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A photo of a man in saffron-orange robes standing at a railed balcony with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold chain, with a red tilak on his forehead. He smiles toward a crowd of devotees below, many women in saffron, white and maroon saris with hands folded in namaste. Behind him are colourful painted pillars with a dove motif, banana leaves and framed photographs on the wall, and bookshelves of books and framed pictures. A printed wall banner shows a robed figure seated outdoors and another in saffron robes. The scene suggests a satsang gathering in an ashram hall.

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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, where a central figure in an orange-saffron robe and a long multicoloured flower garland walks past metal railings. Around him, devotees in white and orange stand with palms pressed together in namaste; a young man in a white shirt holds a camera, a boy in a blue shirt stands beside the railing, and a woman in a green sari and a woman in white kneel near the front. Behind them hang brass ceremonial staffs with a trident, and strings of leaves decorate the ceiling. Wall posters and framed photographs are visible in the background.2009-12-23December 21 20092009-12-21A photograph of a saffron-robed man with long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-gold flower garland around his neck, standing barefoot on a grey floor beside a red carpet scattered with petals. He smiles and holds his hands together at his chest. Behind him a line of women in white, yellow and orange saris and salwar kameez stand with hands folded in greeting. At right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped. An orange wall, a blue sign reading Silence please, and a framed picture hang in the background. Swamiji (probable): the robed man with long hair and garland fits the candidate's presentation, with the cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland.2010-07-21A standing man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, dressed in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a gold-and-bead necklace, holds his palms together in anjali at chest level in a pavilion. Behind him a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi sits before a row of brass oil lamps and a tiered brass lamp stand with a brass figure. A crowd of seated devotees in white fills the background, and a decorated pillar with painted patterns stands at right. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering.2010-02-12December 21 20092009-12-21A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red-and-white flower garland with green leaves, and a rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged on a low wooden platform with hands in lap and eyes closed. A wooden staff leans beside him and a brass vessel sits on a green leaf. Behind him, several men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a blue sari joins them. To the right, a second seated man in white with an orange shawl and palms together sits on a mat. A brass lamp and a metal plate lie in the foreground on a concrete floor before a block wall. The Swamiji depiction cues are distinctive (long hair, saffron robes, garland, mala), so the seated figure is a probable Swamiji; this matches a Maheshwara Puja ceremony setting.2006-10-12September 15 20092009-09-15A photo inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with yellow and white paper decorations and orange banners. On the left, a banner reads "Growing Consciousness" beside portrait images of saffron-robed figures. A row of people with palms pressed together in namaste stands at a steel railing, several in white and cream clothing and one in a red-and-beige salwar. In the centre, a tall figure with long dark hair in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands with hands in namaste, and a man in a blue shirt and a shaven-headed person in white greet them. Flower garlands and a tray sit at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, pressing hands together in greeting at the railing.2009-12-02February 12 20102010-02-12 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowded indoor hall under a tent-style roof, with festoons and hanging decorations overhead and tall decorated pillars with colourful patterns. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and white flower garland and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting, with a bearded man in orange beside him. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris stand with hands folded in namaskar, while a row of people in the foreground face the group. A wall behind carries a banner of framed photographs. Several dozen people are visible.2009-12-30November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a red tilak on his forehead, standing at a metal railing and touching the head of a woman in a blue blouse with folded hands. Other devotees in white, cream and green saris and dhotis line the railing under a covered hall decorated with hanging yellow paper ornaments and colourful painted pillars. A woman in a green blouse and white sari with gold bangles holds a book and a small white envelope is in his hand. Framed photographs hang on the left wall. The man appears to be a Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, and is performing a blessing for devotees at a darshan line.2009-12-03