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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark sits on a wooden chair, wearing a rust-red robe with gold borders and a long beaded necklace, with a small headset microphone. He leans forward, both hands resting on a silver tray holding small metal figures of deities on pedestals, arranged for a ritual. An orange-handled cup sits nearby. Behind him, a seated audience of men and women wears white clothes with red shawls and orange lanyards.

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May 26 20152015-05-26A seated man in a red-maroon robe with gold-edged borders and a long brown rudraksha mala sits on a brown leather throne-style chair in a large hall with warm ceiling lights. He wears a white tripundra forehead marking, a small microphone headset, and a blue beaded bracelet, and reaches toward a silver-toned kalasha-style vessel and small silver figurines on a silver tray. Seated devotees in white shirts with red shawls fill the foreground and background, and a silver pillar stands at right. a person is seated at the centre, distinguished by the long swept hair, saffron-red robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial setting, while the surrounding devotees are in white with red shawls.2015-05-26A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-toned necklace of beads and a white tilak on his forehead touches a set of small gold-coloured deity figurines arranged on a silver tray. He wears a small head microphone and sits in a brown leather chair beside a silver pillar. Behind him, seated attendees in red shawls and white clothes watch, and a woman in a red shawl stands at left. The warm-lit hall has ceiling downlights and wood-panelled walls.2015-05-26A man in a maroon and orange saffron-toned robe sits in a brown leather throne-style chair with a tall silver staff beside him, eyes lowered, hands resting on three small gold-toned figurines on a table. He wears a rudraksha mala with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a small headset microphone. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes watch in a warmly lit hall with wood-panelled walls and purple ornamental panels. Swamiji (probable) is shown in this appearance-based label: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha beads. Gold-toned deity murtis are in front of him, and the scene appears to be a ritual setting.2015-05-26August 19 20132013-08-19A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange robe and orange-gold shawl, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, holding a small golden statue of a standing figure in his hands on a brown leather armchair. A woman in a red striped top and white skirt stands beside him, holding a brass or gold lamp tray with a flame, while a small crowd of seated women in white and red sits in a warm-lit hall with a silver pole at the right edge. This is a ritual puja-style scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas; he is the central figure performing the ritual.2015-05-26A seated man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red dhoti-style wrap, a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and a red bindi and white forehead marks, performs a ritual with his right hand raised over a pair of brass deity murtis seated on a red wooden stand, one with a crown and one with a tall headdress, both decorated with pink flowers. Before him are a brass tray with yellow powder, a small bowl, a metal vessel and a silver kalasha-like pot. A gold-framed throne-like chair stands behind him against a wall of small rounded grey stones, with potted pink flowers at right. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam performed before the murtis.2012-07-29May 26 20152015-05-26A photograph of a man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped with gold-bordered bands, wearing a long necklace of rudraksha beads and holding a small thin stick in his right hand. His left hand rests on the head of a polished bronze standing deity murti of a female figure with an ornate crown, necklace and jewelled waist belt. A red chair and wooden carved furniture sit in the background beside a blue tarpaulin wall. The man has a red tilak mark on his forehead and hair swept back. The man's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to establish identity, so he is described only by role.2013-07-13A seated man in an orange-red saffron dhoti and wrap, with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and layered rudraksha malas with gold beads around his neck and wrists, pours water from a silver pot over a small bronze deity murti on a silver tray with turmeric-stained water. A silver shivalinga and a pink flower sit on the tray. The seated figure has long dark hair, a crown-free head and ceremonial gold necklaces, which fit the page's description of Swamiji (probable), seated on an ornate gold-embossed throne. Behind him a figure in white ritual clothes stands in the background. The scene reads as abhishekam performed before a deity murti.2012-06-01 +2 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ritual gathering in a hall with maroon drapes and purple lighting. In the foreground, a woman in white clothes and a red-and-white shawl, with tilak on her forehead, reaches forward to offer a small brass vessel. Seated across from her, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an ochre-orange robe with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and a headset microphone, extends his arm toward the vessel. Between them sit small golden figurines on a low wooden table. Behind them, many devotees in white and red shawls sit on the floor, some with tilak and some with garlands. a person: the seated man with long hair, ochre robe, gold border and mala is described by these appearance cues.2015-05-26