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A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and colourful woven banners hanging above. A man in a cream turban and gold-yellow dhoti with a bead necklace stands centre-right, smiling and handing a small item to a devotee, with the wooden tray of offerings held by a saffron-robed sannyasi at right. A woman in a pink sari and a woman in a yellow sari stand with palms pressed together in namaste at left, and a man in white with a lanyard stands beside them. Others are visible in the background. No clear appearance cues establish whether the turbaned man is a person, so he is described by role only.

A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall with red curtains and a projection screen behind. A man in a cream-coloured turban, cream dhoti and wrap, and layered red-and-brown beaded necklaces stands smiling and places his hand on the head of an elderly man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Nearby, another man in a white shirt bends forward with hands joined, and a few other devotees stand with palms together. On the right edge, a man in orange clothing stands partly visible.

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Photo inside a hall with red and maroon drapes and an orange banner above. A man in a pale tan turban and orange robe, with rudraksha malas and a gold chain, faces a row of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, several with palms pressed together in anjali. He extends his hand to a bowed devotee, while another man in orange stands at right. Wooden trays of small items and rudraksha beads sit in the foreground. A cameraman is visible at left edge. Roughly six visible people.

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Indoor temple-hall scene during a ritual distribution. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red and bead malas and a gold necklace stands at center, holding a small silver plate with offerings and touching the forehead of a young man in a white shirt. Around them, monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold a silver tray and a white box of offerings, while a devotee in a white shirt and a man in green shirt have hands raised in reverence. A golden deity murti and orange draped decorations are visible in the background.

A photograph of a devotional blessing line under a dark metal-framed tent roof. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair places his hand on the head of a man in a pale shirt who has his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside them, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a gold-coloured object on it. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with a white forehead mark stands at the right edge. Other devotees in white and pale shirts wait behind. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan line.

A bare-chested man in a cream turban with a gold ornament, wearing a white cloth over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas and gold pendants, places his hands on the head of a man in a cream shirt who bows forward with hands joined in prayer. Other devotees in white and cream clothing stand nearby in a bright hall with pink walls and hanging orange and blue decorations. An older man with glasses stands at left with palms pressed together. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation.

Indoor ashram gathering in a bright hall. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, hair swept back in a bun, stands on the right with palms raised in greeting while an older man in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and bare chests stand in a line, some with hands folded. Framed deity images hang on the wall at left, and a camera operator is visible in the background. a person in saffron robe with rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, receiving a devotee's namaste.