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Photograph of two men in a bare concrete-block room at night. On the left, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead marks wears an orange-brown shawl, a long garland of red flowers with gold-trimmed ornaments, and an ornate gold-and-red belt; he reaches toward a white stone object. On the right, a shaven-headed man in an orange-brown dhoti-style robe wears a rudraksha mala and a brown beaded necklace and holds a white stone deity object on a white plate. Two white stone feet or padukas rest on the plate. A partly visible man in white and a woman in yellow stand in the background.

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September 04 20132013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of a man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe draped over one shoulder, wearing long double strands of red flower garlands and a gold-and-cream ornamental belt. He has a red bindi on his forehead and white tilak lines, and a small microphone clipped near his face. His right hand rests on a grey stone or lingam-like object with a silver-coloured cap, held by another person in orange-toned clothing at left. In front are silver-toned metal deity figurines, including a figure with an elephant head, and brass or copper vessels at right. A man in a white shirt stands behind at right, and a concrete-block wall forms the background. a person cues: a maroon sannyasi robe, ornate red garlands and a gold-and-cream belt. Role is presenter or speaker seated beside ritual items.2013-09-04A photograph of a ceremonial moment at an indoor shrine with a grey cinder-block wall behind. A man in a rust-red robe with a red-and-gold belt and a long double garland of red flowers and gold-tipped petals reaches toward a dark stone object with a white, cracked-open top, held by a priest on the left. The priest wears an orange-brown shawl, a rudraksha mala, a red forehead mark, and a gold bangle. Silver deity murti and figurines sit on the altar in the foreground. A man in a white shirt with a red forehead mark stands at the right with hands folded. The person in the robe wears a headset microphone and has a white tilak and hair in a bun.2013-09-04A photograph of a man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe draped over his shoulders, wearing a long double garland of red flowers and yellow-green blossoms at his neck and a wide orange-brown sash at his waist. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, a small clip-on microphone near his face, and he smiles while extending his right arm forward with a red flower held in his fingers. Behind him a man in a white shirt watches with hands clasped, and silver deity figurines stand at the lower left against a grey concrete block wall.2013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04Two seated men in orange and saffron robes wear white garlands of jasmine with red flowers and green leaves. The man on the left has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white sacred ash on his forehead, and looks down with his eyes lowered. The older bald man on the right wears a rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, gold bangles and a gold-hooped earring, and sits with his hands on his knees while speaking. Standing behind them are orange-robed attendants and a woman in a cream sari. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure on the left, identifiable by his swept-back hair, garland and orange clothing; the bald man on the right is a separate person.2012-05-22August 31 20142014-08-31September 04 20132013-09-04May 21 20122012-05-21