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A smiling man stands in a temple hall wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and waist cloth with gold borders, bare-chested, with a long white and red jasmine garland draped from his shoulders to below his waist. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and gold chains, a gold bangle on his wrist, and a band of beads across his head with a red bindi and white ash markings. Behind him, a second person in an orange shawl with gold trim stands partly visible on the right. To the left stands an ornate gold-and-red throne with a carved frame. A white carved arch and stone pillar frame the background, with a lit lamp glowing near an alcove.

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May 12 20122012-05-12April 29 20122012-04-29A smiling man in saffron-orange ascetic robes stands in a stone-pillared hall with marble-patterned walls and a gilded ornate seat with a red cushion at left. He wears a long white and red-tipped flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace, and a dark beaded headband, with vertical tilak marks on his forehead. He raises both palms together in greeting or namaste. White shrine niches and a brass lamp stand behind him on a polished floor scattered with petals.2012-05-12April 29 20122012-04-29A photo of a seated elderly man, bare-chested, wearing a white jasmine garland with red rose accents, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, a red-beaded headband and a white forehead mark. Beside him a younger man in a similar white garland and red headband sits with eyes lowered, and behind them two standing men wear orange-saffron cloths and gold-chain necklaces. Ornate gold throne carvings frame the scene. The elderly man appears to be the a person given his rudraksha mala, garland and seated central position, and the page indicates the event; he is speaking, with a small microphone visible. Four people are visible.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29May 15 20122012-05-15 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a room with brown marble-patterned walls and a ceiling fan. On the left, a shaved-headed, bare-chested elderly priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a gold-and-black beaded necklace, gold armlets, a white forehead band and a beaded headband, gesturing toward a large ornate gold-framed panel. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a long white and red flower garland, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and an orange-saffron robe with a patterned orange shawl draped over his arm. Behind them is a gold-framed portrait of several saffron-robed figures and a red cushioned seat.2012-04-11 +1 copiesApril 29 20122012-04-29Inside a room with beige marble-patterned walls and fluorescent tube lights, a shaved-headed elderly man with white tripundra marks on his forehead and body wears a saffron-orange shawl over red-orange dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, standing beside a gold-carved throne with an orange cloth draped over a table. Beside him, a younger man with a flower crown, gold necklace and gold bangles stands with palms joined in namaste, smiling, in red-orange garments. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands, and an older man in white with folded hands stands at right near a microphone stand. The scene shows a pada puja style reverence setting; the seated throne suggests a ceremonial gathering. The clothing colours are saffron and orange with gold accents, and the setting is an indoor hall.2012-05-02April 29 20122012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29