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A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a maroon-red shawl, wears rudraksha beads and gold bangles on his arms. He stands at left, reaching both hands to place a white and red flower garland over the head of a painted clay statue draped in a green sari with gold border, beside a second figure in orange. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes and white-clad devotees watch in a whitewashed hall with a blue and orange backdrop. A banner reads Nithyananda College of Arts and Science for Women. On the right, a framed portrait of a bearded man in white robes with one arm raised hangs on the wall, garlanded with pink flowers. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed maroon shawl are visible cues, labelled as the man placing the garland.

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July 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +2 copiesA woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari stands at left, holding a garland toward two figures on a white table. Beside her, saffron-robed and maroon-clad men with shaved heads stand in a row. On the table, two statues, one with a moustache and one with a bun in a green sari, are adorned with white and red flower garlands. A blue backdrop with an orange sash hangs behind, with a yellow banner reading Sri Nithyananda College for Women. Bunting hangs overhead and a few people in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at night in a temple-like room. A figure in a rust-red robe with rudraksha beads and orange-gold bangles leans forward to garland a white statue of a seated figure wearing an orange-red turban and red garments. The statue sits on a gold lotus-like base surrounded by white jasmine, green leaves and orange-red flowers, and a multicoloured garland hangs down its side. Behind it a large mural shows a deity in red and gold with a crown and necklaces, beside a figure in purple, with banyan trees in the background. Several women in saris stand watching at a railing on the left, and a bright light is visible overhead. The garlanding figure's face is not clearly visible, so no identity is claimed.2014-07-03July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine room with orange walls. A man in a saffron/orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a gold-bordered shawl pours or offers something from a small silver vessel over a deity murti. The murti wears a green silk cloth, a white flower garland and gold ornaments, and a second seated figure in red garments and white flowers sits beside it. Behind them is an ornate gold-framed arch and a yellow backdrop. Devotees in white and orange clothes stand at the left by the doorway, and a person in orange holds a brass item. The man's appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold-bordered shawl and garland) is consistent with the Swamiji candidate named on the page, so the identification is probable from appearance, though it cannot be confirmed from the face.2013-03-07