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A photograph of a seated man in a dark red-brown robe, wearing a thick garland of red roses, white flowers and purple blossoms, holding a red apple in one hand while a young boy in a light green shirt reaches toward him. A man in a blue shirt leans in beside the boy. A bearded priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Behind them are wooden doors, golden bells, a golden trident and a golden deity murti. The seated man shows the features of the page's a person candidate, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only as a seated devotee receiving offerings.

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January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Indoor ritual photograph in a warm, red-lit hall with maroon curtains and a carved wooden pillar. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks and a beard, wearing a red and white flower garland and copper-coloured armlets, sits at left and receives offerings from a standing devotee in a cream kurta. Several women in yellow and cream saris and a child in a red shirt stand close, some holding fruit and small items. A brass lamp stand and floral offerings lie on the low platform. The atmosphere suggests darshan with fruit offerings. A man with long dreadlocks stands in the background. a person identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A seated figure with long dark hair wears a thick white and orange flower garland and bangles, draped in a bare-chested orange-red cloth, and holds out a red apple to a man in a cream kurta with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala. The seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, a flower garland and ceremonial adornments, while the receiving devotee wears a cream kurta and red shawl. Behind them, a man with a sandalwood forehead mark, a man in white kurta, and women in saris stand near a carved stone pillar and red drapes, with a small white fan and a wall of framed photos beyond. A woman in a light orange sari sits at right holding a folded paper.2016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style darshan line. In the right foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a thick white and red flower garland and a dark sash, seated and receiving offerings; he has gold armlets. Beside him a bearded man in a white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a red apple toward the group. A young boy in a striped shirt and a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery stand among devotees; a man in a white shirt and a rudraksha-garlanded attendant stand behind. Behind them a red curtain, gold and orange ceremonial fabric and a gold kalasha-like object are visible. Several devotees lean in with folded or extended hands.2016-10-09September 11 20162016-09-11 +2 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08