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Photograph of a ceremonial moment inside a temple with ornate gold decorations behind. A smiling man with a short beard and a vertical red tilak on his forehead wears a gold crown with an orange cloth and flower garland, and a heavy gold necklace over a rust-red robe. A bald man in a white shirt with an orange-and-black patterned shawl and a rudraksha mala stands in front of him, one hand raised, placing or adjusting the crown. A gold-clad deity murti stands at left, adorned with garlands and jewels. Gold bells hang at the top. The person wearing the crown has no printed name or caption visible, and the page does not indicate a person's presence, so the appearance is not sufficient to identify him.

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A photograph set in a richly gilded temple sanctum with glittering jeweled deity figures behind. A central figure wears an ornate gold crown decorated with white flowers, pink blossoms and an orange tasseled cloth, with a red-brown robe, layered gold necklaces and a dark tilak mark on the forehead, smiling. In the foreground an older man in a white kurta with an orange shawl printed with script raises his hand toward him, and a gold lion-shaped object is visible at lower left. Glowing lamps light the scene. The gilded sanctum and crowned figure suggest a ceremonial moment during a temple ritual.2017-05-05A photograph of a ceremony in a gold-decorated temple hall. A central figure wears an ornate golden crown with red tassels, a dark brown-red robe, heavy gold necklaces and a vertical tilak on the forehead, smiling broadly. A man in a white t-shirt with a wooden bead mala raises his hand toward the crown in blessing. At left, another person with long dark hair and white forehead marks stands nearby. Behind them a golden deity murti in yellow and orange garlanded with flowers sits in a golden shrine niche. The figure's appearance with crown, ornate gold and distinctive adornments is a person cue, though the page says he was not present at this event; the a person value is set to unsure. Three people are visible.2017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesMay 05 20172017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05March 14 20172017-03-14April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in which a seated man in saffron-red robes and a gold-embellished garland of gold and beaded necklaces raises his right hand to touch the head of a bare-chested younger man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. The seated man wears a red flower behind his ear, sandalwood-style forehead marks, and gold bangles, and is smiling. Behind him is an ornate gold chair with a fan-shaped carved back, and a red and green draped backdrop. A small seated figure in saffron cloth is visible behind the young man, with another partly visible man in the background. This appears to be a darshan or blessing moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a saffron robe on a golden throne matches the page's Swamiji reference.2017-05-26March 14 20172017-03-14