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A temple ritual photograph of a man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing an orange-brown turban, bare-chested with a rust-brown shawl and gold armlets, leaning forward to adorn a tall gold-and-silver kalasha-like sacred object with garlands of yellow, red and pink flowers and green emerald-coloured plates. Behind him, a shirtless young attendant with a white forehead mark, rudraksha mala and orange dhoti holds a silver tray. Another attendant in a maroon turban stands in the background beside a golden deity murti and flower garlands.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-brown turban and brown dhoti with gold border, stands at center decorating a golden kalasha with a long garland of yellow, red, green and pink flowers. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti with gold border holds a brass plate and wears a rudraksha mala. To the right, a deity murti with red face, gold crown and ornaments sits beneath flower garlands, with a tall brass lamp stand and gold vessels nearby. Lamps and flowers fill the shrine.2016-12-14January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesDecember 14 20162016-12-14A photograph of a ceremonial scene at a gilded shrine. A figure with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a red-brown wrap and a red-brown turban with a tall orange plume and gold ornament, stands at left and touches the face of a seated gold-masked figure. The seated figure wears a red-brown garment, gold armlets, a crown and a garland of white and pink flowers. Marigold and multicolour flower garlands, gold ornaments and a golden deity murti surround them.2017-07-09A man with long swept-back dark hair, a rust-brown turban and a gold armlet, wearing a brown-orange shawl over the shoulder, bows over a garlanded deity murti with his hands, adjusting gold ornaments and pink, yellow and red flower garlands on a golden figure. Behind him another priest in a deep red turban stands beside floral garlands, and a golden decorated figure appears at right. The setting is an ornate temple sanctum with a gold-framed backdrop. The man has long hair and a shawl, and the page attributes this event to a person, so the appearance-based label applies: a person, performing a puja and garlanding the murti.2016-12-14January 03 20162016-01-03December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple decorated with dense garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. In the foreground a figure with long matted dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red wrap and a rust-red turban with gold trim, bends forward and touches a gold-and-silver ornamented sacred object decorated with flowers. Beside him a person in an orange garment holds a metal tray of green leaves. Behind, a golden figure with a crown and gold necklaces stands among flower garlands, and a golden hooded cobra-style canopy frames the altar. A visible ornamental ring is in the lower foreground. The appearance of the central figure is consistent with the Swamiji candidate cues of long dreadlocks, a turban and a rust-red wrap, so the identity is probable.2017-12-02 +1 copiesApril 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine with stone pillars and a smoky, light-filled interior. In the foreground a man with long black hair wears a maroon-red turban with a small ornament, a pink and white floral garland, and a rust-red cloth, and holds up a small ritual vessel or lamp toward the deities. Beside him, a gold-adorned deity murti is dressed in yellow and green garlands, and a large decorated altar with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green, purple and white rises on the right. A gold trident-shaped ornament is visible on the right. At the edge, a figure with white forehead markings assists. Smoke or incense haze fills the air.2017-11-11