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A bearded man in a rust-red robe with a long brown rudraksha mala and a thick white-and-green jasmine garland stands outdoors beside a decorated wooden ratha or chariot with red and yellow flower garlands. He raises one arm to touch a ceremonial palm-frond or leafy bunch on the vehicle, while a second person in orange attire to the right holds a silver bowl. A video camera rig sits in the foreground and palm trees and a golden finial rise behind. The scene suggests a temple procession ritual.

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September 26 20162016-09-26A bearded man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange robe stands beside an ornate reddish-brown temple shrine decorated with white flower garlands and red blossoms. He raises one hand with leafy green sprigs toward the shrine while holding a silver vessel in his other arm, seemingly during a ritual offering. Palm fronds and an open sky appear behind him. A rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs over his robe, and a second person's hand holds the vessel's edge at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a saffron robe and a bead mala, matching the page's reference to Swamiji.2016-09-26October 03 20162016-10-03January 01 20172017-01-01September 26 20162016-09-26September 26 20162016-09-26January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor setting with palm trees. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a red-brown dhoti-style robe stands at right, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and an ornate gold pendant necklace, with a red and yellow flower garland around his neck and red bangles on his wrists. He raises one hand with a flower held in it, beside a carved wooden pillar or structure wrapped with straw, decorated with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold flowers with mango leaves. A second man in orange clothing stands behind the structure, holding a silver bowl, and a third person in orange is partially visible at left. a person: the bearded man with long hair, gold ornate necklace and saffron-toned robe is a.2016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01September 26 20162016-09-26January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and matching shawl, wearing long multi-strand garlands of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands at right with one hand raised touching the top of a carved stone kalasha-shaped shrine structure topped with thatched straw. He has long dark hair and a smile, with tripundra-style white and red markings on his forehead. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth and white bead necklace holds a silver bowl, and another attendant in orange garments with a white forehead mark stands at left beside the shrine, which is decorated with flower garlands and yellow marigolds. Palm fronds and tall ritual poles frame the background. a person: the man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2016-08-27