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A photograph inside a hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful woven pillars with tassels. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at centre-right and receives a small offering or paper from a woman in a pink patterned sari, while holding a silver tray. A woman in a cream and orange sari with a mala and glasses, and a woman in orange, stand with hands folded in namaste. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes stand behind and to the right, one wearing gold necklaces. An older woman in a beige and black top with folded hands stands at far left. Swamiji (probable) is the man with long hair and rudraksha mala, identified by appearance cues including swept-back hair, saffron robe and mala.

Photograph of an indoor ashram hall with orange and white draped fabric and striped banners overhead. A long-haired man in an orange cloth, bare-chested with dark rudraksha malas around his neck, smiles as he greets two older men in white shirts who press their palms together in anjali. Behind him stands a monk in orange robes with a shaved head, holding a silver tray with a gold item on it. Other people and a deity murti shrine with ornate decorations are visible in the background.

A photograph of an indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and striped decorative pillars. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha-style beaded malas and gold necklaces smiles and gestures with his raised hand toward a man in a white shirt and glasses. Several men in white shirts stand nearby, one with folded hands. On the right a young man in white dhoti with a bare chest and mala holds a tray. Silver vessels sit in the foreground. a person is the orange-clad figure with long hair and malas, receiving the greeting of devotees during a satsang gathering.

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A photograph inside a decorated hall with white draped ceiling fabric and colourful striped pillars. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange saffron robes and a long gold-beaded garland raises his right hand in blessing toward a devotee. Next to him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with kumkum and offerings. Devotees stand with palms pressed together or bow, including a man in white shirt and a woman in white dress. Swamiji (probable) is the man with long hair, orange robes and gold garland, giving blessings, which fits a blessing scene at a Sarva Darshan event.

2011-01-29 +1 copies

A photograph of a man in white kurta and a woman in a cream sari with gold border, both wearing red-orange flower garlands, receiving a framed picture from a figure in saffron-orange robes with a shawl. The saffron-clad figure has long swept-back dark hair and is smiling as he hands over the framed photo. Behind them, several young men in white with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand in a hall with cream walls and red floor. The woman wears a black beaded mala and gold bangles.

A photograph of an indoor ritual reception. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at centre and extends his hand to a middle-aged man in a white shirt, who shakes it while holding a silver tray. Beside them a bald priest in a white dhoti and shawl, with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, holds a silver plate. Behind them several men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Orange and patterned cloth hangs from the ceiling and a golden shrine-like decoration appears at the right edge.

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Indoor photo of a satsang hall with a pink ceiling draped in fabric and decorated multicolored pillars. A woman with long dark hair wears a red garment and orange shawl with rudraksha beads, her back to the camera, and clasps hands with a smiling man in a beige shirt. Beside them a man in a white shirt smiles and holds a small red object. On the right a woman in a white garment with orange border presses her palms together in namaste. At far left a shaved-headed man in a red-orange robe with rudraksha malas stands near a red box. Cameramen with video equipment are behind the group. a person is not clearly identifiable in this frame.

A photograph inside a large hall with pink walls, red curtains and ceiling lights. A man in an ornate orange and gold dhoti with a red shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala, long hair swept back and a gold necklace, receives a folded cloth from a woman in a cream sari with gold border who holds a bundle of cloth. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with his distinctive long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-and-gold ceremonial dress; he appears to be accepting the offering. Around them stand devotees: a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala on the left, a bald man in white and orange, a white-clad elderly man with a vibhuti mark, and a young girl in front. Men in white veshtis with gold borders and bare-armed devotees with rudraksha malas stand along the right side, with a decorated altar area visible in the background.