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A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam-style blessing in a richly decorated temple setting. A seated figure in saffron-red robes and a long rudraksha-style bead garland receives a golden kalasha-type vessel poured over the head, while several people in white and cream clothing and ornaments hold up and steady the vessel. A man in white dhoti on the left smiles, and a woman in a white sari with bangles on the right holds the pot. Behind is a large arrangement of yellow, orange and red marigold and flower garlands, and gold-carved pillars frame the scene. Women with jasmine garlands stand at the lower edge, with additional people partly visible.

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A photograph of a devotional abhishekam-style blessing inside a temple setting with gold-painted pillars and a red curtain. A central figure seated in red and orange garments with a rudraksha mala and a green garland is having a golden kalasha-style vessel raised over the head, while several hands reach in to hold it. A man on the left in a rudraksha mala and white dhoti-style clothing reaches up, and a woman on the right wears an orange top and a rudraksha mala, with jasmine and marigold garlands draped around the scene. Several onlookers, including a child at the lower left, watch closely. The people count is approximately six.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph inside a gold-decorated hall where a man with long dreadlocked hair sits on a red velvet throne framed by a floral arch of yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style garment, gold armlets and a heavy gold-and-white flower garland, and his eyes are closed as devotees offer him ritual attention. Around him, a seated man in white shirt extends his palms, a woman in a gold-bordered sari and several people in white and rust-coloured clothes hold offerings and garlands over a tray of flowers, puja items and papers. A standing devotee in rust-red and gold border touches the offerings. A white tower fan stands at the right edge and gold deity relief panels decorate the walls behind. The setting resembles a guru-puja offering ceremony.2016-07-19A seated figure on a red cushioned throne before a golden backdrop and a large floral garland arch of yellow, white and red flowers. He has long dreadlocked hair, gold necklaces, gold armlets and a rust-coloured cloth, and smiles as devotees reach toward him. Two devotees in white and cream attire offer or hand over items, with an arrangement of red roses, white jasmine garlands and a brass vessel in front. Another devotee in a rust-coloured sari leans in from the right, and a cooling fan stands at the right edge. A puja-style offering scene with flower garlands and pooja items.2016-07-19Photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped up on his head, wearing a gold ornate necklace, rudraksha-style beads and a dark maroon garment, garlanded in front of a golden deity backdrop with a bed of yellow, white, red and green flowers and green leaves. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands before him, arms raised, placing a garland or ritual cloth on his head, while a man in orange-brown clothing leans in from the left. The setting appears to be a temple-style ritual abhishekam or felicitation. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, and is being honoured in a ceremonial setting.2016-07-19A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne draped with yellow, white and red flower garlands, wearing a maroon turban, saffron-toned robes and a rudraksha mala, smiling broadly. A woman in a red and gold sari with grey hair in a bun kneels and offers something at his feet, while a man in a white shirt crouches nearby. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in orange and a bare-chested attendant with white tilak stand in a golden-pillared shrine room. A woman in orange stands at the lower right. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure, showing a maroon turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands on a throne, with the attendants and devotees around him in a padapuja-style offering.2015-07-31July 09 20172017-07-09July 31 20152015-07-31January 15 20172017-01-15A seated figure in an orange-brown sleeveless garment wears a heavy gold necklace, gold armlets and wrist bands, with long dreadlocked hair piled on top of the head. He sits on a red-cushioned throne before a backdrop of garlands in yellow, red, white and green. In front of him a blue-draped table is heaped with pink and white flowers, lemons, marigold strands and offering packets, and several white-clad attendants with a metal plate and bowl pass items toward him. A woman with grey dreadlocks and a white-haired devotee stand at the right edge. Gold draping covers the walls behind.2016-07-19Festive temple scene with a man seated on a decorated throne in a red-orange robe, wearing layered garlands of white and orange flowers and a rudraksha mala, smiling as devotees gather close. Behind him a large throne backdrop is covered in striped garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers. Around him stand devotees: a bald man in an orange shawl at left, a man in white with a dark shawl and a man in a white dhoti with a brown shawl, a woman in a dark red sari at right, a young girl in white, a small boy at left and several other people in the foreground. A brass oil lamp and a golden lion-headed armrest appear nearby. Probable Swamiji (seated, orange-red robe, long dark hair, rudraksha mala and garlands) receiving devotees, consistent with a Guru Purnima satsang.2015-07-31January 15 20172017-01-15