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Outdoors beside a shallow forest stream, a person in a red-maroon turban with a crescent emblem, long dark hair, a red-maroon robe and a heavy white jasmine garland over gold chains sits or stands on a silver-edged seat, smiling and extending bare hands toward a devotee. A woman in white kneels at the water's edge, palms pressed together, while others in white and red-maroon wraps stand in the stream behind. Dense green foliage and bamboo frame the scene. Their rudraksha beads are visible on a woman in a maroon sari. The person in the turban has distinctive ceremonial adornments consistent with the page's reference to a person, so the appearance is a probable match.

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December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor photo beside a shallow forest stream with dark rocks and green bamboo behind. A woman with long brown hair in a white top and red shawl kneels on the wet rocks, her hands pressed together in reverence, smiling toward a seated figure. That figure wears a red-orange turban decorated with white flowers, a red-orange robe, a long white flower garland, and multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with a gold pendant, and has a white sacred marking on the upper arm and gold armband. The seated figure sits on a silver-toned ceremonial seat with a lion-face motif. Behind them a man in white clothing and glasses photographs the scene, and a red-and-gold umbrella is visible at upper right.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow stream, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long white flower garland, a gold pendant and layered rudraksha-style beads, raises one palm in blessing. Before him a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels with hands pressed together in namaste, a red lanyard around her neck. Attendants in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand in the water behind, one holding an orange umbrella, and a silver-embossed ceremonial seat is visible. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, saffron robes, ornate garland and gold pendant), seated in a ceremonial role receiving reverence; the crowd is small and the scene suggests a river ritual.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph of a riverside ritual by a clear stream. A smiling man seated on a silver-backed throne wears an orange-red turban, a red-orange robe, a long garland of white flowers and a red-orange rudraksha-style mala with an ornate gold pendant, and gold bangles; his right hand is raised in blessing. Around him, devotees in white and orange-red shawls sit on the rocks and bank holding brass lamps, silver trays of fruit and offerings, and small oil lamps, some pouring or lifting items in a puja. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange shawls hold long staffs at the back. Devotees in white and red saris and salwar kameez fill the foreground, and a woman in orange-red sits at the left.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow forest stream under overhanging green foliage, a woman in white clothes with a red-orange shawl kneels at the water's edge holding a small round yellow fruit toward a seated man. The seated man wears a tall red-orange turban with a silver emblem and white flower garland, a red-orange robe, a long multi-strand gold bead necklace, and a white flower garland across his chest, and holds a folded white paper. Behind them a man in white clothes with an orange scarf stands in the water and raises a camera, and another attendant in white with an orange scarf holds an orange-and-red canopy pole. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the seated man wears a red-orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala, consistent with a ceremonial abhishekam or puja setting.2014-12-17Outdoor ritual by a forest stream with dark rocks and green foliage. A bald man in white clothes kneels on the left, hands folded in namaskar and holding a small fruit, while a seated figure in a deep maroon turban, maroon garment and long white flower garlands and gold beaded necklaces places a hand on his head. Behind them, a second figure in maroon and orange stands in the water, a woman in white with orange shawl watches, and a silver umbrella canopy is visible at top right. Water abhishekam ritual at a river setting.2014-12-17