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A photograph of a ceremonial scene under warm red and orange stage lighting. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with short hair, wearing a white shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, kneels with his palms pressed together in namaste before a standing young woman. She wears a red-orange garment, layered gold and red beaded necklaces, a maang tikka and jhumka earrings, and holds a tall trident-like staff hung with small bells. Behind them are ornate pillars and a brass kalasha-style vessel.

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A photograph of a staged ritual scene in warm red and orange stage lighting. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha mala kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, facing a standing young woman in a red-orange robe with a long dark braid, gold earrings, layered beaded necklaces, and a rudraksha mala. She holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with small bells and a trident-like finial. Ornate golden pillars and a brass lamp stand in the background. The kneeling man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.2017-08-13A photograph under red and orange stage lighting shows two figures facing each other beside a golden ornate pillar. On the left, an older man with short grey hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-and-white beaded mala, holds a small pink cloth bundle. On the right, a young person with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a pink-red dress, layered red beaded malas, gold necklaces and earrings, and holds a tall dark staff with bells and a red tassel. A golden fabric backdrop curves behind them.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneeling with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a young person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and layered gold and bead necklaces. The young person has a sandalwood tilak on the forehead, a dark swept-back braid, gold earrings, and holds a long staff with small bells, standing before a gilded backdrop with pink and orange pillars, a golden trident-topped finial and a hanging decorative banner. The scene appears to be a staged devotional ceremony or performance. Two physical people are visible. The page indicates a person is at this event, but the young person's appearance does not clearly match a person candidate, so no identification is made.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph in warm red and orange stage lighting. A man in a plain white t-shirt kneels on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward a standing figure. The standing figure wears a red-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and drop earrings, and holds a tall trident-like staff with metal ornaments. Behind them are ornate temple-style pillars and a brass kalasha-like pot against a dark backdrop. The standing figure's face is angled downward, and the costume and staff suggest a devotional or dramatic enactment. Two physical people are visible.2017-08-13A photograph in warm red-orange stage lighting inside a temple-like setting with carved pillars. A young girl with a vermilion-marked forehead, gold earrings, a gold necklace and layered rudraksha malas stands upright in orange-red ceremonial dress, holding a tall staff hung with small bells, her long hair falling down her back. Before her, a man in a white t-shirt kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing her with a reverent posture. A deity-style carved figure and a brass pot are partly visible in the background. Two physical people are visible.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of a devotee in a white t-shirt kneeling with palms joined in namaskar and head bowed, facing a standing sannyasi in orange robes. The standing figure wears an orange garment, a long rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet, has white tilak on the forehead and long dark hair, and holds a tall ceremonial staff with metal bells. Behind them is a reddish-lit stage backdrop with a painted deity figure, a brass oil lamp and pillars. A gold-trimmed cloth hangs at the right edge. The setting resembles a satsang stage.2017-08-13A devotee in an orange cloth with rudraksha beads on his shoulders and neck kneels with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a young woman in an orange-saffron dress and orange shawl draped over her shoulders. She wears a heavy rudraksha mala, layered gold necklaces, earrings, bangles and a long braid, with a tilak on her forehead, and holds a tall staff hung with small bells. Behind them stands a deity murti in a lit shrine with ornate golden and green decorations and a yellow drape. The scene is a ceremonial setting with warm lamp light.2017-08-13