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Photograph of an indoor ceremony with a seated person viewed from behind, wearing long dark hair pinned up and draped with white and orange marigold garlands and a red-flowered garland. Near them a man in a dark shirt and red shawl holds up an orange marigold garland, while a woman in a purple top with beaded necklaces watches. Behind them a woman in white with white hair and a red shawl, and a figure in white and red robes stands in a crowd. A shrine with a deity murti and decorated figures is visible at the left edge.

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Indoor ceremony with a large cluster of marigold and white flower garlands draped over the bare shoulders of a figure seated in front, viewed from behind. A man in a blue t-shirt with a red-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style pendant leans in and gestures with his hands toward the seated figure. A woman in a purple top with a beaded necklace stands nearby, and several other people in light and colourful clothes are visible in the background among decorated deity figures and a silver ornamental pillar. The setting appears to be a hall with a formal, devotional atmosphere.2015-12-26October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesDecember 26 20152015-12-26December 26 20152015-12-26A seated man with bare upper body, wearing a thick white and orange flower garland and red-and-orange flower strands, extends his hand toward devotees in a darshan-style gathering. Several people are around him: a woman in a dark blue sari holds up a folded white paper, a woman in a white sari and saffron shawl presses palms together, a woman in a pink top with a red-and-white shawl bends forward, and a young man in a white shirt reaches out with cupped hands. Red curtains, a carved stone pillar and a standing fan are in the background. The seated figure is shown with distinctive adornments and a garland, and is a person in a ceremonial role receiving devotees.2016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a red-maroon turban and saffron-orange robes being garlanded during a ritual. A man in a white cotton kurta and glasses holds long strands of white and orange flower garlands raised above the seated figure's head. The seated figure is almost entirely covered by large layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves, and wears rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. To the left, a bald man with white tilak marks on his forehead, smiling, wears an orange cloth and a dark bead mala. Brass kalasha vessels and a brass lamp stand on a table nearby. The scene appears to be a garlanding ceremony in a ritual setting.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Inside a small room with pink walls, a woman in an orange-red sari with a dark bun places a garland of white jasmine and red flowers on a person's head. Around her, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-robed sannyasis, a bald man in orange with rudraksha malas, and children gather closely. A shelf with framed pictures and a deity murti is visible behind them, and an orange-robed man with a tilak stands near the doorway. The scene reads as a garlanding welcome, a darshan reception.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a festive satsang setting dense with marigold and mixed flower garlands on a large floral backdrop. A man with long dark hair and a white flower in his hair, wearing a rust-orange shawl, a green-and-gold garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, sits on a raised golden seat, extending his arm toward a woman in white who bends forward to receive a long white flower garland. Around them, women in white, cream and orange saris with rudraksha malas stand or sit, and a man in a maroon shirt bends forward in the foreground. A microphone stand is at left. a person (long hair, orange shawl, rudraksha and gold-bead cues, seated as the central figure receiving devotees).2015-07-31June 21 20122012-06-21A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark braid, heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red and orange flower garlands, receiving a gesture from an elderly bald man in a cream shirt with a tilak on his forehead and round glasses, who kneels before him. Behind them a woman in a dark blue sari holds a red fruit or offering, a younger man in a white kurta wears a long rudraksha mala and tilak, and two more men in white stand in the background near a carved wooden pillar. A younger man in orange at the right edge steadies the elderly man's arm. Marigold petals and flower garlands lie on the floor. The seated garlanded figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-10-30January 29 20172017-01-29