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A photograph of an evening ritual at night. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cloth over a red bolster, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long multicolour garland of yellow, red, green and pink flowers over his shoulders; a leopard-print cloth lies behind him. Swamiji (probable), based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland. To his left stands a large white deity murti with gold trim and a yellow flower garland. Behind him a man in white ritual dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man in a white shawl stand; a woman in a purple sari with pink blouse sits to the right, and other people are partly visible at the edges and foreground, with lit oil lamps and flower petals on the cloth.

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October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Outdoors at dusk, a bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a red bolster and orange mat, wearing a rust-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and a multi-coloured marigold and rose garland hangs across his chest. Behind him stands a large turquoise and white clay murti of a goddess with a yellow garland, trampling a lion-headed demon. A woman in white sits at the left edge, a woman in a purple sari sits in the foreground, and a man in an orange dhoti with a mala sits at the right. Swamiji (probable) is seated at the centre, identified by his long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland.2016-10-11A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a striped cushioned seat wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a leopard-print wrap, draped with a thick white and red flower garland. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue deity murti with a yellow flower garland and several small faces. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a beaded necklace stands at right, and a woman in an orange sari with a white-smeared face sits at the right edge. Orange-clad attendants and a wooden scaffold frame the scene. a person (appearance cues: long swept hair, rudraksha-style mala, distinctive shawl and garland) seated as the central figure.2016-10-30Night outdoor scene on a decorated float or vehicle. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a brown rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a red-orange cushion, wearing a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers. He is seated on a rudraksha-themed throne-like platform. Beside him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a white beaded mala sits holding a small object. A brass pot stands near the seated man. In the foreground, two men with backs to the camera face him, one bare-shouldered in orange, and a video camera on a tripod is pointed at the scene. A metal lattice fence frames the right side, and vehicle decorations with flower garlands are visible at left. Probable Swamiji (probable): long hair, bearded face, orange-red robe, rudraksha mala and flower garland on a ceremonial seat, consistent with a procession or puja setting.2016-10-11December 05 20162016-12-05September 15 20162016-09-15 +1 copiesA photograph taken at night on an illuminated stage. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair sits on the floor wrapped in a rust-orange shawl, wearing a leopard-print garment and a white flower garland around his neck, smiling toward the left. Behind him, large deity figures with bright orange and yellow garments and yellow marigold garlands stand on the stage. At left, blurred figures of onlookers are visible.2016-10-30 +1 copiesApril 28 20162016-04-28July 18 20162016-07-18September 30 20172017-09-30