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A photograph of a group of devotees bowing and receiving garlands in a indoor hall with maroon curtains. In the left foreground, a person in an orange-red turban and sleeveless orange top with a leopard-print wrap places a coral-pink flower garland over the head of a bowing person in white. A woman in an orange-red top and gold necklace with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white sari with coral garland bend forward; others in orange and white saris stand behind. A golden object is visible at the bottom edge. and Source: Nithy....

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A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange turban, orange shawl and leopard-print skirt placing a long beaded rudraksha-style garland on a kneeling woman in white with gold border. Behind them stand several devotees: a man in white kurta with a mala, women in white and gold-bordered saris, and a man in white at right holding a book and wearing a garland. A mustard-coloured ceremonial object sits at lower right. The scene suggests a devotional welcome with garlanding. The figure in orange is a sannyasi-style presence; no identity is asserted from appearance.2014-06-01Photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-shouldered figure in a rust-orange wrap and a matching orange turban with a floral trim stands at left, with rudraksha beads hanging from the wrap and a leopard-print lower cloth visible. The figure's hands rest on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, who bows forward with his head lowered. Behind them a woman in an orange-brown sari with a red kumkum bindi and a beaded necklace watches, and a young woman in a white sari with red border stands beside a man in a white shirt. Orange marigold garlands hang over the kneeling man's shoulders. Several seated people in white shirts and a standing man in white are visible in the background, and a floor fan and a white cabinet stand at left. Several people are visible, but the blessing is central.2014-06-01A seated figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and white jasmine garland places one hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, while holding a small white paper or card in the other hand. Behind him, several women and a man in rust-red and gold-bordered robes with rudraksha malas stand near an ornate gilded wall; one woman in the centre bends forward, touching the kneeling man's head. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan in a golden-hued sanctum with a gilded lion-faced seat visible at left.2016-01-17October 31 20132013-10-31June 01 20142014-06-01February 11 20132013-02-11A photograph of a devotional garland ceremony indoors. A figure on the left wears a rust-orange turban with white floral trim, an orange-red wrap over the shoulders and a leopard-print lower cloth; he reaches forward to drape a long rust-orange rudraksha-style garland over the head of a woman in white. Beside her a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala watches. To the right a woman in white with gold-bordered sari, glasses and a large orange-red garland around her neck and an orange shawl holds her hands together in greeting, while another woman in an orange-red shawl and white sari stands behind. Name badges are visible on the women's clothing.2014-06-01September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA seated figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron-orange draped garment, wearing a white jasmine and orange-flower garland and gold bangles, extends a hand to a kneeling man in a white collared shirt with a dark rudraksha mala, who receives an offering with cupped palms. Behind them, women in white sarees with dark beaded malas and rust-red shawls stand in a row, and a woman in white on the right watches with hands folded. A gold ceremonial structure with a gold ornament is in the lower left foreground. The figure on the seat has distinctive turban, saffron clothing and garland cues, so this is Swamiji (probable) receiving devotee offering.2015-08-22June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Maheshwara Puja ritual in an open pavilion with a woven bamboo backdrop and a concrete floor. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and a red-and-white garland, sits on a white-draped seat at right, with a seated attendant beside them. A woman in white with an orange shawl kneels at left, and a young woman in white with an orange shawl leans forward holding a green leaf near a brass kalasha. Two seated men in white with orange shawls sit at left with brass vessels, and a row of onlookers in white stands in the background. The image is a Maheshwara Puja at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, per the page; the seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm a person.2006-10-12