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A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-mat roof, showing a line of devotees with hands folded in namaskar and a few holding pink flower garlands. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe, with a yellow-clothed attendant beside a red-and-gold temple-style pillar, performs a ritual at a small table laden with fruit, sweets and offerings on a white cloth. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in saris of green, grey, purple and blue, stand on an orange floor cloth. Nothing in the image shows a printed name, so no identity is attributed to any figure; the saffron-robed priest is described by role only.

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January 02 20102010-01-02December 01 20092009-12-01A photograph of a shaded open pavilion with bamboo-mat ceiling and glass windows, showing devotees in prayer. In the centre, a man with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment. To the left, several women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white with a yellow shawl also folds his hands. The scene shows devotional greeting or prayer in a simple ashram hall. a person identity is not established from appearance here, so the central man is described by role only.2009-11-23A ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall with a red carpet and an orange cloth-covered platform. A man in a saffron/orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back hair stands at right with hands folded in prayer, facing a group seated on the orange cloth. Seated devotees include a woman in white with rudraksha malas and a woman in orange, along with women in white and cream saris and men in white with yellow shawls. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit, a bowl of marigolds and a kalasha-style vessel. Several other people sit in the background among steel railings.2010-07-22November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a plain room with orange-painted walls. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with rudraksha beads stands at right, hands folded in namaskar, facing a seated group on an orange cloth. Women in white and red saris and men in white with yellow shawls sit around brass trays of flowers, fruits, lamps and small bowls. A woman in a white sari and rudraksha mala holds a tray of flowers, and a woman in pink and white dress sits with hands held together. Background devotees sit on the floor in white and orange. Swamiji attribution is probable only from the standing figure's long hair, orange garment and bead adornments, shown in appearance cues rather than the page.2010-07-22A seated man in saffron-orange robe with a gold-toned necklace and long dark hair sits on a red-and-patterned rug, hands raised toward a metal tray. Around him, devotees stand and kneel in a plain room: a woman in a saffron sari holds a tray of yellow fruit, an older woman in a white sari with an orange border bends forward, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands near the wall, and a man in white shirt is seen from behind. A small tray with lemons, flowers and a plate is set on the floor. Patterned zebra-print armchair stands at the back.2012-10-12December 05 20092009-12-05July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph of a covered open-air ritual hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses. Many people stand in rows, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing orange or saffron shawls over white clothing, with a few women in white sarees with gold borders. Several people with folded hands face a ceremonial space where a figure in orange robes stands at right beside a stone-and-metal area with a kalasha-type vessel, marigold and jasmine garlands, and brass bowls. Square white-painted brick enclosures on the floor hold small brass dishes of offerings, fruit, flowers and leaves on woven mats. Hanging floral strings decorate the ceiling beams, and palm trees show outside. The scene looks like a puja or ritual gathering.2006-12-26A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, where a crowd stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women in saffron and orange saris, one in a dark red blouse and orange sari, and a woman at left in a purple and green garment with a rudraksha mala, all hold their hands folded. Two shaven-headed men in orange dhoti and shawl stand on a red carpet at right, one with hands folded and the other behind him; a man in orange clothing with a camera is also at far right. Men in white dhotis and kurtas stand in the background. Garlands of yellow and white streamers hang from the ceiling, and a framed photo display with a banner is on the wall behind.2011-08-23October 12 20122012-10-12