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A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair adorned with a pink flower sits before a deity shrine decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands. He wears a red and orange garment, a gold necklace with a pendant, and a rudraksha mala with a red and yellow flower garland. White ash smears his arms and forehead, and his hands rest on a white cloth. Gold deity statues and a bronze pot stand nearby, with a priest in white at the left edge and a partially visible devotee at the right. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace, and orange clothing, at a Pratyakshya Pada Puja during Mahashivaratri.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a shrine-like setting decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers around statues. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a red mark on his forehead, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas sits at the centre in orange clothing, smiling, with a pink flower in his hair and his hands at a stone vessel. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and white-smeared bare arms and chest tends the ritual, holding a white cloth and rudraksha beads. Garlanded deity murti and standing figures frame the scene, and a few hands of onlookers appear at the bottom edge. Ritual abhishekam setting. a person: the central seated figure has long swept-back dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace in orange clothing, consistent with the candidate role.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a temple shrine adorned with garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. A central figure sits on a low seat with a tall black upswept hair style, wearing a red-brown garment, a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and a red-and-yellow flower garland, his face and forearms smeared with white ash, a red flower in his hair. He looks down with a serene expression while holding a white cloth or offering. To the left, a second man with a bare upper body, white-marked skin, rudraksha malas and gold armbands bends forward attending to the ritual. Behind them are deity murtis draped in garlands, and a seated figure in orange on the right. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas, presiding over the pratyaksha padapuja.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07