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A photograph of a ritual exchange inside a decorated shrine. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe, with a pink and red flower garland, bare-shouldered with white markings on the arm, is tying or fastening a thread-like sacred band onto the wrist of a standing man in a white kurta, who wears a rudraksha-style mala and bows his head. Behind them, golden deity murtis are dressed with multicoloured garlands and an orange cloth backdrop. A brass kalasha with flower garlands sits in the lower right. A third person with a camera stands at the left edge. The white-kurta man appears to be receiving a blessing.

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May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a pink flower garland and long swept-back dark hair sits on a white-draped cushioned seat in front of a decorated altar. Behind him are three gold-and-silver deity murti with floral garlands in white, pink, and green, and an orange cloth backdrop. A man in a white plaid shirt and khaki trousers kneels before him, holding his hands. The seated figure's bare chest and forearms bear white paste markings. A camera operator stands at the left edge. A gold-and-garland decorated kalasha sits in the lower right foreground. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, long swept-back hair, pink garland, bare chest with white markings) receiving a devotee's hands at an altar, consistent with a puja or darshan setting.2006-05-21A photograph of a seated figure in orange saffron robes wearing a long pink and white flower garland, with a red bindi and bare shoulders marked with white paste. He sits on a white cushioned seat before a decorated backdrop with gold deity figures, pink and white flower garlands and orange drapery. A man in a white kurta kneels before him with his hands held together in greeting, and a dark-clothed cameraman stands at left beside a microphone stand. Brass vessels and a garland of marigolds sit in the lower right corner. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and distinctive ornate gold jewellery, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the appearance-based label applies: Swamiji (probable), seated in a puja setting as the central figure receiving devotion.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a red-and-pink flower garland, bare upper body and gold bangles, smiles while a man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers ties or fastens a thread on his wrist. The seated man sits on a white-draped seat before a shrine with orange and gold cloth, garlands of white, yellow and green flowers, and gilded deity murti. A camera and tripod are visible at left, and a gold-and-flower decorated object sits in the lower right.2006-05-21A photograph of a ceremony in front of a shrine with gold-and-white deity murti figures framed by a green and red garland arch. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a pink flower garland, sits on a white-covered seat and is having a thread or wristband tied on his wrist by a bearded man in a white shirt and blue jeans. A third man in white, seated on the floor at left, and a camera operator at the far left are also present. Orange cloth, marigold-and-pink flower garlands, a brass plate with flowers and a kumkum-marked offering sit in the foreground.2006-05-21A seated figure in orange saffron robes and a long gold necklace with a pendant sits on a white-draped seat before a shrine of ornately decorated deity murtis garlanded with pink, white and yellow flowers. An elderly man in a white shirt and light kurta, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, stands with his back to the camera, tying or adjusting a thread at the seated figure's wrist. The seated figure smiles, wears gold bangles and has white sacred ash marks on the arms. In the foreground a rudraksha-beaded and flower-wreathed object with a golden crown-like ornament rests on the cloth. A kalasha-style decoration and white garlands frame the altar. The setting is a shrine room with orange and cream walls.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21