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July 09 2013

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Night outdoor event. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and two long garlands of orange flowers, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over the shoulders and an orange-gold waist cloth, stands at centre holding a silver tray with a white cloth and a pink flower. Probable Swamiji by his long hair, saffron clothing, garlands and ceremonial gold necklace. Behind him, a shaved-headed young man in saffron wears a beaded mala and sits among a seated audience in white and saffron. To the left, a red and gold ornate throne is visible. Parked cars and street lights are in the background.2013-07-09Night outdoor photo of a ceremony with smoke or incense haze filling the air. A man standing centre-stage wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a multi-strand garland of white and orange flowers and a red bindi. He holds a brass tray with a flame-like offering and white and pink flowers. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged. To the left a red and gold velvet throne stands empty. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the right side, and a dark car is parked in the background.2013-07-09July 04 20132013-07-04August 29 20142014-08-29March 31 20132013-03-31Night outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with hanging lamps and a parked white car behind. A smiling man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a red-brown robe, a large white and pink flower garland draped over his shoulders, and a rudraksha mala, stands at center. A shaved-headed priest in an orange turban and bare-chested with orange cloth holds a brass plate of yellow and pink flowers toward him. Behind them a man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands, and seated devotees appear at right. Candles and offerings sit on a low stone platform at left. Cues for a person are present, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2016-10-29A seated man in a maroon robe with gold-edged borders sits on an orange upholstered armchair at night, wearing a long white and multicoloured garland. He rests his hand on a silver tray held before him by a kneeling attendant in a red-and-gold turban and maroon cloth, with white painted markings on his arms and chest. A microphone is visible at lower right and a silver car sits in the background, with smoke haze behind the scene. The seated figure is presented as the central honoured person, with an attendant performing a ritual offering.2014-09-06A photograph at night of a man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and a long orange-beaded garland, eyes closed, holding a small silver aarti plate with a lit flame and pink flower offerings. Smoke drifts on the left and dark foliage fills the background. He wears a gold necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. a person is shown as the officiating figure performing an aarti, with a second person in orange partly visible at lower right.2013-03-31A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands at night holding a brass tray with white cloth or offerings in both hands. He wears a long gold bead necklace, a gold bangle on his wrist, white horizontal sacred marks on his forehead and arms, and a red dot between his brows. The background is dark. Behind him, a woman in a white blouse with a red-orange shawl and a partially visible person in orange look on. No readable text appears within the image itself.2010-12-16Evening outdoor ceremony with a standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair swept back, rudraksha-style beaded and gold necklaces, and a silver plate in one hand. Seated devotees in orange robes with folded hands sit before him, one woman in red sari with white tilak attends at left. A red and gold throne stands at left and a gilded shrine with a deity murti of two figures in red and gold is at right. A crowd of devotees in saffron and white stands behind under string lights, with smoke or haze in the air.2013-03-10A night-time photograph of a ceremony with a standing figure in a rust-red and gold dhoti-style wrap, bare-shouldered, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace layered over a beaded rust cord, gold armlet and bangles, with hands pressed together and eyes lowered in prayer. Beside him a younger attendant in an orange cloth, white forehead band and beaded necklace holds a flame near a floral arrangement of white, yellow, red and orange flowers and green leaves on a tray with an oil lamp. Several white-clad people stand in the dim background, and a bright light glows at right. The figure's appearance is consistent with a distinctive presentation with long swept hair, gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, but identity is uncertain.2013-05-27Night outdoor ritual photograph under a canopy with hanging red and orange lanterns and a colourful decorated umbrella overhead. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a long white and pink flower garland stands with eyes lowered and a faint smile. A priest in a rust-orange turban and rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of yellow and pink flowers and a small lamp, and a second man in white dhoti with gold border and a beaded mala stands behind. A small oil lamp burns on the ground in front, and a red-cushioned seat is visible at left.2016-10-29