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A photograph of a man seated with eyes lowered and a slight smile, wearing a tall, voluminous black hair bun decorated with green leaves and dusted with white powder. He has a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a gold ornate necklace over a brown rudraksha-style mala, and a multicolour garland of yellow, red and white flowers over a reddish-brown cloth. White powder covers his bare arms and shoulders. Behind him, a large deity murti in red and white drapery is framed by colourful flower garlands, and attendants in orange cloth assist at the side. Swamiji (probable): long swept-up black hair with a crown-like bun, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and garland, seated as the central figure of the ritual.

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March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a smiling man with a tall, voluminous black hairstyle decorated with a green leaf, wearing a brown-red garment, a gold ornate necklace with a central pendant, and a thick rudraksha mala. He is garlanded with yellow and red marigold garlands and has white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, colourful floral garlands hang in rows and a man in an orange dhoti stands at right. a person cues are the swept-back voluminous hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands, consistent with a ritual procession or puja setting. Persons are present in the scene, with a second figure partially visible at left in orange.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a smiling man with eyes closed at a festival puja. He wears a tall, voluminous black hair crown adorned with green leaves, a gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, rudraksha beads, and a red-brown garment, with white powder dusted on his arms and forehead. He wears yellow and red marigold garlands. Behind him, a red-and-yellow floral backdrop, and two other men in orange and red robes assist at a stone platform with white powder.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A smiling man with a tall black turban-style hairdo decorated with green leaves sits or kneels in a ceremonial setting, his body dusted with white ash. He wears yellow and red marigold garlands, a thick brown rudraksha mala and an ornate gold pendant necklace. Behind him, a ceremonial garland wall of yellow, red, white and purple flowers stands, and two priests in orange and red ritual cloth attend nearby, one pouring from a vessel beside a dark stone platform. The scene suggests a Hindu ritual such as a puja or abhishekam, though the exact rite is not clear. The lead figure's appearance is consistent with a person depiction in an in-person ceremony, with cues of a tall swept hairstyle, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2016-03-07A smiling man sits centrally, wearing a tall swept-back black turban-like hairstyle decorated with green leaves, a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders, a heavy gold ornate necklace, rudraksha beads, and layered yellow, orange and red marigold garlands. White ash markings cover his forehead and arms. Behind him stands a large decorated deity murti in red and white draped cloth, framed by colourful floral garlands. In the right foreground a person in an orange garment bends forward. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha and garlands. The setting appears to be a festival ritual with floral decoration.2016-03-07