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A photograph inside a small room with a wooden beamed ceiling, a window and tiled walls. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long white flower garland stands at left, hands raised in blessing toward people prostrating on a patterned tile floor. Two men in white dhotis and shirts bow low, one touching his forehead to the floor and another pressed flat with hands extended. Behind them a second man in orange robes stands with hands folded at his chest near a shrine with a framed picture, a decorated deity murti and flower offerings.

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A photograph inside a plain room with a wooden beamed ceiling and tiled walls. A tall man on the left wears an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth with a long white and red flower garland, and his hand extends toward a kneeling devotee. Behind him a man in orange robes with long hair stands beside a man in a white shirt with palms pressed together, while two people in white kneel on the floor, one in white with gold-bordered dhoti. Framed pictures adorned with flower garlands and a tray of petals sit at the edge. Five people are visible.2010-02-15A photograph of a small tiled room with a wooden beamed ceiling and a shrine decorated with flower garlands. A man on the left wears an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a white flower garland on his head, and raises one arm high. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a brass plate of offerings and fruit, smiling. A woman in a cream sari with gold bangles and glasses stands next to him with her hands together, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right with his arm raised near the doorway. Sandals rest on the floor. The scene appears to show a puja or aarti being performed at a home shrine.2010-02-15July 28 20082008-07-28Photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold border, long dark swept-back hair and a marigold garland, sitting on an orange-draped bed while a devotee in white kneels and bows his head to the figure's feet on a pink and orange cloth scattered with marigold petals. Beside them a younger man in orange robes with a gold chain sits to the side, and an older bearded man in white with a red headwrap sits on a blue mat near a red stool in the background. The room has white walls, curtained windows and a small altar area at the back. The appearance cues of the seated figure, long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a marigold garland, are consistent with a probable Swamiji, who is being honoured by a devotee in a ritual of padapuja. Four physical people are visible.2008-06-09December 31 20102010-12-31A photograph inside a plain room with a pale wall and a blue tarpaulin on the floor. A young person with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an orange-cushioned seat wearing an orange sari-style garment and a garland of orange marigolds and white flowers, smiling. Beside them a seated man in an orange robe and a gold necklace with a pendant rests a hand on his shoulder area. Further back an older bearded man in white with a red-topped head covering sits. In the foreground a man in white kneels with his forehead touching the floor before the seated figure, on a pink and white cloth scattered with orange marigold petals, in what looks like a respectful greeting or padapuja.2008-06-09January 10 20092009-01-10A photograph of a bare-walled room with a wooden door and a pale ceiling light. A man in an orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and white-and-red flower garland stands smiling, one hand raised in blessing. A man in white kneels and bows his head to his feet. To the right, an attendant in orange robe and shawl holds a silver tray with a brass kalasha topped with green leaves. A woman in an orange-bordered sari on the left presses her palms together in namaskar. Another orange-robed devotee stands at the right edge. The figure in the orange turban has distinctive saffron, rudraksha and garland cues, so this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, present in person.2008-07-28A home shrine corner viewed through a doorway. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a long white flower garland over the shoulders with dark hair, stands with back to the camera at the doorway. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark cord necklace stands at left, with hands folded near his waist, and a woman in a white top partly visible at the left edge. Inside, a wooden stand holds a swastika-marked wooden board, with yellow and red flower garlands draped over it. A framed picture and a framed deity print hang on the wall, and a colourful framed image of goddesses sits above the stand. Another orange-clad person kneels at bottom right near the altar.2010-01-09August 11 20092009-08-11Indoor photo in a white-walled home with a glass-block window and a wooden cabinet at left. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap, a pink and gold garland and a red tilak, stands at centre with his hands extended toward two elderly devotees prostrating on the marble floor. The man in front wears a white dhoti and shirt; the woman beside him wears a green sari with a gold border. Behind them a man in white dhoti and a person in orange and white stand nearby, and a child in white stands at far left. Two plastic chairs are visible at left.2010-02-18Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door on the left and a tiled alcove on the right. A standing man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland with rudraksha beads, smiles down at people bowing. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and glasses bends forward with hands folded and head lowered over an elderly woman in orange, while a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland bends at the lower right. A man in an orange robe stands at the far right holding a brass pot. The orange turban, long hair and rudraksha garland fit the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues; the figure is presented as the honoured presence receiving obeisance.2008-07-28