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A photograph at a red-pillared temple entrance at night. An elderly bearded man in an orange-pink shirt and orange dhoti, with a red tilak, holds out a green-and-gold tray of red apples on a green cloth. A bespectacled man with a shaved head wears an orange-red dhoti and a wrap with a leopard pattern, with rudraksha beads at his neck. A man on the right with a long swept-back hair, white flower garland and an orange shawl over a leopard-print dhoti reaches to receive the tray, smiling. Other people stand in the background. The right figure has a Swamiji (probable) appearance based on long hair, flower garland, and a shawl; the scene shows him receiving an offering of fruit.

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Photo taken in a red-walled temple corridor at night. A man on the left with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a marigold and white flower garland, a red cloth and a leopard-print lower wrap holds out a teal silk tray with apples, banknotes and a folded paper toward a bald man in orange ochre robes and a striped tiger-print shawl on the right, who receives it. A white-bearded elderly man in orange stands between them behind a red metal grille, with a deity murti visible in a shrine niche behind. The left man and the bald man are the primary people in the scene; their prominence and ceremonial role suggest an offering exchange. The left man's hair and ornamentation do not clearly match the a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2014-05-26A photograph at night of an elderly white-bearded man in a peach-coloured kurta and rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, holding a tray covered by a teal and gold-bordered cloth heaped with apples and pomegranates. A woman in a red blouse with a white flower garland faces him and reaches toward the tray. Behind them a younger shaved-headed man in maroon-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tiger-striped shawl stands with hands folded in namaste. Red pillars frame the left edge. Another figure in orange stands in the background.2014-05-26November 20 20142014-11-20February 02 20102010-02-02A photograph taken at night on a covered temple-type veranda with pillars. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a white-and-red vertical forehead mark wears a red sleeveless top, a leopard-print wrap and a white and orange-flowered garland, smiling and gesturing with his hands. In the centre, a young male attendant in a white t-shirt, orange dhoti and forehead tilak holds a silver plate with flowers and green leaves. On the right, an elderly bearded man with white hair and a peach-coloured shirt over a saffron-orange garment, with a rudraksha-style mala, stands beside him. A figure in a white dhoti stands in the background near hanging bells. a person cues (long hair, flower garland, ornate bare-shouldered attire) are present on the figure at left, but identity is uncertain.2014-05-26Indoor photo in a temple-style hall with arched cream pillars and a painted deity panel on the right. A man in a rust-orange cloth, wearing a multicolour and white flower garland, smiles and holds a red apple toward an older bearded man on the left, who wears an orange shawl and a silver-beaded headpiece and holds an apple. Behind them, a man in an orange robe holds a tray of red apples, and a young man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. A saffron-clad figure with a head cloth appears at the far right. The scene suggests an offering exchange in a temple setting.2012-05-08 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13May 26 20142014-05-26Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with a lit shrine niche in the background. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, holds up a rudraksha mala over a brass plate. Facing him, an older man in an orange robe and a black-and-white rudraksha mala bends forward and receives it. Two more priests in rust-red and gold-bordered dhotis with rudraksha malas stand behind and to the left, one holding a plate. A kalasha and pillars with red-and-white bands frame the scene. The orange-clad man has a grey, swept-back hairstyle, and the bare-chested priest wears long dark hair tied up with a gold necklace; neither is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2014-11-20November 20 20142014-11-20Outdoor evening ritual under a white canopy with yellow and pink drapery and a gold-painted deity murti in the background. A long-haired man in red-orange robes with a red flower garland and a swept-back crown-like hairstyle holds out his hands toward an elderly white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl, who holds a wooden tray or bowl of offerings with fruit. Behind them a bald man in a brown-orange robe and rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone, and a priest in white with a tilaka and long brown mala stands at left. a person: the long-haired man in red robes with a crown-like hairstyle and ornate garland matches the presentation cues, and is receiving the offering in what appears to be a puja.2016-01-03Photograph of an outdoor ceremonial gathering under a canopy with colourful draped fabric. A woman in a maroon sari with a red-orange turban bearing a gold emblem and a long gold-beaded garland smiles while holding a silver tray of yellow fruit. Beside her a bare-chested, white-bearded man with white sacred markings on his body and a rudraksha mala offers the tray, and a woman in orange silk holds a silver plate of dried offerings. Other people in orange, saffron and red robes and turbans, some with white forehead tilaka, stand around them. Appearance-based identity is not established, so no candidate is named.2015-01-13 +1 copies