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A photograph inside a plain cream-walled room with red and white balloons and a small framed deity picture on the wall. A seated figure in a red-orange robe with long dark hair in a braid and red bangles raises one arm and points, with a lit wrist-ornament, as devotees gather close. Two shaven-headed young men in orange garments and rudraksha malas with white tilak stand at left. Women in saris with flowers in their hair, and a child, sit in front holding fruit on a tray with flowers and green leaves. Padapuja-style devotee offering scene.

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July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain cream-walled room with a red-cushioned chair and an arched brown alcove. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red wrap with a long rudraksha mala and gold-coloured armbands, stands smiling and holds a green palm-leaf bundle. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in a red-orange wrap and rudraksha mala gestures toward a brass tray. Several women with flowers in their hair and a uniformed man in khaki stand around in the foreground, and red balloons hang in the top left.2014-07-03July 04 20142014-07-04 +2 copiesIndoor photo in a room with pale green walls and a framed picture on the right wall. A central figure with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and tripundra marks, a bare shoulder, an orange-red shawl and a large rudraksha mala smiles while seated among devotees. To the left, a young man in orange cloth with tripundra marks holds an orange wrap. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and a beaded mala sits beside another seated devotee. Marigold petals and flowers are scattered on the wall, and red paper decorations hang at the upper left. Several heads of seated people are in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl with a smiling, seated, centred presence among devotees.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small room with cream walls and a red-brown arched doorway, with red balloons near the top. A man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala necklaces and copper-coloured armbands, sits on a red-cushioned throne and smiles while extending a hand to a woman seated at left. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala holds a leafy green stalk and a folded white paper, near a brass puja plate. A man in an olive uniform with a red-tinged shirt and several onlookers crowd the foreground, and a framed picture hangs on the upper left wall. a person cues: sitting on the throne, rudraksha malas and red-brown clothing, with the page naming him; appearance is consistent but not clear enough to confirm.2014-07-03A photograph inside a small room with pale green walls, where a central figure in a deep red-orange shawl and long rudraksha mala stands smiling with a red bindi on the forehead. Several people in white and orange clothing surround him, and one man in white reaches toward his shoulder. Marigold and flower garlands are pinned to the wall, a cardboard box of fruit sits at left, and framed religious pictures hang on the walls.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing long rudraksha malas across his chest and bangle-like arm bands, smiles while a woman in a green sari with white flower garland in her hair sits close beside him. Behind him stands a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with rudraksha beads, and at left another shaved-headed attendant in orange sits on a wooden box. A man in an orange-red shirt with an orange shawl holds up a small offering near a platter of mangoes and bananas. A wall shelf with framed pictures and a speaker sits at right, indicating a house-visit puja setting.2014-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08A photograph inside a plain room with pale walls and a tiled floor. A man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a red-orange cloth draped over his body, rudraksha beads, and gold armbands, sits on an orange sofa and smiles as he touches the chin of a seated woman in red who wears a marigold garland. Beside him a tray holds red apples. Two young men in orange robes stand in the background, one wearing rudraksha beads, while a woman in a red top sits in the foreground. The room has a wall-mounted switch panel and a small shelf with a telephone.2014-07-08A photograph inside a decorated room with orange drapes and a framed poster of Shiva with a trident and crescent moon. A central man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red robe and a long rudraksha mala, gestures with open hands while speaking. A man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head smiles beside him, and another shaved-headed man in orange stands at right. A photographer with a camera is visible at left, and a tray of apples and fruit sits in the foreground. Red petals are scattered on the wall decorations.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA standing figure in the centre wears a deep maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth with a gold waistband, a long multicolour garland of red, orange and yellow flowers, and multiple rudraksha malas. He smiles and raises one hand in blessing beside a draped table holding brass vessels, fruit in wooden trays and flowers. To the left, a young man in orange robes holds a silver trident staff, and orange-robed attendants stand and sit around the room. A devotee with folded hands kneels at the lower left, and a small blue cartoon-style figure is mounted on the green wall. This is a photograph of a house visit puja setting with a green-painted room, a light fixture and a white door.2014-07-08