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A photograph of a ritual scene in a small whitewashed shrine room with red and orange signboards behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a green-and-purple flower garland, seated on an orange cushioned seat and extending his hand over a small elderly woman in a white patterned sari with orange shawl, her hands folded in prayer. Beside him stands a golden kalasha-style vessel on an orange draped table, and an ornate silver staff and a trident rest nearby. Several men and a boy in orange and white clothing sit on a red floral rug behind them, and a standing attendant in orange holds a long pole. Long-haired figure matches compatible cues of swept hair, orange robe and garland.

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June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall during a Himalaya Yatra stop. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark swept-back hair and a green-and-purple flower garland holds a silver trident and sits before a golden kalasha-shaped vessel on an orange-draped table. a person: the long hair, saffron robes, garland and trident match the page's depiction, but identity is uncertain from appearance. Around him, saffron-clad men stand and sit; a woman in a white top and rudraksha mala sits nearby; a woman in a blue headscarf and black-and-white shawl bows over a folded cloth at lower left; a man in a dark jacket raises a silver staff at the top. Red and yellow painted signboards on the wall show Hindi text and a temple name.2006-06-01Photograph inside a small whitewashed shrine with a red and white sign reading in Hindi about the Badrinath temple, a dark-haired figure in orange robes wearing a flower garland sits on a yellow cloth-covered seat holding a trident, beside a gilded kalasha. Attendants in orange and white robes surround him, one in white with gold bangles offers a small dish, and a woman in white sits nearby. Silver staffs with trident finials and an orange-framed decorative panel stand against the wall, with a cloth canopy overhead. The seated figure's long hair and flower garland resemble the a person depiction, though the appearance is only partly clear, so identity is uncertain.2006-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20062006-06-01A photograph of a ceremonial scene in front of a whitewashed wall with a red signboard in Hindi-script text. A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a garland of green leaves and purple flowers, and holding a silver trident, sits on a raised platform draped in orange cloth, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him; a silver staff and a fringed canopy frame the seat. Probable Swamiji by appearance, with long hair, saffron clothing, a trident and a floral garland. Before him an elderly woman in a white head covering is seated on the floor, and a man in orange robes with a sacred thread stands beside her, bowing, with a light tilak mark on his forehead. Other devotees in orange clothing stand behind, and a woman in white with a mala necklace sits to the side. Ritual gesture and darshan-style blessing.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a garland of green leaves and purple flowers, holding a silver trident, on a gold-draped platform beside a gold kalasha-like vessel. An elderly man in a grey knitted cap and grey jacket bends forward over a patterned rug, presenting money or offering. Several saffron-clad attendants and a man in an orange shirt sit or stand behind, one holding a silver staff. Signboards in Hindi behind reference Sri Badrinath Temple. The seated figure matches the a person appearance cues (long swept hair, saffron clothing, garland, trident) and the page indicates a person attended this event, so this is a probable identification, shown in an appearance-based label. Money notes lie on the platform beside the vessel.2006-06-01