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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a pink flower garland and long swept-back dark hair sits on a white-draped cushioned seat in front of a decorated altar. Behind him are three gold-and-silver deity murti with floral garlands in white, pink, and green, and an orange cloth backdrop. A man in a white plaid shirt and khaki trousers kneels before him, holding his hands. The seated figure's bare chest and forearms bear white paste markings. A camera operator stands at the left edge. A gold-and-garland decorated kalasha sits in the lower right foreground. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, long swept-back hair, pink garland, bare chest with white markings) receiving a devotee's hands at an altar, consistent with a puja or darshan setting.

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May 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of a ceremony in a hall before a decorated shrine. A seated figure in orange-saffron cloth with a pink flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a white-draped seat, smiling, with white sacred ash marks on the chest and arm. A man in a grey checked shirt bends forward and holds the seated figure's hand, while a photographer with a camera stands at the left edge and another man in white sits behind. Behind them is an ornate shrine with gilded deity murtis, garlands of white, pink and red flowers, and an orange-and-gold canopy. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, a probable identification based on orange robes, garland, gold necklace and sacred ash, so a person is set to in_person.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of a ceremony in front of a shrine with gold-and-white deity murti figures framed by a green and red garland arch. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a pink flower garland, sits on a white-covered seat and is having a thread or wristband tied on his wrist by a bearded man in a white shirt and blue jeans. A third man in white, seated on the floor at left, and a camera operator at the far left are also present. Orange cloth, marigold-and-pink flower garlands, a brass plate with flowers and a kumkum-marked offering sit in the foreground.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of a ritual exchange inside a decorated shrine. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe, with a pink and red flower garland, bare-shouldered with white markings on the arm, is tying or fastening a thread-like sacred band onto the wrist of a standing man in a white kurta, who wears a rudraksha-style mala and bows his head. Behind them, golden deity murtis are dressed with multicoloured garlands and an orange cloth backdrop. A brass kalasha with flower garlands sits in the lower right. A third person with a camera stands at the left edge. The white-kurta man appears to be receiving a blessing.2006-05-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a red-and-pink flower garland, bare upper body and gold bangles, smiles while a man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers ties or fastens a thread on his wrist. The seated man sits on a white-draped seat before a shrine with orange and gold cloth, garlands of white, yellow and green flowers, and gilded deity murti. A camera and tripod are visible at left, and a gold-and-flower decorated object sits in the lower right.2006-05-21