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A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a stage and a golden deity murti at the back. A man in a cream kurta with an orange shawl on the left reads from a sheet of paper. In the centre-right, a man in a rust-brown robe with a white flower garland, gold necklaces, tilak and long swept-back hair hands small packets from a red tray to a line of young boys in orange robes and white forehead markings. Several boys wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Another person in white stands at the far right edge. Several people are visible, and the man in rust-brown has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a flower garland, so the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) distributing items to the boys during a ritual line.

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November 22 20102010-11-22October 03 20132013-10-03A seated man in an orange turban, orange robe with gold border and layered beaded necklaces sits on a red throne with a red tiger-stripe cloth, extending a yellow-green object toward a man kneeling in white clothes with a tilak on his forehead, whose palms are open in offering. Behind them, a standing woman in a rust-coloured sari with a long beaded mala and a gold-striped shawl folds her arms beside a tall golden staff, and another smiling woman in a white top and rust shawl with rudraksha beads and a red tilak stands at right. Ornate golden lattice panels with quatrefoil cutouts form the backdrop.2015-08-28A ceremonial scene in a decorated hall with a painted temple backdrop of gopuram-style architecture. In the centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes wears a heavy garland of green leaves, yellow and red flowers and stands before a gilded throne with red cushions. He bows with a hand on his forehead. To the left, a man with a shaved head and white tripundra markings, wearing an orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style orange bead necklace, holds a silver tray of bananas and offerings toward him. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes looks down. Behind them, several men stand, including one in a white dhoti and yellow shawl. Brass trays with flowers and small oil lamps sit in the lower right foreground. The image appears to show a padapuja-style offering to a seated guru. a person candidate by appearance: long hair, saffron garments and a garland on the person at the throne.2010-09-18Photograph of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a long gold necklace, wearing a saffron-orange robe with his bare upper arm visible. He is seated and handing a folded white paper to a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who reaches toward it with both hands. Behind them a red draped backdrop, a video camera on a stand, and several people in white and orange garments are visible, including a woman in a green and gold sari.2012-07-09A photograph of a man in an orange-brown saffron robe and a multi-strand red-orange rudraksha mala with large gold ceremonial beads, wearing gold bangles and earrings, with a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a folded white paper in one hand and raises his other palm over the head of a man in a white shirt. Two people in the foreground stand with hands folded in anjali, one an older bespectacled man in white. Behind them a bald priest in white with a red tilak watches, and a red box of offerings sits at the right edge. Dark red curtains and a white ceiling form the hall backdrop. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown performing a blessing with a raised palm.2013-05-12A ceremonial padapuja scene in an indoor hall. A man with long hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a heavy garland of green leaves, red and yellow flowers, stands before a gilded golden throne with red velvet cushions and a red backrest. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest and an orange-red beaded necklace holds a silver tray of fruit and offerings. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands behind them, and a man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti watches at left. A large backdrop of a deity in red and white behind the throne and gilded plates of flowers and offerings at the lower right complete the scene.2010-09-18December 23 20092009-12-23November 22 20152015-11-22Indoor event photo at an ashram hall with a red curtain backdrop. A long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless robe sits on a white cushioned seat, holding a tray of food offerings toward a young woman in a pink top who stands before him. Behind him, a shaven-headed young monk in orange with a red shawl and rudraksha mala stands beside another orange-robed monk, and a man in a red shirt stands at the back. Seated and standing devotees in white and orange fill the left foreground. Trays of sweets and a stack of banknotes lie on a white surface at the lower right. a person cue is the long, swept-back hair with orange clothing, but the face is not visible enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.2008-03-23August 09 20072007-08-09May 02 20162016-05-02 +1 copies