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A man stands barefoot on a striped woven mat in a decorated hall with his palms pressed together at chest level and eyes closed in reverence. He wears a rust-orange turban, a rust-orange robe with gold borders, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and a long pink and white flower garland, with a dark shawl hanging behind him. To his left sits a large deity murti with a golden prabhavali, dressed in red and white garlands and holding a staff, seated on a golden throne with a red cushion. Brass trident-topped stands, potted red-and-white ornaments and a wooden lattice wall complete the scene.

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A man stands barefoot on a striped woven mat at an outdoor stage with a white canopy, palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. He wears a red-orange turban, an orange-red dhoti with gold border, a gold ceremonial necklace and a pink-white flower garland, with long dark hair falling at his back. Behind him are a brass lamp stand with a trident-topped finial, and red and white garlands on a wooden lattice backdrop. A white evaporative cooler stands at left. Dressed devotees in saffron and white stand at the right edge. The photo is a visible stage greeting during a Tamil Kalpataru event, not a festival-specific ritual.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11A stage event with a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a dark cap, rust-coloured dhoti and garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, hands raised in greeting. The figure appears to be a statue or lifelike effigy rather than a living person. Beside a silver-and-red throne stands a man in a rust-red turban and matching dhoti and shawl, wearing a pink garland, layered gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, hands folded in namaste. A microphone stand stands between them on a colourful striped floor cloth, with a small silver stool with a red cushion in front. A few people are visible at the right edge in the background.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11A man in a rust-red turban and matching rust-red dhoti with gold border stands barefoot on a striped multicolour rug, palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling. A pink and white flower garland hangs over his shoulders and he wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned ornaments. Beside him is a white portable cooler fan, and behind him is a wooden lattice wall hung with red and white flower strings. To the left stands an ornate gold throne with a deity murti and a trident-like staff. The scene looks like a stage or dais set up inside a tent.2017-03-11May 24 20162016-05-24March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA standing man at left presses his palms together in añjali mudra in front of a decorated altar with a red cloth. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style garment, an ornate gold necklace and gold armbands, with a jeweled crown-like headdress. Beside him a second man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and folded hands stands. On the altar, a small seated deity murti is adorned with a garland and an orange and blue silk shawl, with a large seated murti behind it wearing an orange-and-blue draped garment and a white ornament. Brass oil lamps (deepas) stand on the red floor, a flame burns in a brass dish with white flower garland, and bowls of rose petals sit nearby.2016-05-24August 21 20172017-08-21A photograph of a man standing with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, on a stage. He wears a maroon-red turban, a white and pink flower garland, a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a bead mala and red sacred threads on his arm. Behind him is a red-cushioned seat with ornate gold-and-silver trim and a microphone stand in front. A second person with a red tilak mark and hair in a topknot is partly visible at lower left. Cream and green decorative panels and small red garlands hang in the background. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long dreadlocked hair, a turban, a garland and a rudraksha mala, which fit the page's Swamiji reference.2017-03-11 +1 copies