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Night photo of a bare-chested man in an orange shawl wearing a thick green leaf garland with red and yellow flower accents, standing beside a younger man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks. The younger man holds a folded red-brown cloth with a small red flower on it. Behind them, other men in orange garments with white forehead markings and malas stand near a tree with orange flowers and string lights. The leaf-and-flower garland and folded cloth suggest a felicitation or offering ceremony.

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A seated bearded man in saffron-brown robes, with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles while wearing a heavy garland of red roses, yellow flowers and round yellow fruits. Golden bangles are on his wrist. Under the thatched roof and wooden shrine doorway with hanging green leaves and brass bells, a young attendant in white dhoti with gold border kneels offering a red fruit on a golden vessel. Another attendant in white stands at left, and a figure in orange cloth stands at right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a saffron robe, flower garland and long swept-back hair; he is the recipient of the offering, a seated guru receiving puja. Ritual setting with brass bells and an offering vessel.2017-01-15October 19 20172017-10-19January 15 20182018-01-15March 02 20182018-03-02April 04 20172017-04-04October 19 20172017-10-19A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands in a rust-red ochre robe, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and orange and purple flowers over his shoulders, with rudraksha malas on his arm and neck and a gold chain at his throat. He holds his palms together in namaskar, facing a bare-chested priest in a reddish-brown dhoti who holds a silver tray or plate toward him. Behind them a colourful festoon canopy hangs overhead, and a crowd of devotees in orange robes and white clothes watches from the background at night. The scene suggests a ritual offering in a temple setting.2017-10-19December 23 20162016-12-23Two seated men in orange and saffron robes wear white garlands of jasmine with red flowers and green leaves. The man on the left has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white sacred ash on his forehead, and looks down with his eyes lowered. The older bald man on the right wears a rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, gold bangles and a gold-hooped earring, and sits with his hands on his knees while speaking. Standing behind them are orange-robed attendants and a woman in a cream sari. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure on the left, identifiable by his swept-back hair, garland and orange clothing; the bald man on the right is a separate person.2012-05-22A smiling man in a rust-red robe stands in a procession, waving his right hand, wearing a thick multi-colour garland of yellow, red, white and pink flowers and a long rudraksha mala. He has white tripundra lines and a red bindi on his forehead. Two young attendants in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas flank him: one on the left holds an orange cloth tray and has white forehead markings, and one on the right holds a tall gold staff and wears a patterned headband. Yellow flowering shrubs and a red wall form the background. a person: the central man wears a rust-red robe, layered rudraksha malas and a flower garland, and is being honoured in a procession.2018-01-15 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair, a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap and heavy gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads stands beside a white car, placing his hand on a large tray of red and white flowers. Beside him, a young man in an orange turban and orange wrap holds a green and gold decorated bundle with a flower-filled vessel on top, while a man with white sacred ash marks and a beaded mala stands behind. Several people in orange turbans are visible in the background near a covered walkway, with palm trees above. The scene suggests a padapuja or welcome ceremony, with Swamiji (probable) appearing as the man in the centre-right wearing the heavy gold necklaces and long swept-back hair.2017-09-02June 27 20142014-06-27