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Outdoors beside a dark forest stream, a figure in a red-orange turban with a silver crescent ornament and a large white flower garland holds out a red apple toward a woman with long wet black hair who is smiling and reaching toward it. Behind them, several people in white and maroon-red shawls stand in the water among green foliage, with gold bangles on the figure's wrists and white ash marks on the arms. The scene appears to be a ritual bathing or offering by the stream.

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December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor water-side setting. A figure on the left wears a rust-orange turban, an orange-red garment, a white jasmine garland, gold ornaments and gold bangles; white marks are painted on the bare shoulder and arm. The figure smiles and extends a hand holding a peach-coloured fruit over a silver tray filled with similar fruits and small silver items. Facing them on the right, a bald man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a fruit and tends the tray. A woman in white with a red-brown rudraksha mala sits between them, and a man in an orange mala stands behind.2014-12-17Outdoor ritual beside a shallow river with clear water and green riverbank foliage. A person seated on an ornate silver-framed throne wears a saffron-orange turban, a red-orange garment, a heavy garland of white flowers and layered gold-toned beaded necklaces, with white sandal-like markings on the arm. Around the seated figure, several women and a man in white dhotis and orange shawls hold brass plates and small cups, some with offerings, while others seated on the riverbank and a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stand nearby. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors on wet ground. A person on the left wears a red-orange turban and a red-orange robe with gold borders, a white floral garland, and gold bangles, with white paste marks on the upper arm; they reach toward an offering. In the centre, a woman in a white blouse and red-orange rudraksha mala kneels holding a silver tray with peaches, sugar crystals and sweets. On the right, a woman in a white blouse and rudraksha mala holds a fruit. Behind them, devotees in red-orange and white clothing stand, and camera operators with video and still cameras film the scene. Two additional women in red-orange saris stand at right.2014-12-17Outdoor ritual by a forest stream with dark water and tree roots at the top left. A seated man in an orange-red turban, orange robe, rudraksha-style red-brown beaded malas and layered white and fragrant flower garlands sits on a low wooden seat at right, smiling and holding a staff; the figure's appearance matches the page's Swamiji claim with several cues (turban, ornate orange clothing, multiple malas and garlands), so this is a probable Swamiji. Around him devotees in white and red-orange shawls hold brass and silver trays of fruit, oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels, and a woman in white at centre offers a small vessel. A standing man in white dhoti with gold border stands behind at top right. Several people are visible, and the scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at the water's edge.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a rocky stream with exposed roots, a group of devotees in white and red shawls sit on the water's edge performing a ritual. Many hold brass plates and bowls of fruit, flowers and offerings, and some hold small brass lamps. At right, a person in a red and orange turban and an ornate gold necklace sits on a silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a white flower garland and sandalwood markings on the arms. Several devotees around them wear rudraksha malas. A man in red stands in the background at upper right. a person cues: turban, ornate gold necklace and garland seated on a throne.2014-12-17A photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange turban and a red-orange garment, wearing a long pink and white flower garland and gold bangles, smiling and extending a hand toward a kneeling man in an saffron-orange shirt who holds a red fruit in his palms. Behind them, several women in white and cream attire stand watching, one in a cream sari with a brown shawl and rudraksha-style beads, another in a white outfit with a red waist sash and a pendant. Gold ornate decor is visible at the left and right edges. Whether the seated figure is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-08-02December 17 20142014-12-17