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A photograph of a temple or ashram ritual setting. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a yellow-orange tilak and a white dhoti or shawl is at the centre, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine and red-orange flowers with green leaves, and smiling as he looks down toward a vessel being held or poured by hands in the foreground. Beside him a man in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads and a yellow-marked forehead holds his arm. Behind them, older men in white shirts and light tilaks watch. A bearded man in the lower left wears a rudraksha mala and is partly out of focus. The a person cue here is the long swept-back hair, central placement and white ritual garment with garland, so the central figure is a candidate with uncertain appearance.

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A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap, garlanded with a thick white jasmine necklace with red flower accents and white sandalwood markings on his arms and forehead, receives an offering from a man in a white shirt at a gathering under a corrugated roof with yellow drapes. A young boy in a striped shirt stands between them. Several men stand behind, including a bald man in white and a man in a maroon shirt.2012-05-23 +1 copiesJune 26 20122012-06-26 +1 copiesFebruary 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesJuly 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23February 18 20112011-02-18A smiling man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot at the brow, wears a large garland of white jasmine and red roses over a bare upper body with a yellow cloth. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with an orange-and-white lanyard presses his palms together, and another man in white smiles with a red mark on his forehead. At the left and right edges, men in saffron-orange robes with ornate gold necklaces stand near the frame, one holding a folded white towel. Green plants and a stone carving appear in the background. a person is visible, identified by long swept hair, rose garland and ceremonial gold necklaces among the devotees.2010-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain pink-walled hall with a yellow hanging decoration. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while accepting a silver tray with a paper slip from a kneeling man in white and a red-bordered sash. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold necklace and shaved head stands, and on the right another man in white and a light shawl holds a brass vessel. A man in a striped shirt stands behind. a person is the central figure by his long swept hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments; he is seen in person.2011-02-18A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white jasmine garland stands in an ornate orange sleeveless top with a saffron wrap, smiling as another man in a white shirt reaches toward his shoulder. Several men in white shirts with white forehead markings crowd around; one holds a red fruit or object in his hand. On the right, a bald priest in a white dhoti with gold necklaces holds an orange cloth bundle. The setting is a covered temple-style hall with a tin roof and framed photographs on the walls behind.2010-09-21A photograph of an outdoor ashram-style gathering under a white canopy with striped fabric. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and red-and-gold bangles, stands at right touching the forehead of a devotee in white with his fingers and holding a silver tray of offerings. a person: the long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial beaded necklaces are visible cues, though his face is not clearly shown. Next to him, an orange-robed monastic with a shaved head holds the tray edge. Devotees in white kurtas and a green-striped tracksuit stand around, one with eyeglasses and folded hands, others bowing with palms together.2011-02-14 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20112011-02-24