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A seated man in orange saffron robes and a brown beaded shawl performs a ritual at a gilded shrine canopy decorated with mango leaves. His right arm reaches toward a small silver lamp and offerings on a golden-brown table draped with a blue and red checked cloth. Near him stand a microphone on a stand, brass plates, a silver kalasha-style vessel and fruit offerings. A golden lion-faced figure and banana leaves are visible behind. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair with gold ornaments, ochre clothing and rudraksha malas align with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable identification.

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A seated man in orange saffron robes performs a ritual at a golden shrine decorated with mango leaves and a golden lion-faced ornament. He has long dreadlocks wrapped up with gold thread, a beard, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a bare upper body with white markings on his forehead and chest. He holds a small lamp or ritual vessel toward a brass tray on a blue and red checked cloth. Brass oil lamps, silver vessels, fruit, flowers and a microphone on a stand are arranged nearby, with a second person partly visible at the right edge. a person: the seated saffron-clad figure with dreadlocks, mala and gold-thread adornments fits the page's identification, though the face is not used to confirm it.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long matted hair and a beard performs a ritual at a golden ceremonial setup. He holds a small ladle over a gilded lion-faced or mask-like vessel, and a brass bell is in his other hand. Before him stand a gold canopy shrine with mango leaves, brass lamps, a metal plate with a lit oil lamp, bowls of fruit, and a blue and pink cloth. A microphone stands at his side. Behind him are golden pillars and offerings. No readable text besides a copyright line.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A man with long matted dreadlocks, a full beard and white ash markings on his forehead and arms sits beside a golden shrine in a temple setting. He wears orange ochre robes, a dark rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, and holds a red-and-white thread toward a golden lion-faced deity murti. Behind the shrine are golden pillars, a golden canopy of fruit, green leaves and flowers, and colourful striped banners with bird emblems. Plates of fruit and a golden mango-leaf torana frame the scene.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A seated priest in an orange-saffron robe performs a puja before a golden shrine holding a deity murti decorated with a white jasmine garland and a green leaf. The priest, with a shaved-top topknot, rudraksha malas and a white tilak on his forehead, raises one hand while holding a silver tray of white offerings. Brass and silver puja vessels, a small oil lamp and a kalasha-like pot sit on a green cloth in front of him, with ornate gold pillars and carved gold panels behind. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so the priest is described by role only.2021-05-27A seated man in orange-saffron dhoti and a bare chest performs a ritual at a gilded wooden shrine-canopy. He holds a lit oil lamp with a long handle in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with smoke rising. He wears long, swept-back hair and a dark beard, with a white forehead mark and multi-strand rudraksha mala necklaces. Behind him, a large golden lion-head sculpture and a golden kalasha pot wrapped in cloth with green leaves and a coconut sit on the shrine, with marigold flowers in front. Ritual puja setting with a visible oil lamp.2021-05-17June 20 20212021-06-20