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A small room with pale yellow walls and a window grille on the right. At centre, a man with swept-back long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment with gold border and a long white and red flower garland, reaching toward a seated elderly woman in a pink and blue sari whose head is bowed; a rudraksha mala hangs near her. Two shaved-headed monks in orange robes stand at left, one with a white garland, and a man in white shirt watches at right. Sacks are stacked behind, with a brass plate of white flowers in the foreground and a small brass lamp on a table.

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A photograph inside a small room with pale yellow-green walls and a tiled floor. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment with gold border, bare-shouldered, wears a long white jasmine garland with red flowers and holds a small brass vessel while standing near a brass urn and a small offering plate. To the right, a man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. At the lower left, an elderly woman in a pink and blue patterned sari bends forward near stacked white sacks, and a child's head is visible beside her. Garlands of orange and red flowers hang on the sacks. Three people are visible.2011-05-17November 22 20102010-11-22A photograph of a ritual gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, wearing an orange robe, a long rudraksha-style mala and gold beaded necklaces, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a white tilak kneels with palms joined, and a man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl kneels with hands folded. A shaved-headed person in orange with a white tilak sits with eyes closed and hands joined in the right foreground. Brass bowls, a plate of grains and flowers, and small vessels sit on the cloth. Standing figures in orange and white and a crowd of devotees in white fill the background, along with temple pillars.2010-12-29October 03 20132013-10-03July 07 20092009-07-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with gold beads pours white liquid from a gold kalasha onto a white conical shivalinga-style form on a plinth in a temple shrine. He wears a red bindi and white tilak markings and looks down in concentration. Behind him stand a red and gold silk drape, a garland of white and pink flowers, and a gold-framed arch. Another person in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual.2009-10-17A photograph inside a temple setting with golden lamp stands and a garlanded deity murti behind. A man with long dark hair, orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushioned throne, holding a sheet of paper and reading from it. A young man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels before him with palms pressed together in anjali. Brass vessels and a tray sit on a stone ledge, and an orange cloth covers the floor. The seated figure shows long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and orange robes, which are the qualifying cues for the a person label, though the identification is appearance-based and uncertain.2010-07-15A seated man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-red shawl over a red sleeveless top sits on a gold-embossed throne upholstered in red zebra-striped cushions, with a pink and yellow flower garland at the top of the throne. He rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in an orange kurta and orange dhoti, whose hands are pressed together in anjali. A younger standing attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala watches beside them. A white cloth covers the floor in front of the throne and a woven bamboo-style wall with leafy decorations stands behind. The scene appears to show a blessing or darshan. Probable Swamiji: the seated man has long swept-back hair, a red shawl over ornate attire, and a gold throne setting, which are distinctive presentation cues.2008-10-11A ceremonial padapuja scene in an indoor hall. A man with long hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a heavy garland of green leaves, red and yellow flowers, stands before a gilded golden throne with red velvet cushions and a red backrest. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest and an orange-red beaded necklace holds a silver tray of fruit and offerings. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands behind them, and a man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti watches at left. A large backdrop of a deity in red and white behind the throne and gilded plates of flowers and offerings at the lower right complete the scene.2010-09-18A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a stage and a golden deity murti at the back. A man in a cream kurta with an orange shawl on the left reads from a sheet of paper. In the centre-right, a man in a rust-brown robe with a white flower garland, gold necklaces, tilak and long swept-back hair hands small packets from a red tray to a line of young boys in orange robes and white forehead markings. Several boys wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Another person in white stands at the far right edge. Several people are visible, and the man in rust-brown has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a flower garland, so the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) distributing items to the boys during a ritual line.2013-03-26Outdoor foundation-laying ceremony under a canopy with striped and tasselled fabric overhead. A man in an orange turban, orange cloth and a white-and-yellow-and-red garland stands at a sand pit lined with yellow bricks, bending forward with his hands near the ground, as a bare-chested older man with a white beard, orange robe and red-and-white garland kneels beside him. A man in white kneels at left holding offerings, another in white leans in at right beside a metal pot, and a bearded man in orange stands at far left. Floral kolam designs decorate the sand around the pit, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. The scene shows a bhoomi pooja at a land inauguration.2006-11-24Indoor photograph of a pada puja at a home visit. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and rudraksha bracelets, sits and extends his right hand to bless an elderly man with silver hair and glasses, who wears a white shirt and red-bordered dhoti and has his hands near the blessing figure. A woman in an orange sari with a flower garland kneels beside them with palms pressed together. Behind them an attendant in an orange cloth with a white tilak holds a silver tray of apples and offerings. Other saffron-robed attendants stand nearby, one holding a rudraksha mala and another with a tilak. A framed deity picture hangs on the left wall and yellow curtains hang behind.2014-06-22