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October 24 20102010-10-24A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron shawl stands before an ornate throne and is garlanded with thick chains of yellow, orange and magenta flowers. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his forehead lifts a garland over him, while another orange-robed attendant and a white-clad priest with a shaved head stand nearby. Behind them a red velvet cushioned seat and a gilded carved backdrop with floral and lotus-like motifs fill the frame, with a background of colourful flower decorations. +1 copiesOctober 24 20102010-10-24 +3 copiesJanuary 10 20122012-01-10October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands with arms extended toward a tray of offerings. Behind and around him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls stand or sit, some with shaved heads, and one older man in white holds a brass plate. A gold-framed deity image and floral decorations appear at the upper right, with a warm, dim interior and a hanging light at top left.2010-10-26October 13 20102010-10-13Photo 11742503October 25 20102010-10-25 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a projector screen and a decorated backdrop. A man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, with long swept-back hair and a black headband, raises his right hand in blessing over a row of devotees. Several devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand with heads bowed and hands in anjali. On the right, a bald attendant in white holds a brass tray of offerings, and a flower-garlanded altar stands behind them. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long hair and gold necklace) giving blessings.Photograph of a temple interior with a man in long hair and an orange robe wearing a thick garland of yellow and red-pink flowers, standing at a metal railing and looking down at a sheet of paper in his hands. A man in white clothes with palms pressed together bends toward him at left, and a bald man in orange robes stands at right holding an envelope-like paper. Devotees and a deity murti are visible in the background, under a dark ceiling with lamps. The figure in the garland has distinctive long hair and orange ceremonial clothing, a person candidate, and is standing among devotees.February 22 20132013-02-22