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Photograph of a temple ceremony with smoke or incense drifting through the frame. On the right, a smiling man with a tall dreadlocked turban and a red tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in greeting. He wears layers of pink and white flower garlands, heavy gold ornamental necklaces and rudraksha beads on his arms and neck. Swamiji (probable): the figure has the turban, gold necklaces and rudraksha cues associated with the page's Swamiji reference. On the left, an older bald man with white and orange sacred markings on his forehead and a gold necklace, in white ritual cloth, holds a microphone and gestures with folded hands.

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April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14Photograph of a ceremony beside a banana-leaf decorated pillar. A man with a tall, swept-up black hair crown strung with rudraksha beads and a red bindi, wearing a thick garland of pink lotus and white, purple and red flowers, smiles with closed eyes while a priest in a bare-backed white dhoti and yellow shawl presses something to his face. Behind the priest, a brass deity murti with a garland of pink lotus-bead strands is visible at lower centre. Scattered red petals lie on the floor, and a colourful patterned cloth hangs at the top. Two physical people are visible, and the scene suggests a temple puja or aarti.2018-04-14 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA man with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before his chest, wearing a tall swept-up dark turban of hair adorned with rudraksha beads, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and a thick garland of white and pink lotus flowers. Heavy gold ornaments and gold necklaces cover his chest, and rudraksha bracelets are on his wrists and upper arms. He is bare-shouldered, and green banana leaves and a colourful yellow, blue and red cloth hang behind him. Swamiji (probable): the turban, rudraksha, gold ornaments and garland are visible cues of a ceremonial presentation.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA smiling man with eyes closed stands in a temple setting, holding a gold-and-jeweled trident-like staff pressed to his chest. He wears a tall dreadlocked turban, a red tilak on his forehead, layered flower garlands of pink lotus buds, white jasmine, yellow roses and red blooms, gold bangles, rudraksha bracelets, and a gold ceremonial necklace with a gold plaque. Behind him are banana leaves and a pillar; a figure in red-orange cloth stands to the left and another bare-shouldered attendant in a cream dhoti to the right.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, seen through a veil of smoke or incense haze. He has long hair swept up into a high bun with rudraksha beads, a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a thick garland of pink lotus and white flower strands with gold beads, plus a heavy gold ornamental necklace over bare shoulders. Rudraksha bracelets are on his wrists and upper arms. Green banana leaves and a yellow and red decorated cloth sit behind him. Visible physical people: one man, in a ceremonial devotional pose.2018-04-14 +1 copiesMay 22 20172017-05-22 +1 copiesApril 20 20172017-04-20April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14