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A photograph of a temple-style gathering at night. On the right, a bald, smiling elder with white and red forehead markings wears a rudraksha mala headband, a long rudraksha and gold bead necklace, and a heavy garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers. On the left, a bare-chested man with a gold chain and a red tilak points toward the elder. Behind them, a man in a garland and saffron-red cloth smiles, and other devotees in white stand in the dim background. The elder's distinctive appearance is not sufficient to confirm an identity, so the role is described as a devotee-garlanded elder.

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April 29 20122012-04-29A crowded photograph of a temple-type ritual gathering. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha headband wears white and orange cloth, a white flower garland with red blooms, a gold chain, and a red bindi with white sacred marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him, a shaven-headed elderly priest with a rudraksha headband, a white and orange garland and rudraksha mala is being adorned by an attendant. Around them, saffron-robed attendants, shaven-headed men with white vibhuti marks, and white-clad onlookers press close. A kalasha-style brass item is held at left. The pictured figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-06-05A photograph of three men in a narrow carved-wood corridor. On the right, a smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces and white flower garlands with red accents, and holds one hand out with a gold ring. Beside him, an older man with a shaved head, white sandalwood paste on his forehead and arms, a gold crown and white and red garlands extends his arm toward him in welcome. At left, a seated man in white clothes with a red kumkum dot and a dark rudraksha mala smiles and claps. Other men stand behind in white garments. Two of the central figures have distinctive adornments matching the a person cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-04-29June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph taken in a dim temple hall with stone pillars. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha-bead headband, white and red forehead markings, a white flower garland, and a large ornate gold-and-red medallion with rudraksha malas. Beside him, a shaved-headed elder in white-marked forehead and a rudraksha headband, wearing a white flower garland, has a hand on the central man's arm. Around them, several men in white shirts and an orange-robed attendant press close, some smiling.2012-05-29 +1 copiesClose candid photo inside a temple-style hall with warm lamplight. A smiling man with a rudraksha headband, white jasmine garland and red-orange clothing stands centre-right holding a folded paper. Beside him a bald man in saffron-toned attire smiles, and a bald man in white dhoti with a gold-edged shawl is seen from behind in the right foreground. A blurred hand reaches in from the left. Rudraksha beads and a kumkum mark are visible.2012-06-17 +1 copiesApril 29 20122012-04-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20122012-04-29May 10 20122012-05-10April 29 20122012-04-29Procession inside a stone-pillared temple hall. Two saffron-robed sannyasis in the centre wear floral garlands of white and orange blossoms with red and green accents; the left one has a gold necklace and a red-and-gold crown-like headband, the right one has a rudraksha mala and a white-marked forehead with a crown. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them, and a red palanquin with a decorated canopy is visible behind, carried on a long pole. A man in a white shirt to the right holds a fan-like cloth. The setting suggests a temple festival procession.2012-06-05