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A crowded indoor hall with yellow-cream walls and decorative painted pillars. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha beads and a sandalwood-marked forehead stands before a woman with a jasmine garland and a flower-studded hair ornament, who holds a folded paper. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and red saris look on, several with hands folded in greeting. The saffron-clad figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role as a sannyasi receiving the devotee.

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Photograph of a crowded indoor hall with devotees pressing forward. At the centre, a man in orange-saffron robes wears a dark rudraksha-style headband with a long swept-back hair knot, a thick white jasmine garland, and a beaded necklace and bracelets; he holds a folded white slip of paper and reaches toward a devotee. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes with a gold-toned chain stands close. Surrounding people in white shirts and saris, some with white and orange clothing, look on with folded hands. A red-lined box with white flowers sits in the lower right foreground. Pillars with colourful patterns line the background wall.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA crowd of men surrounds a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala, a gold chain at the neck, and a sandalwood mark on the forehead. Hands reach toward him to touch and offer papers, and a bald man in the lower foreground wears a rudraksha mala. Some men wear white dhotis and shirts; others wear collared shirts. A red tray with sweets stands at right, and a white cloth backdrop hangs behind. Cues for an appearance-based candidate are present, but the figure's features are not clearly enough established to confirm identity.2012-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28 +2 copiesA crowded indoor scene in a plain white-walled room with barred windows and fluorescent lights. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a garland of white flowers over an orange-and-red shawl is seated or bowed, with a ceremonial gold-bordered cloth at the right edge. Around him, many men in white shirts and dhotis and some in orange shawls press close, along with several women in saris and an older man in a white cap. A younger man with curly hair wears an orange shawl over white clothes, and attendants in white and orange surround the group.2007-01-12May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with cream draped cloth and a pillar with coloured bands behind the crowd. In the centre-left, a bare-chested figure in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha beads, a flower garland and a gold-toned headpiece with a bun faces a man in an orange shawl. Around them, several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a patterned shawl, press in with hands clasped and extended. Two shaven-headed men in saffron robes stand at the left edge. The atmosphere suggests a darshan or greeting line.2012-05-12 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13October 10 20112011-10-10May 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies