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A man in an orange sleeveless robe and a cream-coloured head wrap with gold trim stands at right, smiling, holding a brass handbell in his right hand while a brass oil lamp with a bright flame sits on a stand before him. He wears a layered garland of white jasmine, red, yellow and purple flowers. Behind him, a black stone deity murti in a red cloth is decorated with garlands of marigold and red flowers and set within an ornate silver arch. A red mound of kumkum and a plate of flowers rest in front, beside a black and white dotted border, under shady trees.

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December 25 20092009-12-25July 07 20092009-07-07December 31 20092009-12-31December 29 20082008-12-29December 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor ritual scene in a garden with palm fronds. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe and dhoti, red-and-white floral garlands, a brown rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, stands on a raised platform holding a silver bell and a small silver cup with a flame. Beside him a tall copper kalasha-style pillar is wrapped in a striped cloth and draped with white and red flower garlands. A few devotees stand in the foreground, partially visible. a person: the rudraksha mala, long hair, red robes and ceremonial garlands match the page candidate, though the face is not used for identification.2016-04-10November 06 20102010-11-06December 25 20092009-12-25 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a thick red rose garland, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and presses his palms together in prayer with eyes closed. Garlands of red and white flowers lie at his feet on a red-cushioned footstool. Behind him stands a deity murti pair in red and gold clothing with yellow and red floral garlands, flanked by tall gold oil lamps. A small blue-clad figure stands to the right. The scene reads as a sannyasi receiving honour on a throne, with the figure presented in saffron and garlands, which matches the event's descriptive cues. Swamiji (probable): saffron robe, long swept-back hair, and rose garlands on a golden throne.2010-08-10 +1 copiesDecember 26 20092009-12-26December 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor photograph of a deity murti in a silver arched shrine draped with orange cloth and strung with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. The gold-clad seated figure holds a staff and wears a red turban. In the foreground, a blurred person in a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap with a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell and an oil lamp, appearing to perform aarti. A red painted rock mound and polka-dot cloth sit at the base, with trees behind. Partially visible: one person in the foreground. Identity of the foreground figure is not established from appearance.2009-07-07