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Close photograph of a seated person in a saffron-orange garment holding a gold spoon-like ladle with a long handle, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist. Beside them is a silver ritual vessel. Behind, out of focus, a person in white dhoti with a yellow sash and beaded necklace sits, and on the right a woman in white clothes with a gold necklace has palms pressed together in namaste. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang with offerings.

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Close photo of a devotee in a rust-red saffron-toned garment holding a small gold ritual vessel with a long handle over a silver object. Behind, out-of-focus figures in white ritual dhotis and shawls, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala, seated in a ceremony setting. The background is softly blurred.2018-05-11Close photo of a seated figure in rust-orange robes with small buttons, seated on an ornate white-and-silver carved throne with red velvet cushioning. The figure holds a small gold handheld fan or mirror-like disc with a red-rimmed face in one hand, and wears a red thread bracelet on the wrist. Blurred foreground includes a keyboard or electronic device and a blurred head in the upper left. A seated person is visible only from the arm and lap down; the face is not in frame.2018-05-11September 28 20162016-09-28A seated man with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead and a short moustache holds a small brass plate with a lit flame or offering, bare-shouldered in a white dhoti-style cloth with gold trim and wearing a red-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. Behind him, seated devotees in red-orange shawls and white clothes fill a hall, and a younger man in a teal kurta and lanyard badge sits nearby. Watermarked archive photo of a satsang-style gathering. No identity cues sufficient for the a person candidate; the man is described by role as a seated ritual participant.2014-05-21Close photograph of a ritual with a hand holding a small brass object over a lit brass oil lamp (diya) in the foreground, the hand wearing a dark brown rudraksha mala bracelet. Blurred figures in orange and white ritual clothing sit behind, with more glowing lamps at left. The image is a photo of a devotional practice.2017-01-22Devotees sit on a floor in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala holds a brass bell in his right hand and a brass oil lamp in his left, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with a small brass lamp or incense vessel near his hands. Further left, a woman in orange sits beside him, and other lamp-holding devotees in white and orange appear in the background. A gold and red throne-like chair sits behind them, with warm lamplight on the scene. The ritual appears to be an aarti with oil lamps.2014-05-25February 01 20172017-02-01A photograph of a seated figure in rust-red and brown robes resting an arm on a red velvet bolster set on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat. The figure wears gold bangles and a dark beaded bracelet, and bare feet are visible at lower right. A younger man in orange-trimmed white clothing, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, kneels at left, extending both hands to receive a small gold-coloured packet or card from the seated figure's hand. Behind them stand additional robed attendants, one holding a wooden implement, against a deep red curtain and an ornate gold panel. The figure's appearance is uncertain, so the seated person is described by role only.2016-09-28May 11 20182018-05-11A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man on the left with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets holds out a small folded paper or card, and his hand is reaching toward an outstretched hand on the right, which wears gold bangles and a bracelet. Behind him stands another bare-chested man with rudraksha malas. The background shows a red velvet cushion, an ornate gold-carved throne or pedestal, a red cloth, and a small bottle. The visible men have no clearly distinctive presentation cues beyond malas, so the central figure cannot be confirmed as the a person from appearance.2016-09-28March 12 20182018-03-12A close-up photograph of a ritual exchange beside a gilded throne. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper body and a wooden rudraksha mala holds out a small folded gold-coloured sheet with his fingers toward a woman seated on a red cushioned seat. She wears gold bangles, a gold necklace and a rust-coloured garment, and her forearm bears a red thread and a dark bracelet. Behind them, a second man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a wooden fan-like implement, and an ornate gold panel rises in the background beside a red curtain. A blurred head is visible in the lower right corner.2016-09-28