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A photograph of an indoor ashram room with a patterned floral rug and tiled floor. A man in a white dhoti and shirt bends forward at the waist, offering or receiving a small red object from a seated figure in a bright orange robe with a gold-yellow shawl and a white flower garland. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a red sari stand and watch, one man in a white shirt and glasses standing centrally. A wooden-framed window and brown sofa are visible in the background.

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Indoor photograph in a tiled hall with wooden windows and a brown sofa at left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, one hand raised over the head of a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-and-gold border who kneels and holds out red fruit or offerings. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a yellow shawl, white flower garland and red fruit kneels, extending a red fruit. Behind, a woman in a maroon sari and a young man in white sit or kneel, one holding a red fruit. A standing man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at far left. The scene resembles a blessing exchange with fruit offerings on a patterned carpet.2010-02-18Indoor photo in a spacious, cream-walled room with tall wooden doors and windows. A kneeling person in an orange robe with a yellow shawl and a garland leans forward, extending their hand toward a man in white dhoti and shirt who bends forward, wearing a gold chain. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti with glasses watches. Behind them, two women in orange and red saris stand near brown sofas, and a man in a white shirt stands at left. The floor is patterned tile with a rug.2010-02-18A photograph of an indoor house visit in a bright room with wooden-framed windows and a patterned floor rug. In the foreground, a woman with grey hair in a pink sari with a gold border kneels and reaches to take a red fruit from a seated figure dressed in saffron-orange robes with a yellow shawl and a white flower garland. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his hands pressed together. Other people in orange and white attire, including a woman in orange with grey hair and several men in white dhotis and saffron shawls, stand or sit around the room, some holding red fruit. The seated figure in orange is a devotee's host, presented here as a priest-like attendant; no further identity is asserted.2010-02-18A photograph taken in a living room with a leather sofa, a flat-screen television and a marble floor. In the foreground a seated figure in an orange sleeveless top with white and red garlands and a white cloth draped over the lap is extended a hand toward a standing man in white shirt and white dhoti, who bends forward and offers red flower petals or a small red item. Scattered red petals lie on the floor. Behind them stand several women in saris of red, teal and green, and a girl in a patterned outfit at left. At far right a man in white kurta wears an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala. A tray with red petals sits at the right edge. Whether the seated figure in orange is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.2010-02-18An indoor photograph in a marble-floored room. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, offering a folded light-blue cloth with both hands to a seated figure. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a white flower garland and long swept-back dark hair, and extends a hand to receive the cloth. Behind them, a woman in an orange shawl and white clothes kneels and smiles, and several men in white dhotis stand or kneel. A camera operator in the upper left films the exchange, and a red tray holding fruit sits at right. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and a garland, so this is a probable Swamiji appearance, seated as the one receiving the offering.2010-02-17A photograph inside a bright room with cream walls, wooden framed windows and a patterned floor rug. In the foreground an older woman with short grey hair, wearing an orange sari with a gold border and bangles, bends forward to receive a red fruit from a younger person kneeling in orange robes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with purple border stands near a woman in an orange sari. Several people in white and off-white clothes and orange shawls stand or sit along the right side, one holding a basket of red fruit, and a man in a white kurta looks on at the left edge. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-02-18A photograph of an indoor room with cream walls and a tiled floor. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits at left, with fruits such as pomegranates on a tray beside them. A man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, clasping the seated figure's hands. Around them, standing people include a man in white with a gold chain at far left, a man in white dhoti and orange-and-cream shawl, a woman in a maroon saree, a man in a striped shirt and green-bordered dhoti, and a man in white at right gesturing with an open hand. A small framed picture hangs on the wall. a person: the seated figure in orange with long swept hair is consistent with the page's a person candidate, though the face is not visible.2010-02-16A photograph of a home visit in a living room. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits on the floor, wearing a multicoloured flower garland with pink and green pom-poms and a red-and-gold sash, and holds a small red fruit or ball toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who kneels and reaches out to take it. A woman in a pink and gold sari and a child in patterned clothes sit at the left edge. Behind them, two men in white dhotis and an older man stand, and a man in orange robes stands at the right. Petals are scattered on the floor, a red box sits nearby, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. a person is the central figure in orange with long swept-back hair and a flower garland, and the figure is therefore marked as probable in_person.2010-02-17A photograph inside a bright marble-floored hall. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with glasses bends forward, offering a framed picture and two red apples to a seated woman in orange and yellow clothing with a yellow shawl and a white flower garland. Behind them an elderly white-haired woman in a yellow sari stands, and a man in white with a yellow shawl and a woman in orange shawl stand near tall wooden doors. A smiling figure in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands on the right. A patterned floral carpet lies on the floor.2010-02-18October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph inside a room with cream walls and a red patterned rug. A seated figure with long dark hair, a yellow flower garland and an orange sleeveless garment receives gestures from a kneeling man in white clothes with a rudraksha-style necklace and round glasses, who holds his hands out over the seated figure's palms. Around them, several women in saris (red, orange, green and beige) and men in white and black shirts stand watching with hands folded. A man in white holds a video camera on the right. A red-and-orange-clad attendant in white sits at the right holding a small silver item, with a tray of fruit beside them. Visible people: about ten.2010-02-17A photograph of a ritual scene indoors on an orange cloth mat with a striped rug. A kneeling man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow shawl and a red-beaded rudraksha mala holds a small leaf or offering in his hands while a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a maroon-striped shawl kneels opposite him, extending his hands. Behind them a line of men in white dhotis and shawls stands along the wall, and a man in an orange robe stands further back. A bronze vessel, a metal bowl, and a garland of white flowers and red blossoms hang on a wooden stand near a microphone stand. A woman in a beige sari kneels at the lower left edge of the frame.2011-03-05