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Outdoor evening photo on a raised pink platform before a red and gold temple structure decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A seated man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, bare chest, orange cloth and a large red and yellow flower garland holds a small white object near his mouth. A shaved-headed child in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth sits facing him and clasps his hand, while a younger child in orange sits to the left. Dark night sky and palm trees form the background.

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March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor evening ceremony at a temple plinth. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a long red-pink garland of flowers, and an orange-red dhoti sits on the raised platform and holds a small object to his mouth. Two shaven-headed boys in orange and maroon robes kneel beside him, one holding his hand. Behind them stands a copper-toned pillar or kalasha with a golden deity figure, wrapped in yellow marigold garlands, and a heap of flowers at its base. Night sky and palm fronds are visible behind.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11Night photograph of a long-haired man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a red and gold beaded garland and white forehead band, seated and holding a small white object to his lips. Beside him, a shaved-headed boy in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits, and a smaller child with a red forehead mark and orange clothing looks on. Behind them is a gilded deity murti on a pink pedestal decorated with yellow marigold garlands and flowers.2013-03-11Evening outdoor ceremony on a raised pink platform beneath a dark blue sky. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a thick red-and-pink garland and a rust-coloured dhoti sits cross-legged and holds a small object to his mouth. Beside him a shaved-headed boy in orange robes kneels and holds his hand, while a younger child in orange sits behind. Behind them stands a pink and gold ornate pillar or base with a gold figure of a seated deity murti, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, and a heap of flowers in front. A dark orange cloth hangs at the left. Several people are visible in the photo.2013-03-11Night photo on a raised stone platform before a pink ornate pillar topped with a golden deity figure and garlands of yellow flowers. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a red-and-orange-clad body sits cross-legged, wearing a thick red and white flower garland and an orange shawl; he is smiling and touching his own ear. Beside him, a shaved-headed child in orange garments with a red bindi sits with hands folded, and a shaved-headed person in orange and maroon robes with a beaded mala leans forward, resting a hand on his knee. A pile of multicoloured flowers and a red flower offering lie at the base of the pillar.2013-03-11Outdoors at dusk, a young shaven-headed boy in orange robes sits on a raised pink stone platform beside a pink temple pillar base draped with garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers. Beside him sits a man in orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white tilak and red bindi, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland with gold-trimmed leaves and a rudraksha-style mala. A golden seated deity figure sits atop the pillar, and red roses lie on the stone in front of the man. Two more garlands and loose petals are scattered nearby. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in the orange robes and red garland with long hair and mala beside the boy. The boy wears orange robes, a mala and a white forehead mark. No other people are visible.2013-03-11Evening photograph outdoors at a temple-like setting with a copper-toned ornate pillar wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands. A young boy with a shaved head, red bindi and white forehead marks, wearing orange clothes and a beaded necklace, sits on a pink ledge beside a seated man. The man wears long dark hair swept back, a white forehead mark, orange robes with gold-edged borders and a long red flower garland with gold clasps, and he holds a small object up in one hand while smiling. Palm trees and a dusky blue sky frame the scene, and two other men in orange sit at the right edge, one reading from a sheet of paper. a person: the seated man's long swept hair, orange robes and red garland match the a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate.2013-03-11