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A photograph of an indoor room with pale green walls, framed portrait prints and a white ceiling fan. A central figure in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland, long dark hair and a smiling expression stands on a striped red and green mat, one hand raised in greeting. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bends low, touching the floor before the robed figure. Nearby, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and a man in a beige shirt watch and smile. On the right, a man with long hair wears a white kurta, a red shawl and a rudraksha mala. Printed portraits on the wall show a figure in orange with beads and a figure in white. Bare feet and a plastic chair are visible.

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January 10 20092009-01-10A photograph inside a plain room at a KAILASA centre. A man with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, sits on a white-draped bed with hands joined in greeting and a broad smile, while a man in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels before him with hands folded. Behind them an orange-robed attendant stands beside a woman in a white sari with orange border who gestures toward the scene, and a seated group of devotees in white and red saris watches. A woven mat with orange and green borders lies on the floor. The person on the bed has a distinctive presentation with long swept hair, orange clothing and a flower garland, but the appearance is not clear enough for a firm match, so the label is probable at most and identity is left uncertain.2009-01-10August 11 20092009-08-11January 10 20092009-01-10A photograph of a pada pooja in a devotee's home. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland sits on a white sheet on a bed, raising one palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in white kurta pants, who bows with folded hands and a rudraksha mala draped over his arm. A woman in a white embroidered sari with gold bangles stands at left with her hands together. Behind them, several standing onlookers watch: a man in an orange shirt with a red rudraksha mala, a woman in a white outfit with a red bead necklace, and an older man in a cream striped kurta with a red mala who holds a phone to his ear. A patterned rug and flower petals lie on the floor.2009-09-10January 10 20092009-01-10A photograph taken in a bare white-walled room during a house visit. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe wears a red and yellow marigold garland and sits on a white cushioned seat with bare feet, a hand extended toward a kneeling woman in a white blouse who bows with her head near the floor on a striped green mat. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans forward with his palms joined at left. Behind them a woman in a grey sari with a pink-orange border stands, and a young man in a yellow shirt stands in the background. On the right, a boy in a checked shirt and white trousers stands beside a woman in a red floral sari with a green blouse and an older man in a grey shirt. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and the orange robe with garland; he is seated and receiving the bows of devotees.2010-02-17Interior of a small whitewashed room decorated with red and white flower garlands around a framed deity picture and a shrine with a Ganesha murti and oil lamps. A smiling figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland stands centre, appearing to be a person at an inauguration blessing. A devotee in white shirt and dhoti bends in prostration on a pink mat, a woman in a red blouse and white sari stands at left, and a man in white with folded hands stands at left near the shrine. Other devotees in white, a woman in a patterned sari with a mala and a saffron-clad attendant holding a white garland stand nearby.2008-07-28Indoor photo in a bright room with pale green walls and a ceiling fan. A young man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland stands center-right, reaching to accept a small brass plate from a boy in a white shirt and brown shorts. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a woman in a cream sari with a patterned border stand watching, and other men in white stand by the wall. On the left, a framed picture sits with flower garlands in red, yellow and white, next to a brass oil lamp and small brass vessels on a white-draped table. Framed portraits hang on the walls, and a cameraman in white with a yellow cloth on his shoulder films at the doorway on the right. A striped runner rug covers the floor. Roughly six people are visible.2010-02-15July 28 20082008-07-28A seated figure in orange saffron robes wearing a long yellow and orange marigold garland and long dark hair sits on a red patterned carpet, placing both hands on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with palms pressed together. Behind them stand four people watching: an older man in white with a red sacred thread, a man in a black shirt with a pendant, and two women in saris, one in a cream and red sari and one in a green sari, with white hair and a red bindi. The room has cream walls and a wall sconce light, and a red box sits beside the carpet. The orange-robed figure appears to give a blessing to the bowing man.2010-02-17January 10 20092009-01-10