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Indoor ceremonial scene in a hall with a red patterned carpet and gold-trimmed red throne at right. Five men stand in prayer posture beside a tall pink pillar with silver bands. The man second from left wears a saffron-orange shawl over saffron robes, a yellow turban and a rudraksha mala, and his hands are folded at his chest. The man at far left wears an orange turban and orange shawl. The man third from right wears a brown-red dhoti with gold border and palms pressed together with a rudraksha mala. The man at far right kneels in a red-gold dhoti with hands folded, wearing a long white-and-gold garland, his eyes closed. A woman in a dark red sari stands in the background. No identity is attributed to any figure from appearance alone.

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January 09 20142014-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20142014-01-09A photo inside a hall with a red patterned carpet and gold-framed red thrones at the right. Five men stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The man at far right wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a long garland and a large pendant, and bends slightly forward. Beside him, a bald man in orange and gold-bordered cloth holds his hands together, wearing a rudraksha mala. A man with a yellow turban and matching shawl stands next to a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and a bearded man in a long white-and-pink shawl and light-brown jacket stands at far left. A tall pink pillar with white bands stands in the foreground. Behind them a woman in rust-coloured clothes and a standing man are partly visible, and a red banner with partial lettering hangs on the wall.2012-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20142014-01-09January 09 20142014-01-09January 09 20122012-01-09January 13 20142014-01-13Photograph of a group of men in an indoor hall with a red patterned carpet and a wooden wall panel. On the left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands beside a red-and-silver pole. Next to him, a bearded man in an orange-yellow turban and orange robe stands with hands clasped. A man in red-brown dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together, and another in red-brown garments stands further back. On the right, a man with a gold pendant and garland of beads presses his palms together in front of a copper kalasha or vessel in the foreground. a person is the man on the right, whose long-hung pendant and beaded garland give some cues, though his face and build are uncertain and the role is ritual participant. Visible people are five.2012-01-09Indoor photograph in a hotel-style hall with a red patterned carpet and beige wall panels. A group of about six men stand near a tall red-and-white striped pole with a metal ring at its base and a brass vessel at the bottom edge. The man on the far right wears a rust-red dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a long beaded garland, with palms joined in namaste. Next to him stands a bearded man in rust-red robes and a red-and-white shawl, also with hands joined. Further left, a bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl and tan jacket stands, and a man in a light peach robe with a yellow turban is beside a bearded figure in a saffron turban. A woman in a red sari stands in the background, and an ornate golden seat with red cushions sits at the right edge.2014-01-09January 19 20142014-01-19Indoor photo in a hotel-style meeting hall with a red patterned carpet, beige wall panels and a golden throne-like seat at right. Five men in saffron and orange robes stand in a row; the one at far left wears an orange turban and shawl, the second has an orange turban and shawl, and the third is bare-chested in dark red dhoti with rudraksha mala, hands in anjali. At far right, a man with a swept-back hairstyle wearing a red-brown dhoti, a gold-and-bead necklace and a gold pendant, hands folded in namaste near a copper kalasha-like vessel. A pale pole with silver bands stands in the foreground. Appearance of the right-hand figure with distinctive adornments is uncertain, so identity is not asserted.2012-01-09Indoor temple-style puja in an ornate hall with patterned red and gold carpet and a backdrop of deep red paisley-embroidered fabric. A bearded man in a bright orange quilted jacket and orange dhoti stands at left with hands folded. Beside him a man in maroon robes and gold-bordered dhoti stands with palms together. A young priest in rust-red dhoti with gold borders holds a lit aarti lamp with flames toward large decorated deity murtis with gold crowns, garlands and colourful silk on the right. A framed photo of a saffron-turbaned figure sits on a small altar with a gold umbrella overhead. Two people are visible at left, plus partly visible figures at the edge.2014-01-13