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A photograph of a stage at a temple-style celebration. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a bare upper body and a saffron-orange shawl stands at left, leaning over and placing his hand on the head of a seated young man in a blue shirt who bows forward. Behind them is a gold-framed dais with a decorated throne, a flower-garlanded figure on a red-draped platform and a large multicolour serpent-shaped ornament covered in marigold garlands. A tray of offerings wrapped in plastic sits at left. A deity murti with garlands stands at right. Warm stage lights illuminate the scene.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Photograph of a ceremony on a stage with red and multicolored striped floor cloth. In the foreground, a bearded man with long hair in a brown-orange robe and gold necklaces, smiling, reaches toward a basket of wrapped fruit and books. Seated in a gold-framed carved chair, a young man with curly hair, glasses and a blue shirt wears a white and multicolored flower garland. Behind him, several seated men in saffron and white clothes wear garlands, and a large black deity murti adorned with flower garlands stands at right beside a multicolored serpent-shaped floral decoration. Stage lights and a red backdrop are visible above.2016-12-23December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph at an evening event with a crowd and colourful lights behind. In the foreground a man in a bright orange saffron robe leans in and drapes or adjusts a deep red shawl over a seated or bowed figure wearing a heavy garland of red roses and yellow flowers, gold-bordered cloth and large gold earrings. Behind them, two women and a man in white stand smiling beside an ornate gold-coloured structure. The scene reads as a devotional honouring.2016-12-23A photograph of a ceremonial gathering on a stage with a warm red backdrop and white drapery. In the centre, a figure with long dreadlocked black hair and an orange-brown robe leans forward, holding out a purple and maroon embroidered cloth over a seated devotee's head. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body, wearing bangles and a beaded necklace, bends to assist. A young man in a blue shirt with a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and red-yellow flowers bows his head on the left. Another seated man in a cream shirt, also garlanded, watches on a gold-trimmed throne. A brass elephant figure sits by the chair. Attribution: the long-haired robed figure with dreadlocks, rudraksha-adorned, matches a candidate presentation for Swamiji (probable), with the visible cues of long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha, while the bare-chested assistant and seated devotees are attendants and devotees.2016-12-23A stage event with a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace, gesturing toward a seated devotee in a white shirt and blue shawl with a marigold garland, hands folded in greeting. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands holding a brass tray. A young man in a blue shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a gilded lion-armed throne with a paper in his lap. Behind them, a deity murti draped in a garland and a multicoloured floral arch with a parasol.2016-12-23A photograph of a ritual blessing in a gold-decorated temple hall. A bearded man with long dark hair piled high, a white forehead mark, white-and-gold flower garland, gold earrings, and orange-and-maroon robes sits beside a golden trident-topped staff and blesses a kneeling man in a white dhoti with hands in anjali. He places his raised hand on the devotee's head. A woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind, holding folded orange cloths, and a folding fan is visible at lower left. Gold ornamental pillars and brass lamps fill the background.2017-04-30 +1 copiesA photo of a ceremonial honouring at an ashram. A bearded elderly man in orange saffron robes bows low with his head near the feet of a seated figure on a red cushioned seat. The seated figure wears dark maroon-brown clothing, a long rudraksha-style mala of red beads with gold ornaments, gold armlets and bangles, and has long dark hair piled high. Behind them stand men in white dhoti-style garments with yellow borders and cloth wraps. A golden throne-like canopy and a large arrangement of yellow, red and white flower garlands fill the background, with a gold deity figure visible above.2016-07-19A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala, and a pink-and-white flower garland seated before an ornate gold throne. He reaches out to rest his hand on the head of a smiling young man in a blue striped shirt with a cord around his neck, who is eyes-closed and grinning. Behind them an orange-robed attendant stands near a gold staff and bright stage lights, and a partially visible person in the foreground is at the bottom right.2017-04-05October 26 20152015-10-26