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A photograph of a temple setting with a gold-edged wooden doorway on the right and a gold trident hanging above it. A man in a white dhoti-style shirt with a vertical tilak and a lanyard leans forward smiling, offering a tray of yellow and white flowers and a bangle-like garland. In front of him, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-colored wrap, a flower garland of white, orange and pink blossoms, a red flower crown, and gold armbands, and bows toward the offering. A woman with hair in a bun stands at the left edge, and another figure in orange stands in the background near a gold-framed arch. The setting is a decorated temple hall with carved pillars.

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April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark braid, heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red and orange flower garlands, receiving a gesture from an elderly bald man in a cream shirt with a tilak on his forehead and round glasses, who kneels before him. Behind them a woman in a dark blue sari holds a red fruit or offering, a younger man in a white kurta wears a long rudraksha mala and tilak, and two more men in white stand in the background near a carved wooden pillar. A younger man in orange at the right edge steadies the elderly man's arm. Marigold petals and flower garlands lie on the floor. The seated garlanded figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a ritual exchange inside a room with red curtains and a carved wooden panel. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper body, wearing a thick white and red flower garland and gold bangles, sits on the left and extends both hands to receive a bowl or tray from a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala who kneels on the right. Scattered flower petals cover the floor. Behind them, several onlookers stand: a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala, a woman in a green sari beside a young girl in a green dress, a man in a blue shirt smiling, and a young man on the right. The figure with long hair has distinctive adornments, so the appearance-based label is a person, seated in the role of the one receiving offerings.2016-10-30July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of an older man in a cream-white kurta with a dark lanyard and an event badge bending forward to offer flowers at the feet of a seated figure. The seated figure has long dark hair, a bare back and shoulders, and is draped in a thick garland of white jasmine, orange blossoms and red roses, with gold bangles and a flower in the hair. A red tilak mark is on the bending man's forehead. A large gold-edged wooden panel is on the right. In the background, another man with short dark hair stands partially visible. The scene looks like a devotional honouring ritual.2017-04-16October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a purple and white flower garland and a bangle on the wrist receives fruit from a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who bends forward with hands extended. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with gold border and an orange shawl holds fruit. Behind them stands a large golden deity murti with red and yellow garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps, with a few onlookers in the background. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure, identified by long swept-back hair, orange-saffron robes and a garland; he is receiving offerings during a puja.2016-02-21 +1 copies