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A photograph inside a pink-walled hall with ceiling fans and a red-cushioned silver throne at right. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a multicoloured striped border stands at centre, placing a garland of yellow flowers on the head of a long-haired man in a rust-brown robe seated before him. A young attendant at left, bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow cloth, holds a brass tray with fruits and a coconut. Behind them, several people in orange and green saris and orange shawls stand with hands folded in devotion, and a man in a white garment with rudraksha and gold beads stands at right. A photographer's camera is visible behind the priest. The seated figure is a devotee receiving a garland; he has no clearly distinctive presentation cues beyond the robe, so his identity is uncertain.

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Indoor reception in a pink-walled hall with a red throne-style seat and ornate silver-framed chair at right. A man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested with a rust-red cloth wrap, stands with hands folded while an older man in a white dhoti with a multicoloured striped border places a yellow flower garland around his neck. The older man wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a red thread on his wrist. At left, a bare-backed attendant holds a tray with oranges, lemons, a coconut and a small bowl. Behind them, several people in saffron and orange robes and ornate necklaces stand watching, including a woman in a red and orange sari and a young man in white with a saffron sash at right. A ceiling fan is visible. Ritual welcome of a visitor.2017-02-03 +1 copiesFebruary 03 20172017-02-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala bending forward with folded hands toward a seated figure. The seated figure has long dark hair, a wide garland of white and red flowers with green leaves and yellow fruits, and a black garment, and sits on a gold-trimmed seat. Behind them, several men in cream and gold dhotis and rudraksha malas stand, along with men in white and green clothing and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod. Red curtains and a patterned rug frame the hall.2017-01-01February 03 20172017-02-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a hall. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a sandal-marked forehead is placing a garland of white and orange flowers over the head of a bearded, long-haired man who bows forward and wears a white and orange garland. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in white with rudraksha beads stands, and other people in white stand in the background. A brass oil lamp and a golden ritual object appear on the right, and a wooden platform is in the lower right.2017-04-23July 19 20162016-07-19A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown sannyasi robe and a red-and-yellow flower garland, places an orange-gold turban on the head of a devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them, women in orange and green saris and a seated woman in a green-and-white sari with beads watch. The scene looks like a devotional ceremony in an indoor hall with a white air conditioner and a dark curtain.2013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10June 16 20142014-06-16July 03 20162016-07-03