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A photograph inside a pillared hall with striped red floor covering and tall decorated pillars. In the foreground stands a long-haired man in a rust-red shawl over his bare chest, hands folded, facing a seated deity murti draped in a gold and purple silk cloth and garlanded with pink flowers and green and white garlands. Several orange-clad attendants stand behind him, one holding a tray of flowers. Nearby on a golden cloth are a silver vessel and a brass lamp. On the right, white-clad devotees stand with palms joined. A cameraman films the scene. The man has long, swept-back hair and a distinctive shawl, matching a person cues, though the appearance is uncertain given the distance. The scene reads as a puja offering.

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A puja in a pillared hall with a red-and-white striped floor and painted wooden pillars. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested and wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, stands with palms joined before a golden-draped seat decorated with pink and white flowers and garlands. Nearby, a silver vessel and a small lamp sit on a golden cloth. Several attendants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand behind him; one holds a tray of flowers and another stands with hands folded, and a cameraman films the scene. Men in white dhotis stand at the right with hands joined.2018-05-30A temple hall with a striped red floor and pillars painted in bright patterns. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a reddish-brown dhoti stands with palms pressed together, bowing toward a decorated seat draped in gold and orange silk with a purple cloth, garlanded with pink flowers and a green-and-white garland. Beside him, several men in orange robes with white forehead markings hold offering trays and stand with hands folded. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands at right, and a cameraman in orange robes films at left. A silver vessel, brass lamp and flower offerings sit on a low table. The bowing figure with distinctive long hair and adornments matches the page's a person reference, so the appearance-based label applies.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A night-time ritual at an open pavilion with a red-and-white striped mat floor and painted pillars hung with colourful banners. In the foreground, a tall long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, offering a flower-filled plate toward a seated figure draped in a gold and green cloth garlanded with pink and orange flowers. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and tilaka hold plates of offerings and stand in a line. To the right, a row of drummers in saffron clothing play large drums. A cameraman stands at left, and a few onlookers in white are visible at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti offering.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph inside a pink-walled hall at an adheenam welcome. A long-haired man in a rust-brown robe with a yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala stands before a red-cushioned silver throne chair, bowing with hands raised. Facing him, a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a silver tray with fruit and offerings. Bare-backed young men in white and yellow dhotis stand nearby, and a cameraman and other attendees are in the background. A silver chair with a lion carving and a red stool sit beside them, with a ceremonial umbrella at the upper right. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and a saffron-brown robe with a marigold garland.2017-02-03May 22 20182018-05-22A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style gathering inside a decorated tent hall. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red sari with a gold border, a pink and white flower garland and gold jewellery, smiles while holding a silver plate of flowers. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala stands holding a plate. Seated on the carpeted dais at right, another shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a golden kalasha with a green cloth. Behind them rows of seated devotees in orange robes sit before an ornate gold throne and a gold-and-tiger-motif seat, with large flower arrangements of marigold and orchids at right and rows of onlookers in the background.2013-04-21 +1 copiesMay 30 20182018-05-30