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A photograph of a ceremonial moment outdoors under a corrugated metal roof with red steel posts. A person with long dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings stands at centre, wearing a heavy gold and rudraksha-style bead necklace, a rust-brown garment, a white and pink flower garland, and gold armbands. They hold a yellow rope with one hand and gaze down, smiling, while a second person's hand holds a silver tray at right. Beside them hangs a white cloth bundle tied with mango leaves and grass on top, draped in orange fabric with a yellow flower garland and a white sun-and-crescent emblem. The presentation is an appearance-based candidate; the identity cannot be confirmed from the image.

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A photograph of a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, smiling while holding a white cloth tied to an orange rope with his raised left arm. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and a garland of white jasmine and pink flowers. A small green parrot perches on his shoulder against a backdrop of palm fronds. Probable Swamiji is identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and a flower garland.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph outdoors under a pale blue sky with palm fronds at the edge. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange-brown shawl and a dense gold necklace, stands with a steel plate in one hand and a small bundle of white and red flowers in the other. He is wearing red and white flower garlands across his chest, and gold bangles on his wrists. Beside him is a tall copper pillar wrapped in brass rope and an orange cloth banner with yellow marigold garlands and a green leaf bunch. Another person's hand reaches in from the right edge holding the plate. The setting suggests a ritual offering or padapuja-style ceremony.2013-04-14January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor ritual photograph at dusk beside a palm tree. A man with a shaved-looking dark head and tilak on his forehead stands bare-chested in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold ornamental necklace and pink-and-red flower garlands with yellow tassels, and gold earrings. He raises one hand near an ornately carved copper-toned kalasha-style vessel wrapped with a yellow-flowered garland and a yellow cord. A hand from the frame holds out a silver plate toward him.2013-10-05July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremonial photo shot from a low angle under a bright sky with palm fronds at right. A man with swept-back dark hair and a tilak mark on his forehead stands in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long double strand of red and blue beaded garland, a heavy gold necklace and a bracelet, and holds a hand near a red flower garland. A second person's arm reaches up from the lower left, and a hand at right holds a brass plate of yellow and orange flowers. Behind, a golden ornate palanquin or ratha structure is decorated with white and red flower garlands and green leaves.2015-01-04A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange shawl and red-and-gold garland of red and yellow flowers, with a white tilak on his forehead, a gold bangle and gold ring, smiling while holding a small silver-handled ritual item over a flame in a brass lamp on a green cloth-covered table. Behind him, a large deity murti decorated with long garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, a crown and gold ornaments stands in a yellow silk garment. A silver kalasha-style vessel on a stand and a small figure sit on the table with flower petals. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by his swept-back hair, rudraksha-style red-and-gold garlands and saffron shawl.2013-07-15