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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.

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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.2010-02-15Photograph 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 20102010-12-31January 10 20092009-01-10A 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.2010-02-15June 04 20062006-06-04A seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment and a long white-and-green flower garland places a hand on the head of a man kneeling on a red patterned rug, his palms pressed together in greeting. The kneeling man wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a gold watch and smiles. Behind them, a woman in orange and a child in a yellow shirt stand near a wooden door, and a person in white with a yellow shawl stands at left. A tray of apples sits at the lower edge on a yellow cushion.2010-02-15A 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.2008-06-09June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe with a long white and pink-purple flower garland sitting and placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who kneels before him, bowing forward. The man has long, swept-back dark hair, bare chest, and is smiling. A second seated man in an orange shawl and white garment sits behind the boy. White drapes and a red curtain appear in the background, with a white fan and potted plant at right. The man in orange has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a garland, consistent with the a person cues, shown giving a blessing to a devotee in what appears to be an ashram hall.2006-10-21A photograph of a pada puja. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded orange-and-gold rudraksha-style mala smiles while one hand rests on the head of a man bowing forward at their feet; the bowing man wears white and has a white flower garland. Behind them, standing men in white kurta and dhoti are garlanded with white and red flower garlands, one wearing a rosette ribbon. A boy in brown stands among them. On the right stands a silver bowl with orange marigolds on a white-draped table, and the floor is covered with an orange cloth bearing blue lettering.2010-07-24Photo, rotated sideways, of a stage event with dark red drapes. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long white and orange-marigold garland and red tilak stands centre, hands together. Behind on the left, a man in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered red shawl bows low, hands joined. A figure in white kneels or bows at the upper left, and a microphone stand is visible near the bottom edge.2007-12-23