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A photograph of a ceremony inside a temple hall decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white flower strings. A long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red bindi sits on a gold-and-red throne, smiling and reaching toward a bride and groom kneeling before him. The groom wears a red-and-gold turban and a cream and gold garment, while the bride in a red patterned veil with floral decorations bows at his feet. Pink flower petals lie on the throne and red cloth. Behind them a seated audience watches, and a cameraman in white and orange stands at the back. A second orange-robed attendant holds a tray at the right edge.

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A photograph of a wedding ritual in a temple hall. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long gold ceremonial necklace and long dark hair drapes a red-and-gold cloth over the shoulders of a kneeling bride in a red patterned veil. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace matches the page's Swamiji attribution, and he sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. The kneeling groom wears a cream sherwani and red-and-yellow turban. Pink flower petals lie on the floor, a fellow monk in orange stands at right holding a tray, and a cameraman in white stands at left. Seated devotees in white and pastel kurtas watch, with a boy in beige at left. Garlands of marigolds and red roses decorate the throne and railings.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a ritual scene in front of an ornate golden throne draped with red and white flower garlands. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold bundle on his lap, sits on the throne; the appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) label, seated as the central figure. Several devotees surround him: a man in white with an orange shawl kneels and touches his feet, a bride in red with gold-bordered veil stands at right, and other people in ceremonial clothing crowd in at the edges, with a woman in a red shawl at upper right. Visible heads and shoulders suggest roughly six to twenty people in the frame.2009-07-09A photograph of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a long gold necklace on a golden ornate throne decorated with white and orange garlands. A groom in a red and gold turban and cream embroidered sherwani with a red garland stands at left. A man in a red shirt bends to touch the feet of the seated figure, while a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Behind the throne, a red-and-white draped cloth and a standing man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala watch the ceremony, with a young man in a maroon kurta clapping at far right. The setting is a temple with bright floral garlands and colourful hangings. Several people are visible in the scene, including partially visible figures in the foreground.2009-07-09Photo of a ceremonial darshan inside a hall decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and a canopy. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long hair, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, holding a pink flower. A kneeling devotee in a gold-and-cream garment and red embroidered shawl bows forward before the throne. A robed attendant in orange stands at right holding a tray of flowers and fruit, and seated devotees in white fill the background.2009-07-09A photograph of a wedding ritual inside a temple hall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with white and pink flowers, holding a red book while a kneeling groom in cream kurta with a red-and-gold turban and a bride in a red bandhani veil and white embroidered dupatta receive the ceremony. Yellow marigold garlands line the platform, and a crowd of seated devotees watches from behind. A man in white stands at the upper left beside a saffron cloth. The figure on the throne shows distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace cues, consistent with the page's a person reference.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne draped with white jasmine garlands and red flowers, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long gold necklace, with long swept-back hair; a devotee in a golden-beige garment bows low before the throne, while an attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray of flowers and another person in orange offers a tray from the right. A seated crowd in white kurtas and shirts applauds in the background beneath orange and white decorative banners and hanging flower garlands, with a golden deity murti visible at the top left. a person cues: long hair, saffron robes and gold necklace on the throne; a devotee bows and attendants serve, a darshan-style gathering.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09