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A photograph of a ceremonial puja beneath a gilded canopy with a golden shikhara-style top, red and purple draping, and purple pillars. A framed portrait labelled with a printed photo is garlanded with white, yellow, and magenta flower strands. In front, a bald man in saffron robes and a beaded necklace sits with palms joined before the portrait, with a tray of coconuts, bananas and brass vessels, and oil lamps on the floor. Around him, several saffron-robed devotees sit or stand, one at left in a saffron shawl and another in a pink cap at lower left, with a man in white clothing behind. Offerings and flowers surround the ritual space.

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A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated shrine area with gold pillars and purple drapes. A seated man with a shaved head, bare chest and rudraksha mala with a gold pendant wears an orange cloth and sits with hands folded in front of a silver tray with oil lamps, a coconut, fruit and bananas. Beside him, a younger man with bare shoulders and a sacred thread sits near a burgundy cloth. Two other people in orange robes sit at the right edge with a silver platter nearby, in what appears to be a puja or abhishekam.2007-01-30A photograph of a ceremonial stage at an outdoor pandal decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A central seated figure in a white dhoti-style garment with a red and white flower garland and a golden crown-like headpiece has hands folded in namaste, seated on a red-cushioned throne beneath a golden parasol and a golden arch of flowers. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on either side with hands folded in prayer, including a bald man in orange at left and women in orange saris at right, with brass oil lamps (lamps) and a small flame in a dish before the throne. A figure in orange seen from behind stands in the foreground at the bottom of the frame. Marigold and white flower garlands drape the front of the stage.2009-01-01December 24 20092009-12-24December 27 20062006-12-27Evening ritual scene under scaffolding and strung lights. A bearded man in saffron robes and a red-and-white garland sits with joined palms on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. In front, a brass kalasha with white flowers and red garlands sits on a decorated circular frame. Ground in the foreground is covered with a white cloth scattered with red petals, green leaves and a yellow-and-red kolam-style pattern. Behind, a row of men in white dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with gold chains, stand with hands folded; one holds a microphone. A woman in a rust-coloured sari and a saffron-robed attendant stand nearby. Pending seated figure is an appearance-based candidate for a person, and the page names him as present.2018-03-02Seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne before a stage decorated with white and red flower garlands, a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white-and-red flower garland holds an open book up before his face while speaking into a microphone on a stand. A bearded or dark-haired attendant in orange robes and a white shawl stands at left holding a silver tray with offerings. Behind the throne sit small gold figures in orange, a gold trident stands at left, and green foliage, a backdrop and a fruit offering with bananas, pineapples and apples fill the foreground, all.2009-07-07A photograph inside a red and gold canopied shrine tent decorated with blue draped fabric. Under an ornate golden canopy, a large framed portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair is garlanded with layered marigold, white jasmine and purple flower garlands; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In front, several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the floor, one bare-chested, with ritual items including a brass lamp, a silver plate of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel. Potted red and white flowers line the front, and a cameraman stands at the right edge. A man in white stands at the back left. Seven or so physical people are visible.2007-01-30July 17 20082008-07-17September 11 20152015-09-11July 07 20132013-07-07November 05 20102010-11-05September 11 20152015-09-11