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A ritual scene in a temple-like hall. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red saffron garment and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, stands on the right with one hand raised to the head of a kneeling older man with white hair who is bare-chested and wears white cloth. The older man holds folded paper in one hand. A string or thread stretches between them. In the foreground at left, a person with long braided dark hair, bare back, orange cloth and beaded arm ornaments is turned away. Behind them, a colourful red, blue and gold ornate umbrella or canopy and a silver throne-like structure are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple hall. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-brown robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits on the right holding a white thread or cord that he places against the head of an elderly bald-headed man in white clothing with a bead garland. Two shirtless men in orange cloth on the left, one with a braided orange sash, attend the rite. A multicolored umbrella with floral patterns and a silver throne-like seat appear behind. The image shows a blessing or ritual tying of a sacred thread.2017-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a temple setting. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti and orange cloth bows with head lowered while a priest holds a white thread over his head. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala holds a small printed card above the devotee's head, with a white tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. Other attendants in orange and white stand behind, one with a rudraksha mala on the left. A red, green and purple ornate canopy or ceremonial umbrella is visible in the background. Whether the robed priest is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.2017-12-31 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual scene in a temple hall. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe and multiple rudraksha malas, smiles while touching a card or small printed item to the forehead of a seated man with a shaved, greying head who has white ash lines on his bare shoulders and wears an orange-saffron cloth. To the left, two attendants in orange-saffron garments and beaded necklaces stand with their backs to the camera, one with a long braided plait. Behind them a red, blue and green ornamental umbrella hangs above gilded decorations. Four physical people are visible. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan exchange.2017-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20172017-12-31December 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesA ritual initiation scene in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested young man in a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, his head bowed, while a bearded man on the right in an orange-brown robe and long rudraksha mala holds a white thread and touches the young man's head. Two assistants in orange and saffron cloth stand beside the initiate, one with beaded bracelets and rudraksha malas. Behind them is a colourful red, green and gold canopy, and a deity mural is visible at upper left.2017-12-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like interior. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a brown-red robe and a long rudraksha mala holds a small folded card toward a bowed devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a white sacred thread, presses his palms together and bows his head. Behind him, a young man in orange and white cloth holds a card overhead, and a figure with long dark hair in orange clothing and beaded bracelets stands at the left. A red, blue and gold canopy and a brass vessel sit in the background, with flowers at the lower edge. a person candidate: the bearded man on the right has long hair, a rudraksha mala and a brown-red robe, a person by appearance, but the identification is uncertain.2017-12-31 +1 copiesA seated man in rust-brown ochre robes and a dense rudraksha mala with a white forehead mark holds up a small card in his right hand while a devotee in orange cloth with a braided back is seen from behind, a white thread stretched between them. A colourful red, green and purple canopy with fringed tassels and a silver-ornamented throne frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in ochre robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, presiding over the ritual; other visible people include the orange-clad devotee and a helper in orange at the right edge.2017-12-31 +1 copiesA ritual scene in a temple hall with a red, blue and gold ornate canopy behind. A man in orange-red robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, seated on the right, holds a small paper or cloth-wrapped object above the head of a shirtless devotee who is bent forward with hands on his head. Another orange-robed person sits at the left, and a woman in white sari and bangles supports the devotee's shoulders. A white cord runs from the devotee's head down toward the floor, and a tray with offerings sits nearby. The long-haired figure in orange with rudraksha beads presents a distinctive appearance matching the page's indication of Swamiji, though the identification is based on appearance cues alone.2017-12-31 +1 copies