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A photograph inside a shrine with ornate gold-and-red painted pillars. A seated figure with long hair, a red tilak, a gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha mala, wearing saffron-orange clothing, holds a small silver bowl of red kumkum and offers it toward a bald man in orange robes who bends forward with cupped hands. A second bald man in saffron, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands behind them. Behind them is a decorated shrine with a deity murti adorned with white and pink flower garlands, with a smaller murti on a yellow cloth in front. a person is seated, holding the kumkum bowl, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace; the kumkum offering is the visible ritual action.

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June 19 20142014-06-19Photo of a temple shrine scene with saffron-robed men seated on a tiled step before a decorated shrine. A central seated figure with long swept-back hair, a red-and-gold saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace holds a small bowl, matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues. A bald priest on the left wears an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, and a bald man at lower right with folded hands wears an orange shawl. Behind them a deity murti with a crown and garlands of white jasmine and pink flowers sits on a gold-draped altar with lamps. Carved orange-and-gold pillars frame the doorway.2014-06-19A temple shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by ornate gold-and-red carved pillars. A seated woman in saffron-orange sari with a gold necklace and red tilak applies red kumkum from a small silver bowl to a kneeling man in white clothes who bows with palms open. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bracelet watches. Floral decorations and a floral arrangement lie before the shrine on a red-tiled floor, indicating a puja or darshan. Pictured figures are physical people.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29January 09 20122012-01-09 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A seated figure in an orange-red turban, pink flower garland and saffron-and-gold robe leans forward to hand an object to a shaved-headed man kneeling at right, who wears white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arm, a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl, with cupped hands held out. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala covers her mouth with her hand, and another person in saffron stands near the gold-carved throne at left. a person: the seated figure in the turban and pink garland shows long swept-back hair, a turban and saffron ceremonial clothing, but the appearance is not conclusive, so this is marked unsure.2015-08-02June 29 20142014-06-29January 16 20142014-01-16