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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard with a red-brick wall and a Kannada signboard. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a leopard-print shawl over orange saffron robes and sits on an ornate red and gold throne. A kneeling priest in white clothes bows and touches the seated figure's hand, while a fire pit with smoke and brass offerings with fruit sits in the foreground. A bald priest in orange robes stands behind, with a few devotees and a seated man in white nearby. Palm trees, a thatched hut and a white SUV complete the setting. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and a leopard shawl, so the appearance is a probable match to Swamiji, presented in a ceremonial seat.

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A seated figure in a red and gold ornate throne, with long dark hair and an orange-saffron dhoti, wears a leopard-print shawl and rudraksha-style beads, raising a hand in blessing. Before him, a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl kneels on a white cloth, facing a smoking fire pit in the foreground. Two standing men in orange and red shawls with garlands and a bald man in white stand to the left, a seated woman in a red sari sits behind, and a palm-lined courtyard with a red building signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Dharmashala is behind. A kalasha-like brass pot and flowers sit at the lower left.2010-12-16Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana above a terracotta-coloured wall. A long-haired man in an orange dhoti and leopard-print shawl sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim, holding a rudraksha mala and a cord, while an orange-clad priest with a shaved head stands at left and another man in white kneels prostrate before a fire pit. Brass kalasha vessels, a plate of white flowers and marigolds sit on a white cloth in front, with palm trees and a parked silver van behind.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a temple-like open pavilion. A man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate red and gold throne beneath a fringed canopy, with a golden kalasha garland at his side. A kneeling man in orange clothes with bare upper body and armbands attends him, while a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a monk in orange robes stands behind. Several women in saris and devotees sit on orange mats to the right, and a white SUV and palm trees appear in the background.2011-12-13Outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion with a red canopy hung with colourful tassels, palm trees and a brick wall behind. A man in orange saffron robes with a gold-edged dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne, extending his arm to a devotee. Beside him, a younger man in saffron holds a thread and tends the ritual. A man in white kneels with folded hands in front of the seated figure, while a man in white stands at left with a ceremonial head band and garlands. Brass plates with flower garlands and offerings sit on the floor. Other seated devotees in orange and pale blue watch from the background.2011-12-13December 16 20102010-12-16October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesDecember 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor ceremony under palm trees at an ashram-style festival. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a shawl and multiple gold-toned beaded necklaces, sits on an orange-draped seat or throne and holds a pair of scissors near the head of a kneeling devotee in white clothes with an orange shawl, whose hands are pressed together in prayer. Behind them, several men in saffron and white robes stand, and a line of seated and standing spectators watches. A white shrine structure with orange-and-yellow garlands and a dark stone deity murti stands to the right, with saffron pennants strung overhead. Orange and yellow floral decorations line the canopy at the top left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklaces, seated on the throne), performing a ceremonial act of blessing on a devotee.2008-12-28