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Outdoor photo under a yellow canopy with red fringe, held on a pole, beneath green trees. A man with long dark swept-back hair, vertical tilak on forehead, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl and a heavy ornate gold bead necklace with a gold chain, smiles and holds a round steel bowl containing a yellow-orange paste. A shaven-headed young man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala leans forward, hands cupped beneath the bowl to receive the paste. a person: the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rust-red clothing are consistent with the page's identification of a person as present. Another person is partly visible at the right edge. Ritual context suggests an offering or blessing of prasad.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-red garment with a dark rudraksha mala across his chest, standing with his right hand raised on the forehead of a grey-bearded man in a pale peach shawl and tunic. The grey-bearded man holds a small bundle of bananas and folded paper packets. Behind them are green leaves, a gold-and-red decorated deity murti area and a red pillar. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a red garment, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is identified as the in-person candidate.2015-02-19A photograph of a seated man in red-maroon robes and a red-brown rudraksha mala with ornate gold chair behind him. He smiles while reaching into a large silver bowl filled with yellow rice or grains, and a younger person in orange robes and rudraksha beads leans in from the left to take some. A vase of pink, white and purple roses with green leaves sits between them. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on the gold throne, wearing a rudraksha mala and maroon robes; the person on the left is a devotee in orange.2014-09-13February 19 20152015-02-19A photograph of a ritual offering in an outdoor ashram setting with cattle and a pink wall behind. On the right, a man with a tall topknot of dark hair wears a rust-brown wrap, a brown rudraksha-style mala and a large pink-and-white flower garland, and extends his hands over a brass plate of yellow grain or prasad. On the left, a younger man in orange clothes with an orange shawl and beaded necklace bows his head and holds the plate's other side. A woman in a magenta sari stands behind them, and a few cows are visible in the background. a person: the topknotted figure in rust-brown wrap and garland matches the appearance cues, presented as the one offering the plate.2016-01-16A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces and bangles over orange-red saffron robes, smiles while dipping his fingers into a large ornate gold vessel held by a standing man in orange robes with rudraksha beads. A man in a white shirt, seen from behind, sits in the foreground. The seated man sits before a gilded carved throne backdrop with a red velvet cushion. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and saffron robes fit the description of Swamiji, seated on a peetha throne.2012-05-26 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-red shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings, smiling and raising a hand in blessing. a person is seated on a throne-like chair with ornate gold carving, with a silver staff or ritual rod beside him. Facing him, a man with grey hair and a beard wears a peach-coloured shawl and holds a small plate of bananas or fruit wrapped in a leaf. In the foreground a bald man in an orange garment is partly visible. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in purple, red and gold cloth with gold ornaments, potted green plants and a woman in white in the background.2015-02-19Outdoors in bright sunlight, a seated figure in a red upholstered throne-like chair holds a curved ceremonial blade over a shallow silver plate. The figure wears a saffron-orange garment with gold border, long rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi. A second person in a saffron wrap with a shaved head and rudraksha beads kneels or sits in front, holding the silver plate. A pedestal fan and a red-and-white painted pillar stand behind them. The visible cues of a long-haired seated figure in ornate saffron garb with malas and gold ornaments fit the description of a person, seated in a ceremonial role, while the kneeling attendant is a devotee.2013-10-12Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copiesSeptember 19 20122012-09-19