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A seated man in rust-red robes wears a tall flower-decorated crown and heavy garlands of red roses and white jasmine, with a rudraksha mala visible at the neck. He is receiving fruit and flowers during a ceremony in front of an orange and red draped backdrop with floral strings. A shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands at left, and a woman in a maroon sari with folded hands stands behind. A smiling woman in a white and gold sari stands at right beside an open box of rose petals, and a child and an older woman in glasses sit at the lower edge.

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A seated man in a maroon-brown robe sits centred in a small room draped with orange and maroon fabric and strung with white jasmine and red flower garlands. He wears a tall decorated crown and wears heavy layered flower garlands in pink, red and white, and a green leaf garland. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace stands behind him with hands joined in prayer. Around him, a woman in a cream sari with gold border offers a cut fruit, a woman in a red-brown sari stands at back, and a man with white forehead markings and earrings holds a rudraksha mala at left. A girl in pink sits at lower right beside a cardboard box of pink petals and flower offerings. Fruits, a basket and brass items are in the foreground.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A photograph of a ceremonial honouring inside a room draped with red and orange fabric and white jasmine garlands. A seated figure in a red-brown garment wears a decorated headdress and heavy floral garlands of pink and white flowers, with petals scattered on a tray in front. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands with hands folded at the centre-left. A woman in a red sari stands behind, palms pressed together. Another woman in a white sari with gold border smiles at right, and a man in white at left watches. Two electric fans and a partly visible person in the foreground complete the scene.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A seated figure in a rust-red robe and a tall decorated crown is garlanded with white jasmine strands and red roses in a room with an orange and maroon draped backdrop. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands behind, hands folded in prayer. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds green fruits in a woven basket, and an elderly man in a light striped shirt bends forward to offer respect. A girl in pink and a woman in maroon attend nearby, with flower garlands on the floor.2017-04-02A photograph of a seated bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-gold crown, wearing a heavy garland of white jasmine and red roses and holding a green fruit. Behind him hangs an orange and red drape with floral garlands. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed in namaste. Several women in white and cream saffron-bordered saris stand and sit nearby, one holding red roses, and a young girl in a pink top and purple skirt sits at right. Flower petals scatter the floor, with a copper vessel and a wicker basket in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears saffron robes, a crown and a heavy garland, a presentation consistent with the page's identification.2017-04-02A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-brown robe at the centre, garlanded with thick chains of white jasmine and red and pink flower strands and wearing a tall ornate headdress with blue and white flowers. Pink rose petals are being scattered over him. On the left, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands with palms joined, and a woman in a light sari holds a basket of pink petals. On the right, a woman in a white and gold sari bends forward offering something from a cardboard box of fruit, flowers and garlands, while a young girl in pink watches. A woman in a maroon sari stands behind, and an orange cloth hangs with a garland swag in the background. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role only.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A photo inside a small room draped with orange and red curtains and strung with white and pink flower garlands. A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a tall white-and-red ceremonial crown and layered flower garlands sits at the centre, with women in cream and gold-bordered saris and a girl in pink crowding around him and placing flowers and fruit before him. A shirtless man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads stands at the back, raising an arm. A deity murti-style picture is visible on a small shelf. Women in white and gold saris, a gold-coloured bundle and pink petals surround the scene, with a fan and a television nearby.2017-04-02