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Indoor ceremony under a white tent with coloured paper decorations and string lights. In the foreground, a bare-chested older man with grey-streaked hair, glasses and rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting, facing a man with long dark matted hair, a silver crescent ornament, a beard, a rose-and-lotus garland and an orange-brown shawl with gold bangles, who smiles back. Behind them a priest in white dhoti with a saffron turban sits near a brass vessel, and a crowd of devotees in saris and white clothing watches. A deity image hangs on the left wall.

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December 06 20162016-12-06December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of a devotional ceremony at night under a decorated tent. A bearded older man in saffron-orange robes with a draped shawl bows forward with hands raised as a younger figure with long dark hair, a red and yellow flower garland, and a red garland stands bare-chested in orange cloth, his palms pressed to the older man's head. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a white shawl and another bare-chested man with tilak and beaded necklaces watch, one holding a tray of fruit. Bright lights, gold and yellow decorations and a red curtain frame the scene.2016-01-03Photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, white tilak on the forehead, rudraksha bead bracelets and necklaces, a gold ornament in his ear, and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, leaning forward to grasp the arm of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with a yellow thread, who is bent over and smiling. The bearded man is smiling broadly and holding his hands together with the devotee. Behind them a man with a white forehead band and long hair wears a gold pendant, and a colourful embroidered red-and-gold cloth hangs in the background. A dark-skinned attendant's hand is visible at the lower left.2017-10-15December 06 20162016-12-06July 19 20162016-07-19October 15 20172017-10-15A photograph of a crowded evening outdoor event with tiered red-and-white seating in the background. In the foreground, a man with long curly dark hair, a white forehead band, a rudraksha-style mala and a large red-and-white flower garland wears an orange-brown robe and gold ceremonial necklace, palms pressed together in greeting toward a bare-chested man with a tied topknot and an orange-green sash. Around them, men in white dhotis and a man in white with a tilak stand near a tall ornate golden trident-shaped staff decorated with red and white flowers. a person is shown greeting devotees; the figure with long swept hair, orange robe and ornate gold necklace is the candidate, with a devotee seated and a priest in white nearby.2016-12-23A photograph inside a decorated tent at a Sadashivoham event. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with glasses stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him, a figure with long dreadlocks, a crescent ornament on the hair, a pink lotus garland and a saffron-brown shawl sits facing away, with a bare arm adorned with bangles. Behind them, people in white and yellow clothing gather near an altar with brass vessels, flower garlands and colourful hanging decorations. The setting suggests a darshan or initiation with an attendant holding a flower garland.2016-12-05Photograph of two men in a temple interior with a grey stone wall and a silver-backed seat at right. A man in a dark red-brown wrap and layered gold bead necklaces, with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha earrings and orange-beaded armbands, smiles broadly while raising one hand toward a second man. The second man has his palms pressed together in namaskar, a white forehead mark, white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and a gold chain. Probable Swamiji is the man in dark red-brown wrap with the gold bead necklaces and swept-back hair; he is the one whose appearance matches the page's description. The scene reads as a temple blessing or greeting.2017-10-01January 03 20162016-01-03