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Night outdoor event. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and two long garlands of orange flowers, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over the shoulders and an orange-gold waist cloth, stands at centre holding a silver tray with a white cloth and a pink flower. Probable Swamiji by his long hair, saffron clothing, garlands and ceremonial gold necklace. Behind him, a shaved-headed young man in saffron wears a beaded mala and sits among a seated audience in white and saffron. To the left, a red and gold ornate throne is visible. Parked cars and street lights are in the background.

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July 09 20132013-07-09July 04 20132013-07-04Night outdoor photo of a ceremony with smoke or incense haze filling the air. A man standing centre-stage wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a multi-strand garland of white and orange flowers and a red bindi. He holds a brass tray with a flame-like offering and white and pink flowers. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged. To the left a red and gold velvet throne stands empty. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the right side, and a dark car is parked in the background.2013-07-09March 28 20132013-03-28A man with long dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands at night in front of dark foliage, holding a silver tray with a red cloth and pink flowers. He wears a rust-red unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and an orange beaded mala around his neck. Another partial figure is visible at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange beaded mala and red robe, presented here as a devotee-style offering-bearer during an evening ritual.2013-03-29August 29 20142014-08-29July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27July 13 20132013-07-13Night outdoor ritual photo. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, a red-orange shawl and long rudraksha-style beads with gold bead necklaces sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand while his left hand is extended outward. A red-orange robed priest with a shaved head and white forehead markings sits to the left, and a person in a red-orange robe with a white forehead mark and glasses is at the right edge. Shrubbery and a building wall appear in the background.2013-03-18A photograph inside a hall during a ritual, with a smiling person at left with long dark hair, a pink and white flower garland, a gold-and-beaded necklace, and a bare-shouldered orange cloth, with white sacred ash markings and a red bindi on the forehead. Behind them a bald man in an orange robe and beaded rudraksha necklace holds a silver tray. Seated devotees in saffron and orange robes fill the foreground, and a golden deity murti or throne stands at right.2013-04-21A night-time photograph of a ceremony with a standing figure in a rust-red and gold dhoti-style wrap, bare-shouldered, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace layered over a beaded rust cord, gold armlet and bangles, with hands pressed together and eyes lowered in prayer. Beside him a younger attendant in an orange cloth, white forehead band and beaded necklace holds a flame near a floral arrangement of white, yellow, red and orange flowers and green leaves on a tray with an oil lamp. Several white-clad people stand in the dim background, and a bright light glows at right. The figure's appearance is consistent with a distinctive presentation with long swept hair, gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, but identity is uncertain.2013-05-27