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A ceremonial photograph inside a gold-decorated temple hall. A bearded man with long braided dark hair, wearing a white floral garland, a gold necklace, a rust-brown shawl and gold armlets, holds a tall silver trident-like staff and raises a rudraksha-style mala over the head of a young boy in a white dhoti. The boy, bare-chested, holds a stack of folded saffron-orange cloths. Behind them, women in orange sarees and a seated figure in orange clothing watch, and a white electric fan is visible in the background.

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April 30 20172017-04-30April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA ritual scene in a gold-ornate hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, a white-and-gold garland, a gold earring and a reddish-brown shawl holds a rudraksha mala above a shaven-headed boy in white dhoti who has his hands joined. Beside him stands a trident, and a woman in a maroon sari with a long rudraksha mala smiles while holding a stack of orange cloths. Background women in orange and maroon attire stand near a microphone, and a gold ornamental backdrop and brass lamp are visible.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ceremonial initiation in an ornate golden temple hall. A bearded man with long braided dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white flower garland, layered gold necklaces and gold bangles stands at left holding a silver trident-like staff while touching the head of a young boy with short dark hair. The boy, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a stack of folded saffron-orange cloths. Behind them a woman in orange clothing holds a microphone, and other devotees in orange and maroon sit among golden carved panels. A white fan stands in the background. Presentation resembles a sannyasa-style initiation; the central man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, with cues including long braided hair, a white garland, gold ornaments and a trident-like staff.2017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a gold-decorated temple hall. A bearded man with long dark hair piled high, a white forehead mark, white-and-gold flower garland, gold earrings, and orange-and-maroon robes sits beside a golden trident-topped staff and blesses a kneeling man in a white dhoti with hands in anjali. He places his raised hand on the devotee's head. A woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind, holding folded orange cloths, and a folding fan is visible at lower left. Gold ornamental pillars and brass lamps fill the background.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copies