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A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands and gold ornamental arches. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks, an orange-saffron cloth and a multi-coloured garland sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne, holding a brass plate. Beside him a man in white ritual dress and a woman in a red sari, and a priest in white dhoti stand in the line of attendees; a silver trident stands in the foreground, and gold deity murti are visible at the right. A wall clock and a brass tray sit on a striped mat. Two figures in white are visible near the throne. The.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A seated long-haired man in an orange-brown shawl and a multicoloured floral garland sits on a leopard-print throne, reaching toward a silver tray with red and orange cloths and papers held by a bespectacled older man in a white shawl and garland. Behind them stands a bearded man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala, a man in white with a garland at the top right, and a woman in a blue sari bending low at lower right. Golden deity murti and yellow marigold garlands decorate the dais, with a wall clock and brass plates on the right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange shawl, floral garland on throne) receiving the tray.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a decorated hall with yellow marigold garlands and a golden deity shrine behind. A bearded man with long dark hair, orange-brown robes and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on a leopard-print throne, smiling and gesturing toward a tray with a red cloth and offerings held by a woman in a green sari and garland. Around them, people in saffron and maroon clothes with white forehead markings sit or stand, some wearing rudraksha beads and flower garlands. A wall clock, fruit, a brass plate and striped mats are visible. Several people are seated on the floor, and a man in white dhoti kneels at the lower right. Seven people are visible, and the seated figure on the throne appears to be a person based on his long hair, orange robes and throne-like seat with rudraksha-style garland.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A ceremonial puja scene in a richly decorated shrine hall draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A man with long dark dreadlocks, an orange-brown cloth and a pink-and-blue flower garland sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, smiling and receiving a red-wrapped offering on a brass tray from a woman in a green silk saree with gold border and a white flower garland. Behind them a bald man in a white dhoti and white flower garland stands, and a woman in a maroon saree and a woman in pink sit nearby. Gold lion figures, a wall clock, fruit trays and a striped mat complete the setting. a person is probable: the seated man has long swept-back dreadlocks, a pink-and-blue garland and an orange-brown robe, though the appearance cue is not fully certain.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated shrine area with bright flower garlands. A bearded man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a multicolour flower garland, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat with a golden kalasha-like vessel at his feet. A woman in a red sari with teal and blue border and a garland bends forward holding a red-lidded tray. Another woman in a pink-and-green sari and garland stands behind, and a man in white with a garland is partly visible at the back. Behind them are large deity murtis dressed in white and decorated with marigold and rose garlands, a silver trident stands on the left, and a wall clock and a plate of fruit sit on a striped rug. The setting suggests a puja or darshan offering.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19