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Outdoors on a riverside ghat, a long-haired man with swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange shawl, wears layered pearl and rudraksha necklaces and bangles, and sits on a patterned cloth as he gestures toward a kneeling man in white dhoti with yellow borders. Behind them a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits with folded arms, while devotees in white garments with yellow borders and orange cloths stand with palms joined. Rose petals are scattered on the stone and a shaved-headed man bends over a small orange-covered object, with floral garlands and water beyond. a person is the long-haired man in the centre-left seated with pearl necklaces; the seated figure is identifiable by his distinctive hair and ornate ceremonial adornments.

2013-02-13 +2 copies

August 02 2015

A photograph of a ceremonial reception on a stage decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and red flowers. A long-bearded elder in white with a white forehead mark stands centre, hands pressed together. A young figure in orange robes with flower garlands receives him, and a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a red sash faces them. An orange-robed attendant smiles nearby. On the right, an ornate gold throne with red cushions stands behind the garlands. A standing boy in a white shirt and a man with folded hands stand at the left edge.

2010-10-24 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red turban, orange-and-gold robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland, with a gold bangle on the arm, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes, glasses and a beaded necklace who holds a red apple-like fruit in his hands. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace and a red-and-white shawl stands holding papers, and other women in white and orange garlands are visible at the right. A gold-coloured throne and red fabric frame the seated figure.

A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a yellow-and-marigold garland and folded hands smiles at a home shrine during a pada puja house visit. A bald young priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels with his head bowed before a tray of fruit, and a standing priest in white dhoti holds a rudraksha mala. A man in a striped shirt watches at right while a large leafy offering lies on the floor. Brass lamps with lit wicks, a flower-decorated deity murti and a framed portrait sit on the shrine table.

October 10 2015

A seated man in an orange-red turban, saffron-orange robe and a large layered garland of orange, white, green and red flowers sits on a red velvet throne with gilded carved back. He smiles as a woman in a white sari-style garment with a white shawl, hair pulled back, bends forward to offer him something from a small brass plate. Behind them a golden kalasha-style vessel and a gilded object sit on red fabric, with banana leaves, a decorated saffron-and-green banner, and a crowd of people in white and saffron clothes at night. a person is shown seated in ceremonial dress receiving an offering.

December 31 2009

September 20 2015

August 09 2015

Indoor photograph at night of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on a red cushioned couch-like seat, holding a rudraksha mala and a small green object, smiling as he looks toward a devotee. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, and two uniformed men in khaki stand behind the seat, one wearing a wristwatch. A man in a white shirt in the foreground faces the seat holding papers, and another man in white with dark hair is seen from behind at right. A red and green patterned mat lies on the floor.

Photograph of a ceremonial audience at a floral-decorated dais. A bearded man in an orange-brown robe sits on a red cushioned seat, wearing layered garlands of red, pink, yellow and white flowers with green leaves, and smiling. Devotees in white dhotis bow low and touch his feet; one devotee in an orange shawl bends forward at right and another at centre is seated. A man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body sits at left. Behind the dais a banner of marigolds, roses and jasmine is arranged in red, yellow, green and white stripes, and a gold lion-head ornament stands at the right edge. a person: the seated figure in orange-brown with long hair and a garland matches the page's claim, but the cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.