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A photograph inside a temple hall with gold-carved panels and a red curtain at the back. Several people in red and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand in a line on the left, some with white painted faces and marks. A man in white dhoti with a golden border and a garland stands with arms folded near the centre, beside a standing fan. A young boy in white kurta and dhoti walks forward toward a red cloth bundle set on a silver-patterned low stand. Two other silver stands sit nearby, and a bald man in white and gold-bordered cloth sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. Another attendee in red with a bindi and mala stands on the right holding a microphone.

June 17 2017

June 17 2017

Indoor ritual scene on a white-tiled floor with colourful striped mats. In the centre, a woman in an orange-red sari sits cross-legged before a low white table holding a fresh banana leaf with rice, yellow dal, orange fruit and other food offerings, with a small brass cup nearby. Standing nearby, a woman in a beige sari with gold border and gold jewellery holds a tray of food. Several people in white dhoti and cream Kerala-style garments with gold borders stand in the background, one bare-chested man with white hair and rudraksha beads at right. A tripod-mounted camera is at right, beside a gold-and-red throne where a large cutout or printed portrait of a bearded man in saffron and rudraksha is displayed.

June 17 2017

A stage ceremony in a large hall with a dark backdrop and a gold-trimmed deity murti on an ornate golden throne-like altar at left. A man in white dhoti and shawl with bare head bows with palms together in namaskar. Beside him a young boy in white with a red shawl stands with hands folded, and a woman in a red sari and red shawl stands with palms joined. At right a woman in a red salwar kameez with red dupatta and a man in white kurta with orange-saffron necklace stand with hands folded in prayer. Behind, two seated priests in white with red shawls attend an altar with fruit, flowers and a decorated pot, and a screen shows a green image. Pada-puja type foot-worship ceremony with fruit offerings and red flower garlands on the cloth-covered floor.

A indoor satsang hall with red curtains and an ornate gold throne. Seated on the throne at left is a smiling figure in a red turban, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned robe; a probable Swamiji candidate by the turban, mala and saffron cues, shown in person. In the centre a man in white dhoti with gold border and a brown-and-gold shawl holds a microphone and gestures with one hand to his forehead. Beside him a woman in white sari with a brown shawl stands with a microphone, and a woman in brown-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands nearby. At right, a row of young children in white and orange-gold dhotis and garments, with white forehead markings and malas, stand on a red carpet. A screen at lower right shows a video image.

A photograph of a temple or ashram hall with a seated figure in saffron-red robes and a rudraksha mala, holding an open book and a microphone, with a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari bending beside them to hold the book. Standing behind them are attendants in cream dhotis and gold-bordered shawls with rudraksha malas, and a man in a red-orange robe at the upper left. A brass trishul stands against a pink wall, and in the foreground are the shaved heads of onlookers.

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June 17 2017

A stage event with a red carpet and deep red drapes behind. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a shawl stands at the centre with dark hair pinned up and long mala beads, bending forward with hands together. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl and a small child in a purple kurta stand near a carved wooden shrine. A young boy in orange robe and red shawl stands nearby, and a standing row of white-clad and orange-clad attendants lines the back. A gold deity murti holding a lamp stands on a pedestal at right, and a brass oil lamp stands on the left.