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A photograph of a seated person in a ritual setting, wearing a red-orange garment, multiple rudraksha malas, and a large gold necklace, with a tall black hair bundle and white ash smeared on the forehead, arms, and hands. The person is seated on a dark floor, scattering or applying white powder. Behind them stand two attendants in red-brown traditional dress holding metal plates, and a richly decorated altar with garlands of yellow, white, purple, and red flowers frames a golden deity murti. a person: the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's Pratyakshya Pada Puja context.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A seated man with a tall black swept-back hair style and a white-streaked forehead smiles broadly in a temple sanctum. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a rudraksha mala, and a large ceremonial gold necklace, and his arms are dusted with white powder. Behind him, a gilded deity murti and a second deity figure stand before a tall arch of yellow, white, purple and red flower garlands. To the right, a bearded figure in white and red sits among garlands. At left, a standing attendant in red holds a rudraksha mala and wears a red shawl. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2016-03-07A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a large dark swept-back hair bun, dusted with white powder on his forehead, arms and shoulders, waving with his right palm raised. He wears a gold pendant, gold bangles and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him stand golden deity murtis draped in colourful garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers, one with a crown and one bearing a bow. A small gold figure sits in front of him, and a wall of multicoloured garlands frames the shrine. a person appears in_person with a distinctive hair style, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, performing a blessing wave during a shrine ceremony.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a pratyaksha padapuja ritual in a temple shrine with a stone-pillared hall. A man with a tall black turban-style hairdo, gold necklace, red-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala sits smiling in front of a bowed devotee in red and yellow, while his hands are raised in blessing. Behind them, several priests in orange and red cloths stand with white-smeared bodies and tilak, one pouring or handling white powder, and a large decorated murti of deities stands under an arch of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. A round dish of white powder sits on the wet floor.2016-03-07A seated man in saffron-red robes, wearing a tall black turban-style headdress, a rudraksha mala across his chest and a gold necklace, smiles and raises his right hand, its palm and fingers dusted with white powder. A small golden figure stands on the floor at his left. Behind him are decorated deity murtis wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flower strands, with a gilded arch overhead. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure, with a turban-style headdress, rudraksha mala, ornate gold neck ornaments and saffron-red robes, is the appearance-based candidate. Other visible people include a partly seen figure at the far left edge and a hand at the bottom edge.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine decorated with a multicoloured flower garland arch. A man with a large black turban and white ash smeared on his forehead and body sits cross-legged on the floor, wearing a red sannyasi-style wrap, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and holds his hands in front of his chest. Behind him, deity murti are dressed and garlanded, including a golden-hued pair of figures with a crown and tall garlanded arch. Two standing attendants in red-brown dhotis and white ash are at left, one holding a tray. Pale powder. Identity of the seated man is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07