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A seated bearded man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a red-orange cloth, gold armband, and a long garland of red roses and yellow marigolds with lemons, sits on a raised seat in a wooden-walled hall hung with green leaves and brass bells. He rests one hand on a large brass vessel with a curved spout while a bald attendant in orange, wearing a rudraksha mala, bends forward beside him with hands extended. A golden trident stands in the background and a camera on a tripod is at left. The man has distinctive long hair and rudraksha-style adornments, consistent with the Swamiji appearance cues, so the probable identification applies. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally receiving ritual attention.

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A seated bearded man in saffron-brown robes, with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles while wearing a heavy garland of red roses, yellow flowers and round yellow fruits. Golden bangles are on his wrist. Under the thatched roof and wooden shrine doorway with hanging green leaves and brass bells, a young attendant in white dhoti with gold border kneels offering a red fruit on a golden vessel. Another attendant in white stands at left, and a figure in orange cloth stands at right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a saffron robe, flower garland and long swept-back hair; he is the recipient of the offering, a seated guru receiving puja. Ritual setting with brass bells and an offering vessel.2017-01-15A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe, a thick red and yellow marigold garland, and gold armlets, sits on a red-cushioned seat smiling as he reaches toward a brass kalasha-style vessel and holds up a red apple. Around him, a bald man in a white shirt bends forward to offer fruit, a young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans in from the upper left, a man in an orange cloth sits at lower left, and a woman in white stands at the right edge holding an apple. Flower petals are scattered on the floor, and a golden deity sculpture and green foliage decorate the background.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph of a ceremony in a gold-hung shrine room. A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair, a dark red-brown cloth and a large multi-coloured garland of yellow, white, red and green flowers sits on a red cushioned seat. A priest in white dhoti with a gold border and orange shawl leans forward and offers him an item with both hands. Behind them stand other attendants, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a large floral garland hangs on the wall with green leaves and a gold trident-shaped ornament at the left. The seated man has distinctive dreadlocked hair and garlands, but the appearance is not clear enough for a confident identification.2016-07-19May 25 20162016-05-25August 25 20172017-08-25January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph of a seated bearded man with long dark hair in a reddish-brown robe, wearing a long garland of red roses and yellow-orange flowers with round yellow fruits, and gold ornaments on his arm. He smiles while holding a red fruit in each hand. Beside him, a shaved-headed devotee in reddish-brown robes with a rudraksha mala bends forward, and a woman in white stands at the right edge. Behind them are a golden trident, brass bells, a gilded bull figure, green leaves and a thatched roof.2017-01-15December 20 20172017-12-20August 25 20172017-08-25A photograph of a seated man in a deep maroon-red garment receiving a ritual offering in an ornate, golden-yellow setting. He wears a crescent-topped headdress, layered garlands of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, and multiple beaded bracelets and gold bangles, and smiles with closed eyes. Before him, a bare-chested priest with orange-and-gold beaded necklaces and a white dhoti bends forward, extending his hands toward the seated man's arm, holding a gold bowl or ceremonial vessel. A second attendant in white with rudraksha beads stands behind, and a golden throne with fringed red cloth and a golden trident-like ornament appears at the left. Green leaves and garlands decorate the back wall.2016-07-19