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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long dark swept-back hair and a white vertical forehead mark, smiling, sitting on a floor cushion in a room with a wooden coffee table holding a magazine. A devotee in an orange-and-cream striped sari with a long braid kneels with bent head before him, hands near the floor. Pink flower garland lies on the floor near a black bag and papers at the lower left. A man in white dhoti stands at the upper right. Wall and chair in background. Probable Swamiji (orange robes, long hair, forehead mark); the person is seated on a cushion and presented with a devotee prostrating.

A seated figure in an orange saffron garment with long, swept-back dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses holds an open printed document and reads it in a sitting room. Red flower garlands lie on the white cushion beside them. In front, a man in white kneels and bows low, while a second person in white holds a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. Two men in light shirts stand behind a wooden table with a magazine and a black tablet. Along the bottom-right edge a , .

Photograph of an indoor room with pale walls and a doorway. A young woman in orange robes sits on a white-draped chair, smiling broadly with long dark hair and a red forehead mark. Beside her a bearded man in an orange shawl and dhoti stands with hands folded, a wristwatch visible. A man in white shirt kneels on the floor before a brass plate of fruit and flower petals, while another man in a white shirt and dhoti with a tilak on his forehead stands with arms folded, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. Floor offerings include marigold and rose petals and a plate of bananas. Consistent with a Bhoomi Puja ritual setting.

April 06 2008

A photograph of a home-visit or pada pooja moment indoors. A seated figure in saffron-orange cloth with a white flower garland and long dark hair sits on a white-draped chair, extending his bare feet while a devotee kneels and bows to touch them. Two women in white and blue saris press their palms together nearby, and a man in white shirt and dark mala beads stands behind with one hand raised. A tall man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at the back. Through a window, a crowd of onlookers is visible, with a microphone on a stand. Pink drapery hangs on the wall.

Indoor photograph in a plain room with cream walls, a bright window with white sheer curtain on the left, and a white cloth draped over a chair. A woman in an orange saffron sari with long dark hair sits on the chair, held in an embrace by a woman in a maroon and pink floral sari with a white flower in her hair. Behind them another person in orange stands. On the right a man in a white shirt stands, and a bearded man in white kurta sits on the floor, with a seated man in white at lower left. Scattered flower petals lie on the tiles, consistent with a puja or ceremonial setting. No candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the seated figures are described by role only.

A photograph of a small room with pale walls and a window with sheer curtains. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron sari sits centrally on a low seat, with a fruit and flower offering tray in front of her. A man in an orange robe with long hair and a beard stands behind her in orange clothing. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs on the left, and one man kneels with his forehead on the floor near the offerings, while another bends forward in obeisance. A man in a dhoti with a shirtless upper body and forehead tilak stands on the right with arms folded. Rose petals scattered on the tiled floor suggest a bhoomi puja ceremony.

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Indoor photograph in a small room with white curtains at a window and a wooden door. A figure with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange garment sits on a chair with a white cloth draped over it, leaning forward with hands extended toward a person kneeling on the floor in white clothes. A man in white shirt and white dhoti sits in a cane chair at left, watching. A man in a white shirt stands at right beside a video camera. Brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings sit on the floor, and a brass lamp stand is visible near the door.

A photograph of an indoor ritual in a room with bright green curtains. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and a garland of white flowers and rudraksha beads sits on a white-covered seat, extending a hand toward a golden vessel held by an older attendant in orange, wearing a beaded necklace. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta kneels on a patterned red rug, while a man in a checked shirt stands at left and another man in white stands at right. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha necklace stands at far right. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron-coloured robes with a flower garland, a cue consistent with the page's a person reference, but the appearance is not conclusive.

Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a speckled floor. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits on an orange-draped seat at left, with fruit on a tray beside them, extending a hand toward a smiling man in a pink checked shirt and cream trousers who bows barefoot. Around them stand devotees: a woman in a red blouse and patterned sari, an older man in white, a woman in a maroon sari, and an orange-robed person at right. A small child in a red floral shirt stands at far right. The moment looks like a blessing exchange or greeting.