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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes wearing a pink flower garland and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he sits in a white-cushioned chair in a bright room. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long, swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a pink garland, and is the central figure being approached. A young girl in a green dress holds a red apple from a red tray of fruit, while a man in white kneels nearby and a woman in a pale green saree with floral print stands behind. A standing man in white with a yellow shawl holds the tray. A saffron-clad figure stands at the right edge. Curtains and a patterned rug complete the room.

A photograph of a seated devotional reception in a room decorated with orange and marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt kneels on the floor offering fruit to a long-haired person seated on a white-draped bench. That seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and a white and red flower garland and smiles while accepting the offering. Beside them, another person in an orange robe holds a plate of fruit. A small boy in a checked shirt stands at the left, and a woman in an orange and green sari stands nearby. Other attendants in white clothing move behind, and a backdrop shows a painted scene of a tree and deity imagery draped with flowers.

Photograph of a padapuja ritual in a tiled room with a blue floor mat. A seated figure in orange robes and a long white flower garland sits on a white-draped seat, with feet resting on a brass tray. A man in white shirt and trousers, with a thread around his neck, leans forward and places his hands on the seated figure's head. A woman in a cream sari with orange border stands at left with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a young man in orange robes with a red bindi smiles and holds an offering. Brass pots, a small thali with fruit and flower offerings, and a steel tumbler sit on the floor. Stacked books and flower bouquets lie on a table at right. Four physical people are visible.

Indoor photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair and white flower garlands, smiling and raising a hand toward an elderly woman with grey hair and orange flowers in her hair, who is bowing and offering a white cloth and coconut. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti holds a large marigold garland, and a young man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Another man in white and red-tipped garlands watches in the background.

A seated figure in an orange and red robe with a long rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, wearing a gold armlet and bangles, sits on an orange cushioned chair receiving apples from a child in a pink dress with a red bindi and beaded necklace. A man in white with jasmine garland bends forward holding an apple, and a woman in white with a garland kneels in front. Behind them, a standing group of devotees in orange and white clothing watches, with a priest in orange holding a silver staff and a bald priest in an orange robe nearby. Fruit and white flower petals lie on the orange floor cloth. The a person depicted in the robe is a probable match from the orange clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, seated as the central figure receiving offerings.

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A seated man in orange robes sits on a white-covered bed or cot, smiling and wearing a long garland of green apples and white flowers with maroon blossoms. Two people in orange kneel at his feet, one washing or touching his foot over a steel tray with flower petals and offerings, while a man in white kneels beside them. Behind, a group of women in saris and salwar kameez sit on the floor in a room with a pink striped mat, a fruit plate and a small brass vessel. The scene appears to be a padapuja. The seated man in orange with a garland matches appearance-based cues for a person, with long swept-back hair and a garland, but his identity is uncertain from appearance.

A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and rudraksha mala, with a gold-bordered orange shawl, extends his hands to offer a red fruit to a woman in a red sari with a red-and-white flower garland. Other devotees kneel and stand around a flower-decorated tray, and a white-clad man with a rudraksha necklace and a dark-haired woman in red and gold look on. Children with folded hands and elderly women with raised palms watch, some clapping, in a home setting during a house visit.

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June 27 2014

A photograph of a crowded indoor room with pale pink walls and tiled floor. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and orange cloth, wearing a pink flower garland and gold-beaded necklace, kneels with her head bowed while a bearded man in white shirt and cream trousers bends forward to touch her head. A seated person in white with an orange-edged cloth sits on the right. On the left, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and dhoti and holds a garland. Behind them, many people in white and cream clothing, a woman in a yellow sari, and children crowd together, some with garlands and rudraksha-style beads.

A photograph of a devotional moment indoors. A man with long, swept-back curly hair tied in a knot and wearing a saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl leans forward smiling over a white-covered table with fruit and small offerings. Beside him a young girl with hair tied back leans in closely over the table, while a man with short hair and a beard in white clothing bends down smiling on the right. Two women in white and a pink-bordered sari stand behind, one wearing a beaded mala necklace. A saffron-robed figure with long hair and a distinctive shawl matches the page's identification, with appearance cues including saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) presence, seated in the role of an officiant receiving offerings.