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A night-time ceremony at a temple inauguration. In the centre, a man in a maroon-red robe with a red turban and white and red flower garland receives a fruit offering. Beside him stands an attendant in a rust-brown and orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, holding a silver plate of sliced fruit and a banana. On the right, a figure with long swept-back grey hair wears a white dhoti-style cloth, a long rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, and holds out his hand. Behind them, a golden crown-like ornament stands out, and several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch closely.

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March 29 20162016-03-29March 29 20162016-03-29Photograph of a crowded temple inauguration event at night. A smiling figure in a maroon robe and red turban wears a white and red flower garland with rudraksha beads and reaches out a hand toward a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt who leans in to greet him. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala stands beside a gold-trimmed ceremonial canopy. Other men stand around, one on the left with a vermilion tilak on his forehead. The page indicates Swamiji is present, and the maroon-robed figure wears a red turban, rudraksha and garlands, which are consistent cues, so the figure is a probable Swamiji candidate.2016-03-29October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears a red-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a long orange-and-gold saffron wrap, and holds out a fruit to a kneeling man in a striped blue shirt who receives it with both hands. Standing behind the throne, a bald man in orange robes and rudraksha beads, and a woman in white with an orange shawl, stand with hands folded. Red drapery and a gold pole frame the setting, with a lit candle at left.2015-10-22 +1 copiesMarch 29 20162016-03-29A seated figure in a rust-red turban and matching red-brown robe sits on a red zebra-print throne with gold armrests, wearing a white and red flower garland and gold armlets. He smiles while holding a fruit, and two men in white shirts and white dhotis bow with heads bent at his feet. Behind them, standing men in white include one wearing an orange shawl with hands folded. A gold deity figure and a purple-draped altar with flower garlands appear in the background, along with a standing attendant in white with a red-bead necklace. a person: the seated figure wears a red turban, flower garlands and gold armlets on a throne, and is being honoured with a fruit offering and devotees bowing.2014-04-13A seated figure in a saffron-red turban and saffron-red robe with a gold-yellow border sits on an ornate gold throne with a deep red cushion, wearing a long amber-beaded necklace and gold bangles. He holds a red apple in his lap and extends his right hand toward a kneeling man in a white dhoti and white kurta with a red thread on his wrist, who bows forward with hands joined and holds apples. Behind them a bald priest in saffron robe with gold stripes and a rudraksha mala stands, other robed figures stand with hands folded, and a woman in white and a standing devotee in a floral top watch. Red drapery and a gold staff are visible in the background.2015-10-22 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and a white forehead band with a red mark, sitting on a red cushioned throne with gold carved panels. He smiles and extends his hands over a silver tray holding small bowls, flowers and lamps. A man in white with an orange shawl bends forward to offer the tray. Behind them, two young women in orange dresses hold silver trays, an older man in white with glasses and a forehead mark sits to the right, and a rudraksha mala hangs across a white-clad woman's chest. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a flower garland and red ritual clothing, consistent with the page's claim.2017-12-15Night ritual photograph on a raised platform before a decorated shrine with two deity murti figures adorned with white and gold ornaments and garlands. A man in a red-orange robe with a red-orange turban sits centrally, garlanded with red and white flowers, smiling and holding his hands together. To the left, a man in an orange robe holds fruit above a tray of oranges. To the right, a man in a white shirt pours liquid from a pitcher into a metal plate, while a man in white with a tilak and beaded necklace stands behind holding a long staff. Colourful embroidered red, blue and green banners frame the scene, and several seated devotees in saffron and white watch.2013-11-14A photograph of a ceremonial scene before a gilded throne with ornate golden carved backrest. A smiling man with a white tripundra on his forehead, wearing a pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a maroon-red shawl, sits on a red cushioned seat with his bare chest and arm exposed, receiving offerings. Two bowls of flowers and fruit sit on silver trays held by a person at the lower left. An older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends forward offering a silver plate with small cups. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a mala stands near the throne, and a bespectacled man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala smiles to the right. The setting suggests a puja or darshan ceremony.2017-12-15March 29 20162016-03-29