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Evening outdoor photograph at a temple-style gathering under strings of multicolored lights. A central man with long swept-back dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a beard, and a rust-red sleeveless garment is smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. He wears a thick pink and white flower garland and a yellow bead garland, with a brown rudraksha-style mala across his shoulders. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls with tilak and folded hands stand in a crowd, and a bare-chested man in a gold necklace stands at left. A tall copper kalasha-style pillar rises at right, and a dark tarpaulin canopy frames the top. Vishesha deeksha reception context is visible in the arrangement of devotees and garlands.

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Night outdoor ritual photograph with strings of multicoloured lights overhead. A central man in rust-brown robes with a floral garland of pink and white flowers stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a vermilion mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala at his neck, a wooden pole rising beside him. Behind him a bare-chested assistant in orange dhoti holds the pole with one raised arm, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and sandalwood tilak. Other devotees in white and orange garments stand nearby, and a brass kalasha with green leaves sits at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate, a person, is the central figure with long dark hair and beard, though the image is not certain enough to confirm identity.2017-03-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor event lit by multicoloured string lights. A man with long dark hair, a beard and a tilak on his forehead stands centre, palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-orange shawl over an orange robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland. Behind his right shoulder a shirtless young man in orange cloth and gold-bead necklaces raises a tall wooden staff. On the left, a young man with a white forehead band holds a brass-and-jewelled vessel topped with green leaves. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate orange clothing and garland, with a role of the central figure greeting the gathering with namaste.2017-03-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor event lit by a string of multicolored fairy lights. A central figure in a rust-orange robe and long rudraksha mala with a yellow-and-pink flower garland and ornate gold pendant stands with hands joined overhead and eyes closed, his face marked with white tilak. Behind and around him, a large crowd of men in white dhotis with orange and red shawls stands with palms pressed in namaskar and hands raised, some with white-smeared bare chests. A tall pole with a palm tree is visible behind. Crowd in view is well over twenty people.2017-02-23Night outdoor event with a central man in a rust-orange robe, hands raised overhead in an anjali-like pose, eyes closed, with a white tilak on his forehead. He wears a large garland of yellow and pink flowers, a brown rudraksha-style mala and a gold ceremonial necklace. Around him, people in orange shawls and white clothes stand with palms pressed together or hands raised, some with white forehead markings. Strings of coloured lights hang across the dark background, with a tall pole at left. a person is the central figure, identified by appearance cues of an orange robe, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and garland.2017-02-23March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesAugust 07 20172017-08-07July 18 20162016-07-18A smiling man stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, garlanded with long strands of white jasmine, pink lotus buds and red flowers, wearing a rust-brown robe and a dark rudraksha mala. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the lower left, and a standing man in white dhoti and bare chest stands at right beside a dim temple setting with string lights overhead. Appearance-based candidate, swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala and garlands; probable Swamiji, in person.2017-03-16 +1 copiesApril 28 20172017-04-28A photograph of a bearded man in a rust-orange robe standing at the centre with hands raised above his head in a namaskar gesture, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace, and a garland of yellow beads and pink flowers. A white forehead mark is visible. Behind him, a row of men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a second group sits at the right with hands raised. Strings of multicoloured lights hang overhead against a night sky with palm trees, and a decorated wooden structure rises at the back. The scene suggests a devotional reception at night. Appearance-based label: a person, wearing rudraksha mala, gold necklace and flower garland in the central position.2017-02-23Night outdoor event under a tin roof strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A central man with a full beard, white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair stands with eyes closed and palms pressed overhead in an anjali pose. He wears a rust-orange garment, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-yellow flower garland. Around him, a large crowd of men in white dhotis, orange shawls and white headbands also stands with hands folded or raised in prayer. A man on the right wears a white headband and holds his hands together. Red and yellow decorations and a metal pole are visible.2017-02-23Night photograph of a ceremonial gathering. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead smiles broadly, wearing a rust-brown wrap over his shoulders, a thick rudraksha-style brown mala, a gold pendant necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland. He stands beside a tall golden staff held up by a figure at right. Around him, bare-chested young men in saffron-brown cloth and ash-marked foreheads, some with white and red tilak, watch attentively. A small brass vessel with green leaves is visible at lower left. The appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues are the long hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and saffron wrap, and he is the central figure.2017-03-16 +1 copies