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Outdoor photograph beside a forest stream where a figure seated on a raised wooden seat with a silver-topped staff and a red-and-orange umbrella overhead receives ritual attention. The seated figure wears a red turban with white flower decoration, long white and orange-red flower garlands, rudraksha beads, gold bangles and an orange-red garment, and is smiling. Around them, roughly a dozen people in white and orange-red shawls stand or kneel in the water and on the rocks, holding brass plates with fruit, bowls and lamps, while a shaved-headed man in white and an orange-red rudraksha mala sits in front with brass offering dishes. A cameraperson with a tripod films in the background, and green foliage surrounds the scene.

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December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor riverside ritual beside a shallow forest stream with dense green foliage. A person seated at right on a raised cushioned seat wears a red-orange turban with a white ornament, a white jasmine garland, gold bangles and a red-orange cloth, and holds a ceremonial staff under a red-orange canopy; appearance-based label: a person only if cues qualify, otherwise a devotee-like seated figure. Around him, devotees in white and red-orange shawls sit on the rocks holding brass plates with fruit, apples, flowers and offerings, while a bald man in a saffron-yellow cloth with rudraksha beads is being offered fruit. A cameraman films with a tripod at the back.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor ritual gathering under trees. A figure on the left wears a red turban, a white and gold garland, gold bangles and a red-orange wrap, seated with a silver plate. Several people in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit around silver trays holding apples, bananas, sweets and flowers. A man in white with a long topknot sits in the foreground. A standing figure in white and a red shawl raises a long ceremonial staff at the back, and a crowd of devotees in white and red-orange shawls fills the background.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a rocky stream with exposed roots, a group of devotees in white and red shawls sit on the water's edge performing a ritual. Many hold brass plates and bowls of fruit, flowers and offerings, and some hold small brass lamps. At right, a person in a red and orange turban and an ornate gold necklace sits on a silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a white flower garland and sandalwood markings on the arms. Several devotees around them wear rudraksha malas. A man in red stands in the background at upper right. a person cues: turban, ornate gold necklace and garland seated on a throne.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor river ritual beside a clear, shallow stream with rocks visible in the water. A person seated on an ornate silver-framed seat, wearing a red-orange turban with a white emblem, a long white flower garland, a gold chest ornament, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, smiles while others attend. Around them, several women in white and red-orange shawls sit on the wet ground holding silver plates and small round offerings, and a man in a white dhoti with a red-orange shawl and tilak marks holds a brass plate. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand near the water, one holding a long ceremonial staff. Possible rudrabhishekam-style offerings are being prepared in a riverside setting.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a river with green trees, a seated figure on an ornate silver-framed throne receives a pada puja from a group of devotees. The central figure wears a red-orange turban with a decorative crest, a red-orange robe, a long white flower garland and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, with bare arms adorned with bangles. Several women in white and orange-red shawls sit on the ground around silver plates holding fruit, sweets, flowers and small bowls of offerings, and a man in white with glasses holds a plate. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and red shawls stand holding staffs. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, a turban, saffron-red ornate clothing and a gold necklace consistent with the page's claim.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17