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A photograph of a seated figure in orange saffron robes and a white-and-multicolour flower garland, with a rudraksha-style bead and gold necklace, leading a ritual with hands joined in namaskar before a microphone stand. The figure has long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi. Behind on the left is a decorated deity murti draped in green, pink and white garlands, under an ornate canopy. A silver pyramidal Maha Meru vessel sits on a brass tray on the white-covered table, with silver pots in the foreground. A second man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits at right with hands folded. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a person leading a puja or arathi.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white and multicolored flower garland sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone stand. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold chain around his neck. Behind him is an ornately decorated deity murti draped in green, orange and pink garlands, with a silver umbrella canopy above. Before him on a white-draped table sit a silver kalasha-style vessel, a tiered brass pyramid-shaped Meru, and a silver pot. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge and another partly visible at the right.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala of white and multicolored flower garlands around his shoulders, and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on a white cushion speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him stands a richly decorated deity murti with a silver crown, a golden face and an orange and green garland, set against a blue wall with a gold-and-green hanging. A silver ceremonial staff stands at left. In the lower foreground, the back of another seated person's head is visible, and at right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits beside a gold kalasha-like vessel on a tray. Green flower decorations hang on the wall at upper right.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing a white and multicolored flower garland and a gold necklace, with a small red tilak on his forehead, hands pressed together in namaskar over a gold-tiered Maha Meru vessel on a white-draped platform. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and ornate gold necklace cues match the page's description of the event. Behind him is a decorated altar with orange and gold fabrics and deity imagery. To the right, a younger man in white ritual clothes with a maroon-bordered shawl sits with hands folded. A microphone stands at left and brass vessels appear at the lower edge.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21