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A photograph taken under a pale open tent of bamboo poles with a rocky hillside behind it. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange shawl sits with a white flower garland around his neck. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his hands folded in reverence. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a video camera to his eye. A woman in a cream sari with a braid stands smiling, and a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala watches. Several other people in white stand nearby. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident from appearance alone.

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Outdoor photo under a corrugated metal shelter on a rocky hillside. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth, a white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, seated on a chair with his head bowed and hands together. Nearby, a man in an orange wrap and mala stands with a staff. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white shirts stand and fold their hands; a woman in a cream sari with a patterned border and a man in white stand near the center. A cameraman in white films the scene. To the right, a shrine with deity murti, brass lamps, and a blue-draped altar holds offerings and metal plates, and a priest in white and orange attends it. Yellow cloth and a striped banner hang from poles.2008-11-11An outdoor photograph under a corrugated metal shelter with a rocky, grassy hillside behind it. In the foreground, a long-haired seated figure in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland sits with their back partly toward the camera, one hand extended toward a woman. The woman wears a white sari with an orange border, a black necklace and bangles, and stands with hands together in front of her. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a wristwatch stands with his hands clasped, next to a younger man in a white shirt and grey trousers. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, stand near a cameraman with a video camera. On the right, white-clad people sit near a covered table with blue cloth and ritual items, and bamboo poles and a decorated deity shrine appear at the edge of the frame.2008-11-11Outdoor photo under a corrugated tin canopy with bamboo poles, with a rocky hillside and grass behind. 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A long-haired figure with dark, swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a white flower garland, sits smiling broadly on a cloth. Two men in white shirts and dhotis kneel in front of him with palms pressed together in anjali, one on the left in orange and one on the right in white. A woman in a cream sari with a pale gold border kneels with hands folded between them. Behind them, several people in white kurtas and white saris stand and watch, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl smiles. Brass offerings and a small metal box sit on the ground, and a laptop and blue cloth lie at the right edge.2008-11-11A photograph taken under a corrugated metal shelter with rocky hills behind. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron garment and a white jasmine garland sits on a folding chair, smiling broadly with his bare upper body partly visible. 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Behind them a row of standing people wear white dhotis and white saris, some with saffron-orange shawls, and a woman in cream clothing stands near the centre. On the right a woman in a floral-patterned sari stands close to the camera, and striped cloth hangs from the poles at the edge of the frame.2008-11-11Outdoor ceremony under a corrugated tin shelter with wooden poles, trees and boulders behind. A woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left, smiling and gesturing toward a seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and a large white jasmine garland. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on a green mat with offerings in brass plates nearby. Other devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, sit and stand in the background, and a cameraman films near the top left. Seated man with long hair, orange-and-white garb and garland appears as a person, receiving honour from the woman in the foreground.2008-11-11Outdoor photo under a corrugated metal roof with rocky hillside behind. A man with long dark hair, a white garland of flowers, orange cloth and a bare chest sits smiling on a chair, his hands pressed together in greeting. Before him a man in white shirt and white dhoti kneels on a green cloth, palms joined, bowing. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala kneels at right, palms joined, with others in white standing behind, including a woman in white sari with a gold border and a man in a white shirt. A man at upper left in white raises a fist. A silver-and-gold ritual urn is visible at left.2008-11-11