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A photograph of a crowded narrow passage with a central figure draped in large garlands of pink and red roses and white jasmine strands, wearing a maroon robe. Petals cover the floor around him. He stands with a bearded face and hair swept back, appearing to be the focus of a welcome. Around him, devotees press in with folded hands in namaste; a man in a white shirt bends forward, and a priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare chest stands at right. Women in saris and flowers in their hair surround the group, and a green leafy garland and orange flower strings decorate the ceiling above.

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April 02 20172017-04-02A crowded indoor ritual scene where devotees throng around a figure in a rust-red robe draped over a bare shoulder, adorned with gold bangles and a large garland of pink and white flowers. Pink rose petals fall through the air over the crowd. A man in a white shirt on the left looks intently ahead, a man in an orange-brown cloth with a white forehead band stands in the foreground, and a man with bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right while others in white dhotis and saffron-pink garments press forward. A woman in pink and a woman with dark hair also appear among the devotees, with a child at lower right holding flower petals. A photographer's raised arm is visible at the top left. The setting appears to be a hall with blue plastic chairs at the right edge.2017-04-02A seated figure in a deep red-brown robe is showered with pink rose petals and heaped with red flowers, white jasmine garlands and green leaves, with a flower-decorated headpiece. A man in red shirt and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala stand near, hands folded. A smiling woman in a maroon sari and a woman in glasses behind the seated figure look on. A basket of fresh rose petals and a basket of yellow lemons sit in the foreground against an orange and saffron backdrop with red-and-white floral festoons. The scene looks like an abhishekam-style floral honouring. a person candidate is the seated, flower-covered figure, identified by ornate garlands and red-brown attire, but the face is obscured by petals so identity is uncertain.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02October 20 20162016-10-20A seated man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment is heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine strands and pink and yellow flowers, with flower petals in his hair. Several women and children crowd close around him; a girl holds a green coconut and a woman in a cream sari with gold border leans forward at right. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left with hands folded, and a bare-chested man with a red-beaded mala and white shawl stands behind, hands in anjali. A wicker basket and an electric fan are in the foreground, with orange drapes and red flowers in the background.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesMay 07 20152015-05-07A photograph inside a small pink-walled room where a man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red sannyasi wrap, a white jasmine garland, gold bangles and rudraksha beads, sits and receives a crowd. He is the a person, seated at left and handing or accepting a red fruit from an elderly woman in grey hair. Around him, men in white shirts and a woman in an orange sari reach toward him with folded hands, and children crowd in. Garlands of white flowers and marigolds decorate the wall, with framed pictures and a ceiling fan above.2014-07-02A photograph of a devotee household interior decorated with white jasmine garlands strung across a yellow wall and ceiling. In the foreground a saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and white forehead markings kneels among scattered pink and white flower petals. Beside him, a woman in white sari with flowers in her hair stands holding a tray. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with red shawls, gather around. A seated figure in orange robes and a garland, with bare upper body and rudraksha mala, receives the pada puja. Others in orange and white stand nearby. Ceremonial padapuja at a devotee's home.2014-07-01