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A seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a patterned multicoloured turban and a gold chain necklace, sits at a ceremonial altar behind silver vahana-style figures of a peacock, horses and small shrines garlanded with flowers. Brass and silver ritual vessels and small bowls rest on a colourful striped cloth in front. Behind him, devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the floor, and white-clad attendants stand in the background. Dim warm lighting fills the hall. Whether this figure is the person named on the page cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is given as a seated officiant at the altar.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A night-time ritual scene outdoors beside a temple-like structure. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth kneels on a striped woven mat, tending a small flame in a brass vessel with a dark-skinned hand gesture over it. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent emblem, long dark hair, a large gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads, and red-orange arm bands. Before him are silver puja vessels, silver bowls with lids, a brass deity figure, and silver ratha-style vehicles with a bull and a horse-like mount, garlanded with white flowers. Banana leaves and a silver throne with a chair back stand behind. A person's arm is visible at the left edge. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his crescent headband, long hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron-orange clothing while performing the ritual.2017-10-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print headwrap sits on a silver throne-like seat inside a temple hall, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style beaded bracelet. Before him are silver ritual objects: a silver palanquin-style shrine, a silver Nandi-like vehicle, and silver-framed deity murtis garlanded with white flowers. A brass oil lamp burns in the foreground beside a small offering vessel and a brass kalasha, and the background shows red-and-white striped temple pillars. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in ritual presence during this temple setting.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A night-time temple ritual in which a man seated in the centre wears an orange-red garment, a leopard-print headband with a crescent emblem, and multiple beaded necklaces and red armbands, his hand raised to his face. In front of him stand silver vahana-style deity carriers, including a peacock, a horse and a bull-like mount, decorated with white and orange flower garlands. Brass vessels, a conch and a kalasha-like pot sit on a striped cloth. Around him, many monastics in orange robes sit on the floor, and devotees in white dhotis stand in the background. The presence of the seated man is an appearance-based candidate, but the features and cues are not distinctive enough to confirm him, so the identity is left uncertain.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08 +1 copies