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A barefoot man in a red-orange saffron garment stands in a courtyard beside an ornate gold-and-red throne, facing left with a white tilak on his forehead. He wears a dark braided-back hairstyle, a long necklace of rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, and white paste on his upper arms. Around him, young men in orange and saffron kurtas and white dhotis with orange or red shawls stand attentively; one holds a rolled purple-and-red cloth. Some attendants wear red bindis and white tilak marks. Whitewashed walls and a doorway form the background.

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A man with long dark hair swept back and a white tilak on his forehead stands in profile wearing a red-orange draped cloth over his shoulder and body. He wears multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads and gold beads around his neck, and white ash marks on his upper arm and forearm. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls move through a whitewashed hall near a golden throne-like seat with red cushions. One man in white bends forward at left, and another in white holds a striped rolled mat at right. Scene shows a ceremonial preparation setting with gilded furniture.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a standing figure in a red-orange draped cloth with a long gold and rudraksha bead necklace and white paste marks on the arms, facing away from the camera toward a gilded throne with a red velvet cushion at left. Around him stand several devotees: a shaved-headed man in orange robes with glasses and a red forehead mark at far left holding a folded orange towel, another man in orange with a red bindi, and a younger man in white kurta with an orange shawl holding a green, red and cream woven mat. A man in orange at right also has white marks on his clothing. The setting is a plain concrete floor against a white wall, consistent with a ritual gathering. Swamiji (probable) is the standing figure, identifiable by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold and rudraksha necklace and saffron-red garments.2009-06-15Photograph of a barefoot man in a flowing red-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, seen from behind with his long dark hair in a bun, standing on a concrete floor near a white wall. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe stands in front of him. Two men in white dhotis and a yellow shawl carry an ornate gold-framed throne with red cushions. Because the page identifies this as a person and the visible cues include long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and orange-red ceremonial clothing, the man in red is a person in the ritual setting, though his face is not visible.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15September 24 20122012-09-24June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15September 24 20122012-09-24A nighttime procession inside a temple corridor with a painted ceiling and carved gold-trimmed pillars. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk forward; the two in front wear heavy gold necklaces and gold-bordered cloths, and one wears a flower-like head ornament. Behind them a line of men in white dhotis carries items and a long orange cloth is held aloft. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge and a man in white with a red mark on his forehead stands at right. Several more people and onlookers are visible in the background.2012-05-10