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October 17 20182018-10-17October 26 20162016-10-26A seated man in a rust-red robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and a white forehead band with a red mark, sitting on a red cushioned throne with gold carved panels. He smiles and extends his hands over a silver tray holding small bowls, flowers and lamps. A man in white with an orange shawl bends forward to offer the tray. Behind them, two young women in orange dresses hold silver trays, an older man in white with glasses and a forehead mark sits to the right, and a rudraksha mala hangs across a white-clad woman's chest. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a flower garland and red ritual clothing, consistent with the page's claim.2017-12-15January 09 20182018-01-09January 31 20142014-01-31A photograph of a temple puja inside a gilded shrine room. On the left, a tall man with long dreadlocks and a white flower garland wears a rust-red dhoti and stands barefoot, bending forward. In the centre, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala kneels on the floor, reaching toward brass and red-clay kalasha pots. Before them is a deity murti draped in flower garlands with red and pink blossoms and a silver-and-gold ornament. Behind is a gold-framed throne with a red cushion, lion figures and a tiger-skin cover. Scattered petals cover the floor.2017-06-09Indoor temple scene under a corrugated roof with a gilded throne at right. A man in red-saffron cloth with long swept-back hair, a gold chain and a beaded mala sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, holding green leaves over a metal vessel as a shirtless, bare-backed man with curly hair and a white-and-pink flower garland faces him with folded hands. Behind them is a shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple, a kalasha-like altar and carved stone pillars, with white bull statues atop the shrine. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja setting.2017-09-11A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A bare-chested man with a white forehead band and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant sits at a red wooden box strewn with pink rose petals, working with his hands. Beside him a woman in an orange and gold silk sari with a red bindi and glasses leans in to assist. A grey stone deity murti dressed in a pink brocade cloth and white flower garland stands to the left, and a teal and gold cloth-covered kalasha wrapped in white jasmine garlands sits at right with pink roses. Yellow and orange cloth hangs at the left edge.2021-11-14A photograph of a seated bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, wearing a saffron-red cloth over the shoulder and a heavy gold-beaded mala necklace. He sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne with a silver ornate backrest, smiling as he faces a person on the left whose shoulder is visible. Behind him hang garlands of white, yellow, green and red flowers, with a silver stand holding a cup and silver ritual objects nearby. One other partially visible person is at the left edge and a small head at the bottom.2018-04-19A ceremonial darshan scene in a hall with a seated deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands, sitting before a gold-patterned backdrop above a green-draped platform holding brass bowls and offerings. A man in orange-red dhoti stands at left, raising a lamp toward the murti while another person in white kneels beside the offerings. At right, a bearded man with long dreadlocks wears a white flower garland and a red-orange cloth, seated on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions and carved lion armrests; a silver trident stands beside the throne.2018-05-19A seated figure in a maroon-red robe with a bare upper body and white-and-red forehead markings sits on a red throne draped with a red patterned cloth. He wears a long layered garland of red and white flowers and places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, who bows with his head lowered. A golden lion-headed sculpture stands beside the throne. Behind them are a deep red velvet curtain and tall garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers. A man in a white shirt holds a white cloth near the blessing. The figure's face is smiling. a person: a bare-chested figure in saffron-maroon robes with a red-and-white flower garland, seated on a throne and giving a blessing to a devotee, consistent with a padapuja or darshan blessing.2014-09-28August 11 20172017-08-11