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July 24 2013

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April 14 20132013-04-14 +3 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in a garden with palm fronds. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe and dhoti, red-and-white floral garlands, a brown rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, stands on a raised platform holding a silver bell and a small silver cup with a flame. Beside him a tall copper kalasha-style pillar is wrapped in a striped cloth and draped with white and red flower garlands. A few devotees stand in the foreground, partially visible. a person: the rudraksha mala, long hair, red robes and ceremonial garlands match the page candidate, though the face is not used for identification.2016-04-10April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesA standing man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, grips two orange ropes hanging from a tall copper temple bell pillar. The ornate copper pillar has a carved tree motif, a dome-shaped finial, and a deeply carved lotus-petal base. Behind him, palm trees fill the background, and a seated person in red-orange clothing is partly visible at the right edge. The man is bare-chested apart from the wrapped cloth and appears to be ringing or setting the bell.2013-09-11April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a tall copper kalasha-topped structure wrapped in straw and decorated with white jasmine garlands, red roses and yellow marigolds. A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments, stands on a stone base and holds yellow flowers toward the structure. Behind him an attendant in orange robes holds a brass plate. Trees and a tent canopy appear in the background under an overcast sky.2016-08-27Low-angle photo of an outdoor flagpole ritual. A tall carved wooden dhwaja stambha, wrapped with rope-like bands and topped with a small orange flag, rises against a partly cloudy blue sky with palm fronds at the right. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala stands at the base, holding the orange rope that runs up the pole. A second figure in orange-red cloth stands at the right edge, partly cropped. A carved figure is visible on the pole's base. A metal roof edge crosses the upper left corner.2010-10-18 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange robe on an ornate gold throne with a red fur-like cushion, one arm raised holding a green leafy sprig, with a white tilak on the forehead and long dark hair. Two attendants kneel in orange cloth: one on the left wears an orange-red headcloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, another in the centre wears an orange wrap with white markings on the shoulders, holding a silver tray of pink and yellow flower garlands. A carved wooden screen and brick walls form the courtyard setting, with a red-and-blue striped mat on the floor. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre on the throne, identified by the ceremonial gold throne and long swept-back hair, the orange-red robe and the rudraksha and ceremonial presentation of a sacred abhishekam-style session.2018-05-29 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair piled high on his head, wearing a saffron-red robe, a rudraksha-style mala, gold necklaces and a multicoloured flower garland, sits on an ornate golden throne with a leopard-print cushion. He has white vertical tilak and a red bindi and holds a small brass bell in his right hand. Beside him, a man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and bracelets bends forward, attending him. Behind them is a gilded, elaborately carved throne backdrop. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala. Two people are visible.2016-01-31A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-headed armrests, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland and a gold necklace. A man in an orange shirt kneels at the throne's base, placing flowers and red blossoms on a brass plate, while a brass bell and hanging lamps are visible above and a video camera on a tripod stands at left. Another person's grey-haired head appears at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long, swept-back hair under a saffron turban, saffron robes, rudraksha-style garlands and gold ornaments, seated in ceremonial worship.2014-06-12April 14 20132013-04-14 +2 copiesJuly 12 20132013-07-12