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A devotee in an orange cloth with rudraksha beads on his shoulders and neck kneels with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a young woman in an orange-saffron dress and orange shawl draped over her shoulders. She wears a heavy rudraksha mala, layered gold necklaces, earrings, bangles and a long braid, with a tilak on her forehead, and holds a tall staff hung with small bells. Behind them stands a deity murti in a lit shrine with ornate golden and green decorations and a yellow drape. The scene is a ceremonial setting with warm lamp light.

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August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of a staged ritual scene in warm red and orange stage lighting. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha mala kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, facing a standing young woman in a red-orange robe with a long dark braid, gold earrings, layered beaded necklaces, and a rudraksha mala. She holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with small bells and a trident-like finial. Ornate golden pillars and a brass lamp stand in the background. The kneeling man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A staged ritual scene in a temple-like setting with gold and orange draperies and a golden arch behind. A young man with curly dark hair and glasses, bare-chested with an orange cloth over his shoulder and rudraksha malas, holds a folded white paper to his lips. Facing him, a woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery, a long rudraksha and bead necklace, a forehead tilak and a long braid holds a curved blade up. Beside her a tall spear with bells is held in her other hand, and a deity murti stands in the background.2017-08-13A photograph of an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneeling with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a young person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and layered gold and bead necklaces. The young person has a sandalwood tilak on the forehead, a dark swept-back braid, gold earrings, and holds a long staff with small bells, standing before a gilded backdrop with pink and orange pillars, a golden trident-topped finial and a hanging decorative banner. The scene appears to be a staged devotional ceremony or performance. Two physical people are visible. The page indicates a person is at this event, but the young person's appearance does not clearly match a person candidate, so no identification is made.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of a ceremonial scene under warm red and orange stage lighting. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with short hair, wearing a white shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, kneels with his palms pressed together in namaste before a standing young woman. She wears a red-orange garment, layered gold and red beaded necklaces, a maang tikka and jhumka earrings, and holds a tall trident-like staff hung with small bells. Behind them are ornate pillars and a brass kalasha-style vessel.2017-08-13A staged ritual scene in a temple-like setting with gold and green decorative backdrop and a deity murti behind. On the left, a young man with tousled dark hair and glasses, bare-chested, wears an orange cloth and rudraksha malas and bracelets, holding a white cloth or paper strip near a raised curved blade. On the right, a young woman in an orange garment wears a gold necklace, rudraksha mala, a forehead tilak and a tall spear with bells in her hand, while holding the blade aloft. a person candidate not visibly identifiable as an appearance-based match; the figures are performers and no one is confidently identified.2017-08-13