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A photograph at an outdoor dedication or inauguration. A young man with long dark hair wearing an orange-red garment and red and white flower garlands stands behind a white shrine-like structure decorated with white and red flower garlands. Beside him, a man in white clothes leans forward with his hands near the shrine. In the foreground, a man with swept-back dark hair in white clothing bows his head low. On the right, a large orange cloth hangs from the structure. A small orange-robed figure seated in the shrine is decorated with garlands and rudraksha beads. Other people in white stand at the edges, and a blue banner is visible in the background.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes standing beside a white shrine with flower garlands, a bindi on his forehead and a garland of red and white flowers around his neck. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti gestures toward the shrine, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind. Inside the white shrine sits a seated figure in orange robes with a saffron turban, adorned with garlands, and a dark plaque with inscribed lettering sits below. A large orange cloth hangs at right. Outdoor setting with white building and blue signage.2009-08-03A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red dhoti, draped with a red and white flower garland, leaning forward to place his hands on a white shrine containing a small orange-robed seated figure. The shrine is decorated with white and red flower garlands and petals. 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Bystanders and a pink-and-blue temple building with orange flags are visible in the background.2009-08-08A photograph of a devotional gathering beside a decorated shrine with red curtains and a raised platform. Center foreground, a life-size orange-robed figure with an orange turban, rudraksha mala and white flower garland is seated, a statue or depiction rather than a living person. Two men in orange clothing stand near it, one on the left with an orange shawl and one on the right with a red and yellow flower garland and orange cloth. Around them are men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman with dark hair, some with folded hands in namaste. Rose petals are scattered on the platform, with brass lamps and a deity figure with garlands on the altar behind.2008-08-07A photograph of a devotional gathering at a temple-like shrine with red-and-white striped railings and a decorated altar behind. 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A smiling man in an orange robe with a red and yellow garland stands at right, and several devotees in orange and white clothing reach toward the figure with hands extended. Behind them, a deity murti in blue and orange drapery is adorned with flower garlands, with brass oil lamps flanking the shrine and yellow flower petals scattered on the ground.2008-08-07A photograph of a seated long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a white and orange flower garland, smiling while a man in white shirt and dhoti kneels and touches his feet near a low white wall. Behind, a younger man in an orange shawl holds a rudraksha-style mala and steps forward to assist. Another man in white stands nearby, and several onlookers peer over a wall with green oleander foliage. A purple cloth covers the seat. The seated figure shows distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland; the page does not state a person was at this event, so identity is uncertain. 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