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A smiling man with eyes closed stands at a stone pillar carved with figures, beside a red curtain and palm trees outside. He wears a tall black turban of coiled hair decorated with green leaves, and a red-brown cloth over his shoulder. A long garland of yellow, red and purple flowers hangs across his chest, and his skin is marked with white ash. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair in a turban, a flower garland and an ornate setting consistent with the page, though the face is not used for identification.

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A photograph of a smiling man with eyes lowered, his tall black tied-up hair crowned with green leaves and white ash marks across his forehead and upper arm. He wears a red-brown unstitched cloth wrap and a garland of yellow and red flowers with white and maroon blossoms, plus a gold ceremonial necklace. Beside him stands a carved stone temple pillar with sculpted panels, and a red cloth hangs at right. Behind is a glass panel and palm foliage. A small white figure stands at lower left. a person: the man's long swept-back hair, ash-marked body and garlands fit the event page's description of a ceremony, but appearance alone is not conclusive. The scene shows a temple ritual setting.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a person with a tall, voluminous black hairstyle decorated with green leaves, standing in a stone temple setting. The person wears a multicolour flower garland of yellow, red and white blooms over a maroon/rust-red cloth, with white ash or vibhuti marks on the forehead, arms and bare shoulder. The person touches a finger to the nose, holding a ring-adorned hand. Behind them are carved grey stone pillars with ornate sculpted panels, a deity murti and flower-garlanded figure to the left, and palm trees visible outside. a person: the swept-back voluminous hair, ornate gold-ringed hands and garland cues are consistent with the page's reference to a Mahashivaratri event, but this is an appearance-based label only.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A smiling man sits centrally, wearing a tall swept-back black turban-like hairstyle decorated with green leaves, a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders, a heavy gold ornate necklace, rudraksha beads, and layered yellow, orange and red marigold garlands. White ash markings cover his forehead and arms. Behind him stands a large decorated deity murti in red and white draped cloth, framed by colourful floral garlands. In the right foreground a person in an orange garment bends forward. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha and garlands. The setting appears to be a festival ritual with floral decoration.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07June 07 20162016-06-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07June 07 20162016-06-07