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A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard ceremony at Dhyanapeetam Bidadi. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark sits on an ornate stone pillar base, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a thick white and red flower garland over a gold necklace. Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and garland cues, sitting in a central ceremonial role. Beside him stands a bearded man with long hair in orange robes and a beaded necklace, holding a brass vessel. Behind them women in white and orange saris and onlookers stand in a row. Large garlands of marigolds, roses and purple flowers hang from the pillar. A golden trishula stands at left, a flower-decorated offering tray sits at lower right, and a shaved-headed person in orange and white sits nearby with flower garlands. A plaque on the wall reads Dhyanapeetam Bidadi.

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A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands before a stone pillar, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine and red roses, a rudraksha-style gold pendant necklace, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him hangs a large garland of yellow, red and purple flowers. To the left, women in white saris sit watching, and a flower-garlanded figure in an orange cloth turban stands at the lower right. A wall board lists devotee names. a person appears to be the central figure, shown in person.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A seated man in orange-saffron robes with a gold ceremonial necklace and multiple white and red flower garlands sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation, a red tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and a gold bracelet is on one wrist. In front of him are bananas, a silver covered dish, brass lamps and marigold and rose garlands on a ritual setup. Beside him a white statue in an orange shawl and orange head cloth wears a white garland. A woman in an orange sari and other people sit at the left; a wall with a clock and a plaque-like board stands behind, under a corrugated roof.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears long garlands of white jasmine, red roses and green leaves, a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, and a gold bangle on his wrist. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and gazes upward. A large flower-garlanded pillar of marigolds and roses stands behind him beside a carved stone column. To the right, a white statue or mannequin in an orange turban and orange robe sits with a garland. Background shows a corrugated roof, banana plants and a seated older woman in a light sari. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklace with a pendant, seated in a ceremonial setting.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, standing before a carved stone pillar outdoors. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and a white and red-flower garland with a heavy gold necklace. A tall pillar of marigolds and flowers stands to the left, and a corrugated roof is behind him. On the right, a memorial board reads Dhyanapeeth Bidadi with donor names, and a white bust wearing an orange head-cloth is partly visible. a person: the appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron-orange shawl and ornate gold necklace fit the page's description of a person at this event, but identity is inferred from appearance only. One physical person is visible.2008-01-01