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Indoor satsang-style gathering in a hall with golden deity statues in arched niches, hanging paper lanterns and a screen showing a video in the upper left. A man with long swept-back hair, a dark-red-and-gold shawl and wrap, a red-and-white flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala stands on the right, smiling and extending his hand to a row of shaved-headed young boys in orange robes with white forehead marks. On the left an older man in a white shirt with palms pressed together receives them. A woman in a brown sari stands at the far right and a red box of apples and sweets sits in the lower right foreground. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha mala and garland.2013-10-16A photograph of an indoor shrine room during a ritual offering. A woman with hair in a bun and rudraksha beads on her neck and upper arm, wearing a red-orange garment, smiles while receiving a tray, a shaved-headed man in orange and white with a tilak sits behind a metal tray holding fruit and prasad, and a young man in orange holds a bowl of red apples. A young man in white dhoti with rudraksha malas stands at the top right, and devotees in white shirts fold their hands in namaskar at the right. Behind them a framed portrait shows a figure in orange seated with flower garlands, and small deity images and oil lamps decorate the shelf. Visible people: about six.2013-06-23 +2 copiesFebruary 05 20142014-02-05March 26 20132013-03-26Photo 11688052A man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti with a thick orange-brown beaded mala across his chest and beaded armbands rests his hand on the shaved head of a young boy in orange robes. Fresh white and red flower garland hangs from his neck. Behind them, young children and attendants in orange, white and maroon clothing, some with white tilak on their foreheads, stand and smile. A man in orange robes and beaded malas places his hand on the boy's head in blessing, with a red and white garland, in a hall with red curtains behind.2013-06-27Photo 11744533 +1 copiesJuly 21 20132013-07-21A seated man in an ornate gold-and-red throne smiles as he hands an orange to a child in a yellow hooded sweatshirt who reaches up with both hands. The seated man wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a long multi-strand silver-toned bead necklace, a red wrist thread and a white tripundra mark on his forehead; a tiny microphone clips to his collar. Behind him a red-lined box holds more oranges and sweets, a red and white flower garland drapes the throne arm, and a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right. A man in white is partly visible in the background. Visible cues for the seated figure include the swept-back hair, ornate saffron-toned clothing and beaded necklace. a person seated on throne distributing an orange to a child; devotees and attendants in orange and white stand nearby.2014-02-05Photo 11744447 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated at right, receiving a paper slip from a young devotee's outstretched hand. The seated figure wears a large rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold pendant, and has long swept-back curly hair; a saffron-clad attendant stands behind holding a tray with flowers, kumkum and papers. Around them, a boy in white with a red tilak, a child in white, a woman in a teal sari with a flower in her hair, and young men in white and orange shawls stand close together, along with an electric fan at top left and red drapery behind. a person is seated centre-right, appearing in person, receiving offerings during a darshan-style gathering.2008-03-23February 27 20132013-02-27