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A photograph inside a temple shrine area with a yellow-cream wall and a lotus-topped pillar with coloured bands. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red waist cloth stands centre, bending over brass vessels and a flame on a metal stand. Beside him, two men in saffron-orange robes look on; one wears glasses and a beard and holds a small object, the other holds a phone or card. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and a dark rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bowl. At left, a photographer in a dark shirt with a camera and a red thread on the wrist is partly visible. A ritual puja setting, with the bare-chested priest officiating.

Indoor photograph of a ritual or ceremonial gathering in a room with pink walls and framed religious pictures. A man in a red-orange turban and matching robe, with rudraksha beads and a long beard, stands at left with his hand on his chest. A long-haired figure in an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands in the centre-left. A bald man in an ochre-orange robe stands behind him. In the centre-right, a bearded man in an orange robe and white cloth stands before a priest in a red shawl and white dhoti with gold borders, who presses a sacred mark on his forehead. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A person in a yellow shawl stands at far left.

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A 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.

Photograph inside a temple hall with tall stone pillars and carved walls, crowded with devotees. A bald priest in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, wearing glasses and a tilak, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame toward the camera. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes with a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant stands with hands folded, and several men in orange garments with gold chains line the scene. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a man at the lower right has a yellow shawl. A banana leaf decoration hangs from above, and devotees photograph the ritual with phones.

A photograph of a devotee receiving a blessing at an indoor event. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and an orange saffron wrap raises one hand in blessing while holding a gold ceremonial staff over a wooden tray of offerings. Beside him a monk in orange robes holds a silver tray. On the left, a man in a white striped shirt stands with palms pressed together, and a man in white with a forehead tilak is behind him. Cameras and onlookers are visible in the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual with several orange-clad participants. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron wrap and a necklace of gold bead ornaments extends his hand toward a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, held by a bald, bespectacled man in orange robes with a gold necklace and sandalwood marks on his forehead. Behind them a man in orange holds a brass plate of flowers, and a man in yellow at the left edge rests a hand on his chest beside a video camera. Several onlookers in white and orange stand under trees in the background.

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