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A photograph of a temple scene with red railings. On the right, a bearded man in an orange-red kurta and orange shawl holds a small metal cup over a dish while a turbaned man in a maroon-red turban and maroon robe with rudraksha and gold garland stands at the rail, leaning forward with hands together. To the left, two shaved-headed priests in maroon robes and gold garlands stand behind, one with a yellow-marked forehead and one wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala. Four people are visible.

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A photo of a religious ceremony under a red-painted metal canopy. In the center, a man in a red-maroon turban, maroon shawl and layered gold necklaces holds a long-handled ladle over a silver oil lamp with a bright flame. Beside him, a bald man with a yellow-orange forehead mark and gold beaded necklaces holds the lamp stand, and another attendant in maroon stands at left. At right, a bearded man with long dark hair in an orange kurta holds a brass hand bell with a handle. Red railings and a dark ceiling frame the scene.2015-10-27Inside a red-painted shrine enclosure with metal railings, a man in a red turban and maroon-and-gold robe, wearing a gold-threaded shawl and garlands, holds a brass lamp with a bright open flame in both hands. Beside him a bald man in glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a white object, and to the left a man with a shaved head and yellow tilak holds palms together. On the right a bearded man in orange robes holds a brass bell and stands near the railing. A deity murti is not clearly visible in the frame.2015-10-27September 16 20152015-09-16Indoor temple scene with red-painted railings and a metal lamp in the foreground where a flame burns. A man in a deep red-maroon turban, bare-chested with a saffron-orange shawl and layered gold necklaces, is lighting or tending the flame with his hands. Beside him a shaved-headed priest with a yellow tilak on his forehead, a gold-bead necklace and a red-brown wrap holds a small white object. Another man in glasses and a red robe stands at the right edge, and a few other devotees are partly visible. Swamiji (probable): the turbaned man in the center, identified by his maroon turban, bare chest, saffron shawl and ornate gold necklaces; he is performing a lamp or fire offering.2015-10-27September 16 20152015-09-16Inside a red-railed shrine enclosure, a man in a red-brown turban and ochre robe with gold necklace raises his hands above a cascade of pink and white flower petals falling from a garland. Beside him, a bearded man in orange kurta and orange shawl holds rose petals in both hands. Several shaven-headed priests in ochre and white garments stand behind the railing, one with a vertical tilak and another with rudraksha beads, some with hands folded in prayer. A wicker basket of petals sits on the right and a glass-walled case is at the left edge. The appearance of the turbaned central figure is consistent with the a person label from the page, with turban, ochre robe and gold necklace as the qualifying cues, though this is an appearance-based candidate only.2015-10-27October 9th 2015A photograph of four men in a room with a red velvet and gold ornate throne at right and a red curtain behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white hair and beard, wearing an orange beaded necklace and a red-orange beaded headband, holds his hands out to a man in a red-orange turban and saffron-gold wrap who is adorned with a long gold chain and gold bangles and is offering or giving something in his palms. Behind them two men in red and saffron robes with rudraksha malas smile, one holding a small white object. The scene appears to be a devotee-and-teacher exchange in a ritual setting.2015-08-20A photograph of an initiation-style moment inside an orange-draped tent. A woman on the right wears a rust-red turban with a gold crescent ornament, a red-brown wrap, heavy gold necklace and many gold bangles, and she reaches toward a young shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace who stands centre with his hands clasped. To the left, a bearded elderly sadhu in orange with long rudraksha malas watches, and a man in white stands behind. Other devotees in orange and saffron fill the background under the tent canopy.2016-05-11July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA seated man in a red-maroon turban and maroon-and-gold robe sits on an ornate gold throne, extending his right hand toward a bald devotee in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. The devotee kneels before him with a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a man with a shaved head, orange tilak, glasses and a gold necklace, dressed in maroon with a rudraksha mala, sits attentively. Brass oil lamps stand in the background, and a figure in white is partly visible at the top right. The seated man wears a crown-style turban and ornate rudraksha beads; the setting suggests a satsang or darshan. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in the maroon-and-gold robe, red turban and rudraksha beads on the gold throne, giving blessing to the kneeling devotee.2015-10-08A photograph inside a small enclosed shrine with red-painted walls and a red ceiling, with metal grilles and a glass-fronted case at the lower left. Four men stand at a red railing looking down toward the shrine's floor. The man at centre wears a red turban, a gold-coloured necklace and a large gold ornament, with his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him stand two shaven-headed priests in rust and saffron cloths with beaded malas, and at the right a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange kurta with an orange shawl, his hands resting on the railing. A basket sits at the right edge. No reliable appearance-based identification of a person is made, so the central figure is described by role only.2015-10-27