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December 31 2009

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A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder and a white and red flower garland, raises one hand in greeting while walking through a temple hall. Behind him a deity murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and brass lamps stand on a stone platform. Two orange-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand at right, one holding a brass vessel on a tray, and a brass bowl with a ladle sits on a stand in the foreground. Red curtains and a banana plant frame the open pavilion. Cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-adorned attendants, ceremonial garland. a person greeting devotees during a temple visit.2010-02-12July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors under a covered pavilion. A man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and beaded gold necklace holds a silver tray with a lit flame and yellow flowers. Beside him a young priest in saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style mala carries a tray of flowers. In the centre a man with long dark hair, a saffron headband, saffron robes and a long beaded necklace stands with hands folded, facing a large seated figure dressed in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow, red, white and purple flowers. A small figure in orange and flower garlands sits at the lower left. Behind them are a purple-draped and orange-draped altar, a metal railing and a corrugated roof.2010-12-27October 01 20172017-10-01A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange silk garment with broad gold borders, stands on a temple platform with his palms raised in blessing. He wears a white and red flower garland, a gold ornament on his chest and gold bangles. Behind him is a decorated deity murti draped in yellow and red flower garlands. To the left, an attendant in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a silver vessel. A small fire glows in the background near a fire pit with offerings. Flowers are scattered at the base of the murti. The man has long swept-back hair, gold necklace and saffron-gold clothing, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues; he is performing a blessing during a temple ceremony.2007-01-01A smiling man with dark hair swept back stands outdoors in front of a stone temple shrine, raising his right hand in greeting. He wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and chest and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are a white-draped altar with a yellow and orange garland, brass lamp stands, a brass plate of offerings, and a carved stone relief panel. Swamiji (probable) is the figure here, shown by swept-back hair, saffron garments and rudraksha mala, in a temple setting.2010-09-17A temple ritual scene with a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and bangles on his wrists; he holds white petals in one hand while another man in orange dhoti and shawl with white tilak carries a gold tray. Behind them stand a large deity murti and a tall multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green and purple blooms, with a gold hand-gesture sculpture above. Carved stone pillars frame the temple hall. Candidate appearance is a long-haired figure with several cues but this is uncertain, so the central man is described by role as a devotee performing an offering.2011-12-11A man in orange-red ochre robes stands barefoot on a marble step inside a framed niche of a temple shrine. He wears a red flower garland on his head, a red sandalwood dot on his forehead, a heavy gold bead necklace and a silver chain. He smiles with palms raised and fingers open in a blessing gesture. Behind him are pink and white flower garlands, a lit shrine lamp, and white carved stone arches with warm lights. Brass oil lamps stand on the right and left. a person: the man has a red head garland, orange ochre robes and a gold bead necklace, presented as a sannyasi giving a blessing in the temple.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph in a covered open-air shrine area with red walls and a corrugated roof. A man with long dark hair, a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure draped in orange and garlanded with yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, wearing a tall gold-trimmed headdress. Beside the shrine stands a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala, holding a brass tray. Behind the altar, a large orange-clad deity murti with a crown and gold jewelry sits on a purple cloth throne, also garlanded. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel stand in front. Two onlookers are visible in the background behind a railing. Scattered petals and fine light rain are visible.2010-12-27March 03 20132013-03-03A photograph of a procession at night with a smiling man in the centre waving his right hand, wearing a golden crown set with red and green stones, long dark hair, a white tilak with a red bindi, an orange saffron robe, a red and pink flower garland, layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. He holds a silver trident-topped staff, and marigold garlands hang behind him. Around him, several men in orange or saffron robes with white ash markings stand, one at left wearing a brown robe and beaded necklace. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, a crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, and is being honoured in a procession at the Kumbh Mela.2013-02-10July 02 20102010-07-02 +1 copies