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A photograph of a ritual in a smoky hall: a devotee in white dhoti and bare back lies prostrate on a striped cloth, face down, with fresh yellow and orange marigold garlands and flower-filled wicker baskets around him. Seated on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion is a man in saffron-red robes wearing a yellow-orange garland and gold ornaments, hands pressed together in prayer. Behind him a person in a red top holds a white table fan toward them. Two men in white dhotis stand in the background, and a figure sits at left in the haze. Smoke fills the room.

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March 16 20172017-03-16February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesApril 16 20172017-04-16September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene at night under a pavilion. A man in a dark maroon robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, hands joined in namaste with his eyes closed, wearing a yellow-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace. In front of him a man bare-chested, in white dhoti with a gold-and-red border and a yellow headband, prostrates on the floor on a striped cloth. Yellow marigold garlands and white-wrapped decorative vases with yellow flowers sit in the foreground. Behind them, a woman in a blue sari and two other attendants in orange and white stand near a pillar, and a few people in white dhotis are seated or standing at the back, with a standing fan at the side. The a person candidate on the throne is shown with a garland and ornate gold throne but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2017-08-02February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA seated man in a red-brown dhoti and a red-brown upper cloth, wearing a white-and-pink garland, gold necklaces and gold armlets, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gold-and-red throne. A man lies prostrate on striped multicolored mats in the foreground, hands extended forward, bare-chested. A standing fan stands at left beside a stone pillar, and a person in orange sits in the background at far left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace, rudraksha-style adornments and ornate gold throne seating, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. The prostrate man and the background figure are devotees.2017-06-23A seated man in a gold-and-red ornate throne with a carved gilt back and red cushions sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white-and-orange wrap, a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace, gold armlets and a tilak on his forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and ornate ritual attire with distinctive adornments. Before him on a striped rug, a man in a bare back lies prostrate in full obeisance, with flower petals scattered nearby. Behind, a seated devotee in orange sits on a striped mat beside a standing black fan and cables, and a stone pillar stands at left.2017-06-23Night-time ritual photo under bright lights at an open-air hall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears a maroon robe, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a dark cap on his head, and his hands rest on his lap. Probable Swamiji is present, identified by a seated ritual figure of ceremonial status with a crown-like headpiece, white flower garland and rudraksha mala. In front, two men in white dhoti bow over a golden fire pit with rising smoke and burning flames, indicating a homa or yagna. Devotees in saffron-orange robes stand with folded hands on the left, and women in maroon saris and rudraksha malas stand behind. Flower arrangements, a kalasha-style pot and a standing fan sit at the lower left.2017-08-22March 16 20172017-03-16August 02 20172017-08-02Night ritual scene at a temple-like shrine under a canopy. A man in white dhoti with a striped border lies prostrate on the stone platform in front of a fire pit with flames and flower offerings. Seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a tall gold-framed umbrella overhead is a person in saffron-red robes with a red-and-white garland, hands in anjali, wearing a tall dark headpiece. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with white flower garlands on a gold-trimmed red-draped throne. Standing spectators in white clothes watch at the back, and a silver kalasha-like vessel and fruit offerings sit at the left.2016-02-22 +1 copies