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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron top and orange shawl, wearing a white flower garland with a blue flower, smiling as he takes flower petals from a large steel bowl and offers them to a boy in a grey striped shirt who kneels before him. A bowl of red and white petals sits in the foreground. Behind them, girls in orange, purple and pink salwar outfits and a woman in a red-bordered sari stand watching in a white-walled hall.

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A photograph of a temple ritual in a hall with white brick platform. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl over a red garment and a white flower garland with green and red ribbons, sits and hands a small offering to a young boy in a bright orange t-shirt who leans in and reaches toward it. Behind them a cameraman in white kurta with an orange shawl films, and several seated people play instruments and watch. Pyramid-stacked brass pots and decorated umbrellas stand at left, a tray of sweets sits at lower left, and a deity figure with flowers appears at right edge.2007-12-24A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha malas pressing his right palm onto the forehead of a young boy in a dark striped polo shirt, who stands with hands folded in anjali. The man smiles; both wear rudraksha beads, and the boy also wears a pendant. Behind them, people in orange, yellow and white clothing move in a crowded hall with red drapes on the left. A green light glows in the background. Visible people include the two main figures and several others partly in view, so the count is in the 6-20 range.2012-07-18December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph taken indoors on a patterned mat at night. A long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top with a white and yellow flower garland sits in the foreground with their back to the camera. Beside them, a man in an orange kurta with a pendant and orange wrist threads kneels and extends his hands toward a small boy in a white collared shirt and grey shorts, who sits with palms pressed together in greeting. Marigold petals and a white jasmine garland lie on the mat, and a man in a red-checked cloth and white kurta stands behind holding an orange marigold garland. Several people in the background wear checked and plain shirts.2008-06-09June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26November 21 20092009-11-21December 25 20072007-12-25May 28 20132013-05-28November 25 20112011-11-25March 20 20132013-03-20A seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange-red shawl with gold border, wears a thin black cord necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. He sits on a red velvet throne with a red tiger-striped cushion, reaching out to hand small items from an open wooden box at his side to a boy in an orange t-shirt who holds out cupped hands. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels and watches, and women in saffron and cream saris stand near gold deity decorations and garlands. Swamiji (probable), shown seated on a throne and distributing objects, with long hair, orange shawl and black cord cues.2011-12-05