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A photograph inside a gold-accented temple hall. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands and wearing a saffron shawl, holds a gold ritual implement while a young man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a girl in a teal top kneel and offer citrus fruit from a silver tray. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth stands beside a long-haired man with a rudraksha mala and a white garment. A cameraman films, a golden deity murti stands on the right, and a bowl of fruit and a golden lion-like figure appear near the front, with a red carpet and a television screen in the background. a person is an appearance-based candidate only.

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June 12 20142014-06-12November 08 20152015-11-08A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red upholstery, wearing a maroon head wrap with gold ornaments, a maroon top and a leopard-print lower garment. A long orange floral garland with green citrus fruits and rudraksha beads drapes over the shoulders, and the figure holds a red apple. A man in a white shirt bends forward with folded hands, receiving a touch from a silver trident held upright. Behind them a man photographs with a camera, a woman in white with a red bead necklace stands watching, and a woman in a green sari with a lanyard stands at right.2014-04-20A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, wearing layered white and yellow jasmine garlands, gold armlets and bangles, with white vibhuti on his forehead, handing a red apple to a young girl in white with a garland. A tray of apples sits nearby. Around him stand shaved-headed priests in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, a smiling man in white with a red garland, and a woman in a purple and gold saree with gold jewellery smiling. Yellow marigolds and flowers decorate the seat, and colourful draped cloth hangs behind. The scene looks like a devotee offering fruit during a puja.2014-06-21January 20 20162016-01-20A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a long, swept-back hairstyle and beaded mala necklaces sits on an ornate golden throne with a magenta cushion, speaking to a seated group in a hall with a blue curtain and a projection screen behind. Platters of fruit, sweets and red offerings sit on a golden tray in front of the seated devotees. Beside the throne, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with tripundra marks sits near a woman in a white sari, a man in a blue polo shirt with a name badge, and several devotees in saris and kurtas. At the left edge, a man in orange robes sits beside a microphone stand. A projector and water bottle rest on a wooden stand by the throne.2011-01-23A seated figure in an orange-red turban and red-and-orange robes, wearing a long red and white flower garland and gold bangles, extends both hands forward to a kneeling young man in white clothes with an orange shawl over his shoulders, who presses his palms together in reverence. A golden lion-headed throne armrest stands beside them, with a silver tray of bananas in the foreground. Behind them a woman in an orange sari and beaded rudraksha mala holds a small white item, and a garland of orange and yellow marigolds hangs on the right. The seated figure appears to be a probable Swamiji by the turban, saffron-toned robes, ornate gold jewellery and garland cues, with the kneeling devotee receiving his blessing.2014-12-05January 16 20162016-01-16A seated figure in a red-orange robe with an ornate gold necklace and gold bangles and armlet places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, a blessing gesture in a red-carpeted hall. Behind them a standing woman in white with a rudraksha-style necklace watches, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands nearby, with a child in white on the right. A gold-tipped ceremonial staff stands beside the throne and a gold-edged tray or plate rests in the foreground.2014-07-24 +2 copiesMay 21 20142014-05-21April 27 20162016-04-27February 01 20152015-02-01