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A photograph of a long-haired man in a red-brown robe wearing a large garland of pink and white flowers with gold beads, seen from the side as he smiles and gestures with one raised hand. Beside him stands a large polished gold deity murti with a crown-like headdress, and a gold lamp stand is in the foreground. A second man with white tilak marks on his forehead and gold necklaces sits at the left edge, hand to his ear, while white-clad people are blurred in the background. The appearance of the central figure is not clearly distinctive enough to assign a person identity, so the role is given as a man in a garland. Six or fewer people are visible.

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May 28 20172017-05-28Close side-profile photograph of a bare-shouldered man with long dreadlocked dark hair and a short beard, wearing a large garland of pink flowers strung with white beads and gold-coloured spacers. A reddish-brown cloth is draped over his shoulders. A large ornate gold deity murti or ritual vessel stands at right, and a golden staff or rod is at left. A vertical tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The person is looking down toward the object at right.2017-05-28Close profile photo of a bare-shouldered man with long dreadlocked hair piled high, a white and red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed and head bowed. He wears a rose-and-white flower garland with gold beads over a rust-red cloth draped on his shoulder. Behind him a large gold-coloured deity murti with a raised hood-like crown stands beside blurred figures in white clothes and a seated person in the foreground. The blurred background suggests a temple ritual setting.2017-05-22Side profile close-up of a smiling man with long dreadlocked hair swept back, a white tilak on his forehead and a red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over the shoulder and a garland of pink flowers and cream beads with gold accents. Beside him, out of focus, is a large gold-coloured deity murti and a brass vessel. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland as cues, shown in the foreground as a devotee-style setting in a temple.2017-05-22May 22 20172017-05-22May 28 20172017-05-28Close profile photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead and a small red bindi-style mark, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a saffron-orange cloth at the shoulder. Behind him a blurred gold-coloured deity murti with a crown and necklaces, and a bright red dot marking its face. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style beaded garland and ceremonial floral garland cues are visible on the seated man. Setting appears to be a temple or satsang hall.2017-05-22May 22 20172017-05-22May 22 20172017-05-22A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair wearing a pink and white flower garland and a saffron-orange shawl, reaching toward a gilded brass deity figure holding a shallow oil lamp. The figure has an ornate crown and jewelled necklace. Behind them other people in white dhotis and shirtless devotees stand in a temple setting. Appearance is consistent with a person performing an aarti or lamp offering with his hand near the lamp, and the page indicates the event.2017-05-22A photograph of a temple setting where a long-haired man with a pink and white flower garland around his neck and a bare upper body, wearing a reddish-brown cloth, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of an older grey-haired man with a white moustache who bows with his hands raised to his head. Behind them stands a large gold-coloured deity murti with an ornate crown, and a row of other devotees in white and orange clothing stands in the background. A red thread is tied on the wrist of the man giving blessing.2017-05-28 +1 copiesMay 22 20172017-05-22