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Night photograph of a temple ritual with colourful string lights overhead. A bearded man in a long rust-brown garment with gold-edged border and gold armbands stands centre, wearing a large garland of red roses, white flowers, yellow marigolds and purple blooms, with a gold chain necklace and tilak on his forehead; he raises one hand in blessing. To his left, a man bare-chested with white dhoti edged in gold, wearing a dark beaded mala and a gold pendant, has white markings on his arms and forehead and looks down. On the right, an attendant holds a tall gold staff and another person in orange clothing is partly visible. Behind them are gold ceremonial structures and a red-and-gold canopy hung with tassels.

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A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, a thick gold multi-bead necklace, a gold pendant, red beaded armlets and bangles, and a white vertical tilak with red bindi on his forehead. He has long dark hair and gestures with both open hands while smiling. Behind him stand orange and gold draped cloths and a golden deity figure. At left, a bare-chested assistant in white sandalwood markings holds a ritual item. Presentation cues are consistent with a person seated in the position of teacher, though appearance alone is not conclusive.2017-10-01October 08 20172017-10-08Night photograph of a stage-lit ceremony. In the centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a crescent ornament at the top of his head, a maroon-red garment and heavy gold necklaces and bangles stands smiling with raised hand. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with an orange border and a shawl, wearing rudraksha beads and gold necklaces, stands with a white vibhuti forehead mark. Behind them, a woman in a beige sari and seated devotees in white and orange clothes fold hands in namaskar, with a golden decorated umbrella overhead.2017-06-17Photograph of a seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a gold-toned multi-strand necklace and a large gold pendant, wearing red beaded bracelets and red-beaded ear ornaments. His long dark hair is swept back, with a white horizontal tilak and a red-and-white vertical mark on his forehead. He sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne-like chair, gesturing with raised hands toward a bare-chested man bowing forward with a white sacred thread, whose head is being touched or blessed. Another person's hand holds a white ritual item at the upper left, and orange and yellow decorations appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, a ceremonial gold necklace, red beaded adornments and a ritual setting, and is presented as the officiant of the blessing.2017-10-01August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 27 20162016-08-27June 17 20172017-06-17A procession at an outdoor temple-style event, with a bearded man in the centre wearing a long white and purple flower garland, red flower garlands, a gold chain with a large gold pendant, and a rust-brown sleeveless garment. He smiles and holds a tall gold-tipped staff upward with one hand, with red and orange threads on his wrist. Around him walk young men in orange-saffron dhotis and wraps, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas, white silver-toned necklaces and white forehead markings. Behind them, a gold-decorated deity shrine glows with string lights and flower decorations. Strong resemblance to a person candidate is noted by appearance only: the central man has a beard and a gold pendant with garland, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2017-08-07August 27 20162016-08-27A bearded man with a smooth-swept dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands centre frame with his eyes lowered, wearing a maroon-red robe, multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold chain and a small gold earring, and a rudraksha armband. A large garland of white jasmine, orange roses and purple flowers hangs around his neck. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl and white rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded, and a yellow pole is visible at right. A crowd of devotees fills the dim background, with a camera operator at left.2017-10-19Photograph of two men seated close together in an ornate, gold-decorated setting with a flower arrangement behind them. The man on the left wears a rust-red and gold shawl over his shoulders, layered gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklaces, orange-yellow flowers and red beaded bracelets, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. The man on the right, with swept-back dark hair, wears a bright orange silk shawl, a black and white beaded mala and a gold chain, and holds red beaded mala strands in his hands, as if passing or adjusting them. Another figure in orange with a crown-like head covering and beaded necklace stands in the background beside gold-carved pillars.2015-09-14 +1 copies