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May 30 2018

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A photograph of a man in profile standing in a temple hall, eyes lowered in prayer. He has long matted dreadlocks down his back, a full dark beard, and wears an orange-red sannyasi shawl wrapped over bare shoulders, with a large rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind him are a brightly lit deity murti with a red backdrop and garlands, and to the right a white-clad deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands on a black pedestal. Gold ornaments and garlands frame the right edge.2018-05-30A photograph of a devotee with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over the body and a red-and-brown beaded mala, standing with hands clasped in front of him, facing a richly adorned deity murti. The murti is decorated with layered garlands in red, orange, yellow, white and green, and a gold-toned arched backdrop frames it. Pink flower garlands hang at the base. To the left, a second figure in white ritual dress with a yellow-and-white garland stands beside a seated figure, and a striped red cloth covers the floor. Warm evening lighting and colourful textile panels appear in the background.2018-05-30September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photo of a puja in a temple hall. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala with long swept-back hair and a beard stands at left, hands raised in anjali before a large deity murti. The murti is covered in dense garlands of green, red, orange and pink flowers, wears a crown and gold ornaments. Beside him a dark bull statue sits draped in yellow marigold garlands. Grey-white shrine doors and painted panels line the background, with a standing figure statue at center.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a trimmed beard, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red wrap and heavy gold necklaces and armbands, kneeling with hands pressed together in añjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer. Behind him a second man in white with a gold chain sits partly visible, and in the background a deity murti is decorated with garlands and lit by oil lamps and multicoloured fairy lights. Gold ornaments adorn the shrine arch. The appearance cues (long hair, ornate gold jewellery, saffron-toned wrap) are consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in prayer during a puja before the shrine.2017-05-25September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesMay 22 20182018-05-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in profile standing in a warmly lit temple hall, eyes lowered. He has long dark hair falling in thick locks past his shoulders and wears a brown rudraksha-style mala draped over the shoulder, a white flower garland, a gold armlet, a gold waist band and a red-maroon garment. Behind him, other people in white clothes with red shawls stand near glowing golden decorations, lamps and a blurred deity or altar setting. The scene suggests a ritual or satsang gathering. a person is visible in the foreground, identified by long swept hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold jewellery.2016-07-03May 30 20182018-05-30April 15 20182018-04-15February 13 20182018-02-13