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A photograph taken indoors at a devotional gathering. In the right foreground a long-haired man with swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace wears a saffron-orange garment and smiles while looking down at a wooden tray holding folded papers and cards. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead sits attentively. A younger man with light hair in a white shirt sits at left, and a crowd of men and boys in white and red clothing stands in the background against a white wall and orange drapes. The long-haired man shows cues associated with Swamiji (probable), including swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, while presenting the tray.

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A photograph taken inside an indoor hall with pale walls and a white curtain. In the right foreground, a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless garment holds a silver tray of banana-like fruit and folded currency notes, smiling toward the left. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, a crowd of men and young people in white and red clothing stand and watch, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands at the left edge.2010-07-24A close side view of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment holding a silver tray with offerings of folded notes and fruit. Behind him a crowd of men in white and orange stands in a plain room with a white curtain and a metal stand. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange and white, with a red tilak, bows his head. A yellow shawl is visible on a woman in white at left. The long-haired man has swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace, and his expression is cheerful.2010-07-24A photograph inside a hall with cream walls and a white ceiling fan. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate orange-upholstered throne with a red cushion, smiling and holding a small white paper. Beside the throne, an older man with a grey beard, saffron robe and rudraksha mala leans in holding a tray. In the foreground, a bald man in white with an orange shawl and mala holds white rolled papers, and a younger man in white with an orange scarf stands nearby. Several seated and standing devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a child in pink appears at lower left. Wall fixtures and a dark curtain are visible.2010-07-24A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.2011-02-27Indoor photo in a hall with white walls, a white ceiling fan and a crowd of people in white clothes behind. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless garment and gold necklace, with a swept-back dark mane, smiles while examining a small white object held near a rolled paper. A bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds rolled scrolls and looks down at the object. A young man with an orange shawl sits at the left edge.2010-07-24A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with striped decorative pillars and white canopy draping. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at centre holding a folded white card. Beside him a devotee in a white dhoti with a multicoloured-striped shawl folds his hands in greeting. A monastic in saffron stands at right holding a silver tray with gold ornaments and offerings. Several men in white dhotis, some with gold chains, stand around, and an official-looking man in a grey shirt with glasses stands at left.2010-10-16A photograph of two men in close conversation indoors at a gathering, with a ceiling fan and other people in white visible behind them. The man on the left is bald with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing white ritual clothing, an orange shawl over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala. He looks down at a small white object, possibly a card, held near his chest. The man on the right has long, swept-back black hair and wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an ornate gold necklace. He points at a white object he holds with his other hand, smiling.2010-07-24Indoor photo of a seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace, holding a small white paper and a pen-like object. Beside and in front of this figure, a bald man in a white shirt with an orange scarf and a rudraksha-style mala holds a rolled white paper stack and gestures toward the seated figure. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing orange scarves and orange badges, stands and sits in a hall. A white ceiling fan and red cloth draping appear at the right edge. Some attendees in the foreground are partially visible.2010-07-24A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27A photograph inside a plain pink-walled hall with a yellow hanging decoration. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while accepting a silver tray with a paper slip from a kneeling man in white and a red-bordered sash. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold necklace and shaved head stands, and on the right another man in white and a light shawl holds a brass vessel. A man in a striped shirt stands behind. a person is the central figure by his long swept hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments; he is seen in person.2011-02-18A smiling person with long dark hair, a red bindi, white tilak marks and a pink garment with beaded necklaces stands at the centre of a crowd, receiving offerings from a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes at right. A man in a white shirt presses his palms together at left, and a shaved-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Others stand behind with hands folded in devotion, and a metal tray of offerings is visible in the foreground.2011-10-25A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and ornate gold-and-bead necklace sits on an orange throne-like chair with carved dark wooden armrests, smiling and extending a hand toward devotees. Several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, kneel or stand before him with folded hands in a namaskar gesture. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. A tray of bananas and fruit sits on the throne's side, and a red-curtained hall with a pedestal fan and seated devotees in white forms the background.2010-07-24