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A photograph of a ceremonial moment at an indoor shrine with a grey cinder-block wall behind. A man in a rust-red robe with a red-and-gold belt and a long double garland of red flowers and gold-tipped petals reaches toward a dark stone object with a white, cracked-open top, held by a priest on the left. The priest wears an orange-brown shawl, a rudraksha mala, a red forehead mark, and a gold bangle. Silver deity murti and figurines sit on the altar in the foreground. A man in a white shirt with a red forehead mark stands at the right with hands folded. The person in the robe wears a headset microphone and has a white tilak and hair in a bun.

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A photograph of a man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe draped over one shoulder, wearing long double strands of red flower garlands and a gold-and-cream ornamental belt. He has a red bindi on his forehead and white tilak lines, and a small microphone clipped near his face. His right hand rests on a grey stone or lingam-like object with a silver-coloured cap, held by another person in orange-toned clothing at left. In front are silver-toned metal deity figurines, including a figure with an elephant head, and brass or copper vessels at right. A man in a white shirt stands behind at right, and a concrete-block wall forms the background. a person cues: a maroon sannyasi robe, ornate red garlands and a gold-and-cream belt. Role is presenter or speaker seated beside ritual items.2013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of a man in a rust-orange robe wearing a pink-red flower garland and a small red bindi with white vibhuti lines on his forehead. He wears a small headset microphone and holds up a small white metal deity murti in his right hand, a standing figure with a raised hand. Behind him stand two shaved-headed men in orange robes, one with white tripundra markings, and a bead necklace is visible on the right. The background is a plain grey concrete-block wall.2013-09-04A photograph of a man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe draped over his shoulders, wearing a long double garland of red flowers and yellow-green blossoms at his neck and a wide orange-brown sash at his waist. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, a small clip-on microphone near his face, and he smiles while extending his right arm forward with a red flower held in his fingers. Behind him a man in a white shirt watches with hands clasped, and silver deity figurines stand at the lower left against a grey concrete block wall.2013-09-04A man in a rust-red robe and a long red-and-yellow flower garland holds a dark stone carving of a standing figure in both hands while speaking into a small head microphone. He has swept-back hair, white tilak marks and a red bindi. Behind him, a bald man in orange robes and a shawl stands near an orange umbrella, against a plain grey block wall with an electrical box and conduit. The scene looks like an evening talk or demonstration. The speaker is a probable Swamiji by visible cues: long swept-back hair, a flower garland and ornate gold-bordered clothing, though the appearance is only probable.2013-09-04A man in a rust-red shawl over red-brown robes stands in front of a grey breeze-block wall, holding a small dark stone carving of a dancing deity murti in both hands. He wears a long red and pink flower garland and a beaded waist belt, with a white vibhuti line and red tilak on his forehead, and his dark hair is tied up in a bun. Behind him a second person in orange-brown clothing stands beneath an orange umbrella. The setting looks like an outdoor talk or demonstration, with the man appearing to speak while showing the carving.2013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of a man in a rust-red monastic robe with a red-and-white flower garland and gold-embroidered flower garland, holding a small white marble-like figurine of a standing deity on a white pedestal. A small headset microphone is attached to his face and a red bindi and white tripundra mark his forehead. Behind him an orange umbrella is held overhead, and a second man in rust-red robe wearing a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a man with a shaved head in the background. Plain grey concrete block wall behind. Appearance-based candidate for a person, in person, with his distinctive garland and rust-red robe and microphone, holding a sacred figurine in a procession-like setting.2013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04A man in a rust-red sannyasi robe stands outdoors beneath a bright orange umbrella, holding a small white marble deity figure in both hands. He wears a red garland of flowers with yellow blossoms, a vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and a small headset microphone. Behind him a shaved-headed man in red robes with white forehead markings stands, and to the right a man in red robes with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl holds a dark object. The background is a grey concrete block wall. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) — the long swept-back hair, rust-red robe, flower garland and ornate yellow-trimmed cloth match the page cues, though the face is not used for identification.2013-09-04