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A photograph taken on a stage with maroon curtains and a balloon-decorated backdrop. A young person in a white shirt and white trousers bends over a coiled white rope beside a red bucket. A seated figure in an orange robe and white dhoti sits cross-legged on the stage, with an orange garment across the shoulder and a rudraksha mala around the neck, facing a brass lamp, a bell, a small brass vessel and a tray of offerings. A brass-coloured deity murti with an elephant head sits on the stage to the right. Marigold petals are scattered on the floor. A figure in orange stands at the left edge.

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December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A stage with a blue curtain and maroon side drape, decorated with colourful balloons and flower arrangements. A young boy wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body sits cross-legged, placed beside a copper-coloured Ganesha murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A second young boy in white dhoti with gold borders kneels on the stage, holding a brass vessel and performing a puja with brass lamps and a bell on a tray of offerings. Fruit and food are arranged on plates nearby.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A seated performer wears a copper-coloured Ganesha face mask with a trunk and tall crown, bare-shouldered in an orange shawl over a white dhoti with a green-striped border. He gestures with raised hands before a brass puja tray holding bananas, sweets, a brass bell, a small oil lamp and a brass lamp stand. A red bucket with a white rope and a person in white shorts stand at the left edge, on a tiled stage in front of dark red and navy curtains.2008-12-24A photo of a stage ceremony in front of a dark blue and maroon curtain and a balloon display in pink, green, orange and yellow. A young boy in white dhoti and an orange-striped cloth, with a sacred thread across his chest, sits cross-legged beside a copper-coloured Ganesha murti garlanded with yellow marigolds. Beside him, a second boy in white dhoti and shawl bends forward with his palms on the stage, leaning toward a brass bowl and oil lamp on a tray with brass bells, fruit and offerings. Gold-toned decorations and white and orange flower garlands frame the scene.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A stage event with balloons and flower garlands decorating a gold-framed throne at right. A long-haired figure in a cream and gold silk outfit sits on the red-cushioned throne, smiling and gesturing with one hand. At centre, a figure in an orange robe and red waist cloth bends forward, touching the forehead of a child kneeling in white with a garland, before brass puja items and a lamp. A standing boy in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala watches with hands folded. A red curtain and blue backdrop frame the stage. Probable Swamiji on the throne, seated in cream and gold clothing with long swept-back hair and a gold-framed throne.2008-12-24A boy in white traditional dhoti and shawl with gold border stands on a stage holding a microphone and speaking, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him, a seated figure in white dhoti wears a large Ganesha-style mask with a garland of yellow and red flowers and performs a hand gesture. Brass oil lamps, a bell and offering plates sit on the stage in front, and a decorated altar with flower garlands and colourful balloons stands at right, beneath a blue curtain and a maroon drape at left.2008-12-24