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A photograph inside a pale pink hall at a temple-style reception. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap, a yellow marigold garland and a dark beaded mala, stands before a red velvet throne with gilded carved arms and smiles as he receives a ritual offering. Facing him, a bare-chested young priest in a yellow dhoti holds a tray with fruit, a coconut and a plate, while a white-clad priest with a multicolour striped shawl and rudraksha mala pours or applies a blessing with his hand. Behind them, devotees in saffron, orange and teal saris stand with hands folded, and a man in a white dhoti stands near the right throne. A gold umbrella hangs at the top right and a red cushioned chair sits beside the throne.

A photograph inside a pink-walled hall at an adheenam welcome. A long-haired man in a rust-brown robe with a yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala stands before a red-cushioned silver throne chair, bowing with hands raised. Facing him, a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a silver tray with fruit and offerings. Bare-backed young men in white and yellow dhotis stand nearby, and a cameraman and other attendees are in the background. A silver chair with a lion carving and a red stool sit beside them, with a ceremonial umbrella at the upper right. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and a saffron-brown robe with a marigold garland.

Photograph of a ceremonial welcome in an indoor hall with pale pink walls and ceiling fans. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange robe and a yellow marigold garland, bows slightly with hands extended toward a priest. Next to him stands an older man in white dhoti with an orange-and-white shawl, holding a silver tray of fruit and offerings. Two young men with bare upper bodies and white sacred threads face the scene from the left. Behind, a woman in a red sari and a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace watch, and a cameraman films. The bowing man sits near an ornate gold and red-cushioned throne.

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February 03 2017

Indoor photo in a plain cream room with ceiling fans and a striped multicolour floor mat. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a long brown beaded mala smiles broadly at a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-green border, whose hair is tied in a knot. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands near a red velvet-covered wooden seat, and other men in orange and white stand along the wall, with a few seated figures at the left edge. The bearded man has a long swept-back hairstyle and a bearded face, and the seated red velvet chair is empty.

February 03 2017

June 22 2014

A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl, rudraksha mala beads and a gold ceremonial necklace, with hair in a bun and a white forehead mark, extends an arm toward a standing man in a white shirt and red tie wearing a rudraksha mala, who raises both palms in front of him. Behind them a woman in orange sits on red cushions and several men in white shirts with red shawls stand in a hall with red curtains. A hand-holding gesture and a deity-like devotional setting suggest an initiation or blessing; a bald man in a grey top with a red shawl stands at right with his hands raised.

A seated man with swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style cloth, sits on an orange cushioned seat with raised hands in anjali and a tall silver staff beside him. He wears a white jasmine garland, a red flower garland, a gold-toned ceremonial necklace and beaded bangles. In front of him, a man in white dhoti and shirt and a woman in a white sari with red border hold a lit oil lamp, a tray of flower petals sits nearby, and a shaven-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala offers a tray. Several saffron-robed young men stand or sit behind, and a camera is visible at lower left. Oil lamp and petal offerings suggest a pada puja.

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A seated man in orange and red robes with a long garland of yellow and orange-red flowers and beaded bracelets stands at the left, gripping a metal pole and smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed devotee in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels and holds a small brass plate and cup, while a man in a white dhoti with an orange-red shawl bends forward at the lower right to receive the ritual. At the right, a boy in orange robes with white sandalwood markings on his forehead watches. Behind them is a home shrine with a deity murti, brass oil lamps, a framed portrait and a standing electric fan.