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A crowded temple scene during a consecration event, with marigold garlands and mango-leaf toran decorations hanging overhead. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with shawls, gather closely around a central figure in a red cloth seated on a gold-cushioned platform. A bare-chested priest in a white cloth stands behind the garlands. Men in saffron robes and a woman in a green sari with gold jewellery are in the foreground, and a cameraman with a video camera and a person holding a compact camera are at the right edge. The central figure has a shaved head and white beard, and wears a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads, with no distinctive long hair, crown or saffron-ornate cues strong enough to confirm the event a person, so identity is unsure.

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February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a decorated temple hall during a Mahakumbhabhishekam ceremony, with striped blue and white canopy fabric and marigold garlands hanging overhead. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace stands with hands folded beside him. A man in white kurta with a green-gold sash stands nearby with hands clasped. Several monks in saffron and orange robes and white-clad devotees crowd the scene, and a video camera on a tripod is in the lower right. A priest in a dhoti at right holds a brass vessel near a kalasha. Strings of marigolds and banana leaves decorate the pillars.2008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a temple-style gathering in which a seated figure in full orange-saffron robes and an orange head-wrap receives a long garland of white, red, and yellow flowers from a man in a white shirt and black trousers who leans forward with both hands. Behind him, a second man holds a brass tray of bananas and offerings. Around the seated figure, devotees in saffron, white dhotis, and bare-chested ceremonial dress with sacred ash and beaded necklaces sit or stand, while a woman in a green sari and an older man with white sacred markings on his forehead look on with hands folded. Several orange-clad disciples sit nearby, one holding a basket, and a patterned mat covers the floor beneath the group.2008-01-02February 18 20082008-02-18February 22 20072007-02-22Crowded temple interior during a ceremony at a Hindu shrine, with a silver-covered deity shrine decorated with pink and red flower garlands and orange marigold strands on the right. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and white forehead band walks forward at centre, with a crowd of devotees around him. Uniformed police officers in khaki and tan caps stand nearby, and a woman in a red blouse and grey sari stands at left beside a man in a white dhoti and yellow shirt. Several people in saffron and orange clothing and white dhotis fill the scene. Stone pillars and garlanded décor frame the space.2008-02-18A photograph inside a bright showroom interior with white tiled floor, where a man in saffron/orange clothing is seated and bowing forward with his head covered by a white cloth, while a man in a white shirt holds a long white-and-pink flower garland draped toward him. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand around, including a man in a white shirt on the right wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala, and a woman in a red sari with gold border on the left next to a small child in a red and white outfit being held by a man in white. A palm-leaf decoration and mannequin-like display shelves are visible in the background. The scene appears to be a welcoming or honouring ceremony at the shop opening, with the garland as the central ritual element.2007-02-22A photograph inside a temple hall decorated with yellow marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling and a floral arrangement on the wall. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and a wrist band of flowers, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at the centre, facing a bare-chested priest in white dhoti who is offering a garland. Around them are men in white ritual dhotis and green shawls, and women in saris of green, yellow and pink, some holding handbags and bowing or folding hands. A devotee at the lower left wears a brown shirt. The floor is a black and white checkered tile.2009-01-07A seated figure on an ornate golden throne is garlanded with thick bands of marigolds and flowers in red, yellow and green, and wears a red-orange turban, red robes and layered beaded necklaces. Devotees in white and orange sit on the floor facing him, many with their backs to the camera, some women in white saris and a man in orange shawl. The elaborately carved golden temple hall features lion and deity sculptures, a hanging gold lamp and a flowered canopy. A figure in white with a garland is standing at the left edge. The throne figure has distinctive long hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in darshan; the seated figure is in his presence. Setting appears to be a Nithyananda temple hall with satsang in progress.2015-07-31A temple procession in a stone courtyard with ornate gopuram sculpture and a silver dome in the background. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wear white or red flower garlands, rudraksha malas and sacred ash markings. In the centre, a shaved-headed elder in orange cloth with a white forehead marking walks beside a figure with long hair, rudraksha beads and a garland, holding hands. A uniformed police officer and a man in a white shirt stand at right beside a video camera, and devotees in white dhotis and yellow shirts crowd behind. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the role is given as sannyasi and the identity left unsure.2012-05-24 +1 copies