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A seated man sits cross-legged in a shrine before a garlanded backdrop of marigolds and multicoloured flower strands arranged in arches. He has a tall, dark, swept-up hair bun with white markings on his forehead, a rudraksha mala across his chest, and a gold necklace over a red-orange cloth. His hands and arms are smeared with white ash, and he is smiling with palms open. Flanking him are golden statues of deities and attendants draped with garlands, including a figure in a red turban and white jewelled garland on the left and a figure with raised hand on the right. Swamiji (probable) cues: swept-back hair with crown-like bun, saffron-red ceremonial clothing, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A seated man in saffron-red robes sits cross-legged before a golden-topped decorative arch heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and multicoloured flower strands. He wears a tall black turban-like hairstyle, a gold necklace, and a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, with white ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him stand gilded and painted statues of deities with garlands, and flanking statues are dressed in red with ornate jewellery.2016-03-07A seated man with a tall black swept-back hairstyle and a white-dusted forehead sits cross-legged on a raised platform, smiling, with his palms open and white powder on his arms and feet. He wears a red-orange garment, a large ornate gold necklace and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him stand flower garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white draped over arched frames, and gold-and-red figures of deities flank him on both sides, one with a gold crown. The setting is a temple-like interior with grey stone ceiling and pillars.2016-03-07A seated man with a tall black swept-back hair style and a white-streaked forehead smiles broadly in a temple sanctum. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a rudraksha mala, and a large ceremonial gold necklace, and his arms are dusted with white powder. Behind him, a gilded deity murti and a second deity figure stand before a tall arch of yellow, white, purple and red flower garlands. To the right, a bearded figure in white and red sits among garlands. At left, a standing attendant in red holds a rudraksha mala and wears a red shawl. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Pratyakshya Pada Puja. At the centre, a person with a tall, dark, swept-up hairstyle, a white forehead marking, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant necklace and a yellow-and-red flower garland sits smiling on the floor in front of the altar. Behind them, a large deity murti of Shiva with a trident and a consort figure sits on a red-draped platform, framed by arches of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Two standing figures flank the altar. A bare-chested priest with white ash on his body and a white headband sits at left beside a bowl, and another person with a dark topknot and white marks sits at lower right. Several people are visible, with a light dusting of white powder on the floor and their clothes. The centre person shows a person cues: a distinctive tall dark hairstyle, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A central figure seated on a red cushion in a temple shrine, smiling broadly with a white paste smeared across the forehead and face, a tall black turban-style hair bun, a red-and-brown garment, a gold necklace, and rudraksha beads. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape over the shoulders and around the figure's neck. Behind, golden deity murtis and decorated figures in colourful multicoloured garlands stand against a backdrop of ornate garlands. A white powder covers the stone floor and a black stone slab. Another person in white and a person with a white-painted face and dark hair sit at the edges.2016-03-07Photograph of a seated man at a temple shrine during a Pratyakshya Pada Puja. He wears a tall black turban-like headwear with white ash marks, a red garment, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace and yellow-and-red flower garlands. He sits before flower-garlanded deity murti statues, including a standing figure with a crown and a seated deity. A devotee in a red shawl with shaved head kneels in the foreground, facing him and holding a green tray with white offerings. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: tall dark turban, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and garlands; he is seated as the honoured figure receiving padapuja.2016-03-07A photograph of a ritual scene at a temple shrine. A central seated figure with a tall black swept-up hair crown, white sacred ash on the forehead, a gold necklace with pendant, rudraksha mala beads and a red-orange cloth is smiling and wears a long garland of yellow, red and multicoloured flowers. Beside them, a bare-chested attendant in a white vibhuti-marked tilak and blue dhoti pours or applies water, and a devotee in white kneels in front. Behind, a large gold-framed arch of marigold garlands surrounds a seated deity murti holding a staff, with an additional garlanded figure in orange at right. Attendants and devotees are partly visible, and the setting is a stone temple sanctum with a rite of abhishekam in progress.2016-03-07