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Indoor temple-style ritual with a long-haired sadhu in saffron-orange robes seated on a red cushion in the left foreground, his long dreadlocks hanging down and a white tilak on his forehead, leaning toward a man in an ornate patterned kurta with a gold-and-brown print and an orange shawl. That man holds a wooden bowl containing a folded white paper and white cloth, and smiles. Behind them a photographer in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a camera. Around the scene, many girls and women in orange and pink clothing sit in rows, and silver pillars, a silver umbrella-like canopy and a brass trident-shaped staff stand nearby. Several people are visible in the background, with a sense of a satsang or ceremony.

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January 01 20172017-01-01Indoor temple-hall photograph with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor, many in orange and red saris and salwar, with a few in green and blue. In the centre a bald man in white ritual clothes and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms joined in namaste, smiling. Facing him from the left, a person with long dreadlocks wearing an orange-brown top holds a round brass tray with white cloth packets and a paper. Behind them a cameraman in white clothes films, and a silver ornate pillar and brass lamp stand frame the scene. The setting suggests a satsang or temple offering.2017-01-01A photograph in a temple hall with a crowd of girls and women in orange and saffron clothing seated on the floor behind. A bald smiling man in white ritual clothes with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala holds a large round brass tray containing white cloth packets and a printed paper. In the foreground a person with long dreadlocked hair and an orange robe reaches toward the tray. A photographer in white clothes takes pictures behind, and ornate silver pillars and a brass lamp stand nearby.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a temple-style ceremony in an ornate hall with silver-trimmed pillars and a bronze trident on a stand. A long-haired figure with dreadlocks and a white tilak on the forehead wears an orange-red robe and hands a white certificate and a bundled packet across a silver-edged platform. Facing him, a smiling young man with a red bindi and a tattooed chest wears a white dhoti with gold border and a gold-trimmed shawl, receiving the certificate. Behind them, a row of seated girls and women in orange and red saris and gold jewellery watch, with a cameraman and a standing woman in white at the back. A small fan and water bottles sit at the left edge.2017-01-01Indoor temple scene with a crowd of devotees, mostly women and girls in orange and saffron clothing, seated and standing around a pillared hall with ornate silver-toned columns and a brass kalasha-topped structure. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocks and an orange robe faces away from the camera, his hands extended toward a man in a patterned cream-and-red kurta with an orange shawl and a red ritual tray holding papers and offerings. Behind them a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a camera. Brass lamps and a silver ceremonial parasol-style umbrella stand nearby.2017-01-01Photograph of a ceremonial offering inside a temple hall. A man with long dreadlocks in an orange robe sits on the left, presenting or receiving a red tray holding folded white cloth and a card. Facing him in a white shirt, with a rudraksha mala and a vertical white mark on the forehead, an older man bows and extends the tray with both hands. Behind them a large crowd of women and girls in orange, saffron and pink saris and salwars sits on the floor, some holding brass lamps. A photographer in the upper left is taking pictures, and a brass lamp stand and a tall silver staff stand near the group. Warm red and orange tones fill the scene.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Indoor temple-style hall with red walls, pillars, a brass trident and a silver parasol. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocked hair in a saffron-orange robe with a leopard-print shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding out a tray. A younger man in a dark blue silk kurta with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead speaks while holding a white book and a red-rimmed tray. Behind them, many young girls in orange and saffron dresses sit on the floor, with several women in coloured saris seated further back and deity images on the walls.2017-01-01