple or ashram ritual in which a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands bent forward, tying or fastening a red thread on the wrist of a seated devotee, whose dark hair and white garment are visible in the foreground. Both wear white jasmine garlands. Behind them, several seated devotees in colourful saris and salwar kameez, including a girl in blue and another in green and yellow, sit on a green-and-red cloth before brass and silver offerings and fruit, with a gilded altar area visible at right. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, with partially visible figures included.2013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12July 18 20132013-07-18Photograph of a seated devotional gathering inside a temple hall during a ritual, with many participants wearing garlands of white jasmine and marigold. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a name badge sits with hands folded near offerings. Beside her a man in a white kurta with glasses and a lanyard badge sits, and another man in white with a garland raises his hands in anjali at the right edge. A man in white kurta in the centre-back holds flowers, and women in orange and red sarees pass garlands. Metal railings and a wooden lectern appear at left and background. Photo is watermarked with pedia source credits2012-02-09May 12 20132013-05-12A photograph of a seated group during a ceremony with smoke rising in the foreground. A man in a cream-coloured kurta holds a white and yellow flower garland aloft while a woman in a pink and red sari bends forward to take up a garland from a strand. Behind them, a woman in a purple sari and other seated participants wear white and yellow garlands, and a young boy in a striped shirt watches. The man appears to be a participant rather than an identified figure, so no a person candidate is asserted.2012-10-14 +1 copiesApril 02 20172017-04-02