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A standing man in a yellow turban and yellow shawl over an orange and red garment with purple and green striped lower drape, wearing a red beaded necklace, smiles and raises a hand beside a gilded ratha-style chariot. The chariot carries a large deity murti with a white face, green eyes and a tall gold crown, surrounded by an arch of garlands in red, white, yellow and purple marigold. A large printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red mala stands on the right, labelled with a copyright line. A brass oil lamp stands at right on the floor and a white cooling unit at left. The setting is a bright indoor hall with small woven rugs on the floor.

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A standing man in a yellow turban and yellow shawl over an orange and purple dhoti, wearing rudraksha beads, raises one hand in a blessing gesture beside a golden ratha-style cart carrying a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in heavy garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers and has a golden crown and necklaces. The golden cart has elephant-head ornaments and wheels. Behind them a large printed portrait of a smiling man in a red turban and red beads is labelled with a copyright line. A white tower cooler stands at left and a brass lamp at right, on a plain pink-walled stage.2011-10-04A barefoot man in a yellow turban and yellow shawl over a purple and orange dhoti stands on a patterned rug with both arms raised in greeting, smiling. Beside him a golden ratha-style palanquin on wheels carries a deity murti heavily garlanded with red, white and yellow flower strands, with a gold crown and a gold elephant base. A large portrait behind shows a smiling man in a red turban and rudraksha-style beads, labelled with a copyright line. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge, and a white tower cooler sits on the left.2011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04A photograph of a ceremonial scene. A smiling man with long dark hair stands at left wearing a yellow turban, a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, a red striped dhoti-style garment and ornate gold necklaces, his right hand raised in greeting. Beside him stands a gold-plated figure of a deity, its base wrapped in a green mound of foliage and dense garlands of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers, with a golden arched frame and a pink cloth beneath. Bananas and fruit are arranged at the foot of the display, and a multicoloured tasselled canopy hangs from the ceiling above.2011-09-01 +2 copiesAugust 31 20112011-08-31September 08 20132013-09-08 +1 copiesAugust 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesA smiling man in a red striped dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered waistband and a yellow shawl stands on a stage with both arms raised in greeting. He wears a mustard-yellow turban, a red tilak, rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and a long gold necklace. Behind him a golden arched frame is decorated with yellow, red, green and purple flower garlands around a golden Ganesha murti with an orange shawl, seated on a golden bull mount. Brass oil lamps, fruit trays with bananas and oranges, a clay pot and microphones stand on the rugs, with a tasseled canopy overhead.2011-09-01 +1 copiesA standing man in a peach-orange turban and brown-mauve dhoti with an orange shawl stands on a stage beside a gold-framed shrine. He wears layered garlands of red and white flowers, a pendant necklace, and holds his palm raised in greeting while smiling. Behind him a decorated Ganesha deity murti sits within a garland-draped arch of red, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a gold relief carving above and orange silk cloth below. Small offering lamps sit on the floor in the foreground.2011-08-31A standing man in an orange turban and maroon dhoti with orange border stands on a small red rug before a golden deity murti of a woman standing on a gold bull-shaped carriage with a yellow cloth draped over it. The murti wears white jewelled necklaces, a red blouse and gold-bordered sari, and is framed by a large arch of red, white, purple, yellow and green flower garlands against a dark maroon velvet curtain. The man wears a red and yellow flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant, gold armbands and a bangle, and performs a raised-hand greeting gesture with a smile. A bank of flower decoration and gold vehicle wheels is visible at the base. A probable Swamiji candidate is present, identified by the orange turban, ceremonial gold pendant and rudraksha-style mala; the person is in ceremonial dress standing beside the murti.2011-12-18