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A photograph of a ritual scene at night beside a parked vehicle with a canopy. A bald man on the left wears a saffron robe. An older man with glasses and a saffron shawl bends forward over a metal vessel near the bottom. A man in the centre wears a deep red silk garment with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala and a white and red tilak; his hands are clasped in front of him. On the right, a man in a tall ornate blue and gold crown is partly visible. Several people stand in the background in white and red clothing. Four to six people are visible.

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A photograph of a ceremonial moment at dusk beside a red-walled building and a canopied vehicle. A man in a red-maroon silk dhoti-style wrap with a golden border and a brown rudraksha-style mala stands at centre, smiling and pressing his hands toward an open orange-lined box or tray. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe and glasses bends over the same tray. At left, a shaved-headed man with a gold hoop earring and white forehead markings leans in. At right edge, a person wears an ornate crown-like headdress. Background figures in white garments stand near the wall.2013-11-21A photograph of two seated men with hands pressed together in namaskar at a devotional gathering, lit by warm lamp light. On the left, an elderly bald man with glasses and a white vertical tilak wears a saffron-orange wrap. On the right, a younger man with swept-back dark hair wears a deep maroon silk wrap over one shoulder, with a long brown rudraksha mala and a gold-edged cloth. Behind them, two men in white dhotis stand and a bald man in an orange shawl prays beside a glowing lamp at the edge of the frame. A cloth-covered vehicle or cart is behind the seated men, and a red wall is in the background.2013-11-21Outdoor scene beside a parked red and white vehicle under a tarpaulin canopy. In the centre, a bald elderly man in an orange saffron shawl and wire-rimmed glasses looks down while handling something small in his hands. To the right, a figure with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on the forehead, bare chest and a deep red-maroon cloth wrapped at the waist and shoulder, with a long brown rudraksha mala hanging down, touches his own face with one hand while his other hand is held low. A man in glasses and an orange cloth stands at the left edge, and several more people in light clothing are visible in the background. The maroon-clad figure's appearance and ritual setting are consistent with the a person candidate, but identity is not certain from appearance alone.2013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21Night-time photo at an outdoor event with a crowd behind. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in orange robes and glasses sits with hands clasped, smiling. Beside him, a man in a red-maroon shawl and a long beaded necklace, with a broad smile and a raised hand gesturing, stands out. Behind them, a man in white with a white-painted forehead, a man in a light shirt, and onlookers in the dark. A saffron cloth hangs from a structure above and a bright light is visible at the left.2013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21Two men sit side by side in a dimly lit hall with a crowd behind them. The man on the left, an older bald man with glasses and white vibhuti stripes, wears an orange ochre robe and holds his hands together in namaskar. The man on the right, with long dark hair and a red bindi and white forehead marks, wears a maroon-red sannyas robe with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala; he is smiling. Behind them devotees in white shirts and orange lanyards, some with white forehead marks, watch. A pillar with silver cladding stands at center. Photo of a satsang gathering.2013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors with several people standing close together. In the foreground an older bald man with glasses and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange robe and holds his hands together in prayer. Beside him a man with swept-back dark hair and white tilak wears a maroon robe and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small glass vessel with pink petals and a green leaf. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Other devotees with tilak and white or orange clothing stand in the background, and a silver staff is visible at the left edge.2013-11-21Night-time outdoor photo at a temple-like complex with a tiled roof and lit lamps. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a long rust-red shawl with a gold border and a brown beaded garland, and holds out his hands over a brass pot with a yellow-green coconut-like top and pink flowers. To the left, an elder in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and white markings walks beside a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads. Behind them, devotees in maroon and red garments with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces watch.2013-11-21Night photograph of a group of people in saffron, orange and maroon robes outdoors beside a wooden building with a tiled roof. On the left a bald man in a rust-coloured shawl with a matching orange-brown garland bows with palms together toward an older bespectacled man in a saffron robe, who has his hands folded in namaskar. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre. A young man in an orange robe with a white headband and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a yellow fruit, green leaves and pink flower petals, as if for an offering. On the right a smiling man with white tripundra marks and a red-brown robe and garland stands near a camera. Several other people with white forehead markings stand behind them.2013-11-21