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A photograph taken in a domestic living room during a home visit. A young man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms and green leaves, sits on a white sofa and places his right hand on the head of an elderly woman who bows forward. She wears a green blouse and a gold-bordered orange and yellow sari and holds a red box of offerings. Behind them a white-shirted man with a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and folded hands stands watching. A wooden display cabinet holds trophies, brass plates and small figurines, and a television sits on a shelf. A standing figure in orange appears at the right edge.

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A photograph of a domestic living room with a wooden display cabinet holding trophies, a framed plaque and figurines, and a CRT television. A person in orange robes wearing a white and red-and-green flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a white-covered bed, smiling. An elderly man in a white shirt and an elderly woman in a green-bordered sari bend toward a red box of offerings, while a younger person in orange stands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange with long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace and a flower garland fits the candidate cues. Four people are visible.2010-01-09A photograph of a home room during a home visit. An older man in white shirt and trousers bends to touch his feet while a woman in a cream and green sari with a long braid stands with folded hands, and a kneeling figure in an orange and gold sari bows at the base. A cameraman in white with a yellow scarf films from the upper right. Behind them is a wooden cabinet with trophies and a television, a white-covered table holds sweets and a water bottle, and white curtains with red leaf prints hang on the right.2010-01-09A photograph of a domestic home setting in India. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a white and red flower garland is smiling as he holds a rudraksha mala and places it on the head of a bending man in a white shirt and white trousers. A woman in a white sari with a green blouse and red bindi stands smiling behind them. Behind the seated man is a glass cabinet filled with trophies, plates and small decorative figurines, and a white sofa and small table with brass items sit in front. The seated man in orange is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and a garland, while he performs a blessing gesture. The bending man is a devotee receiving the blessing.2010-01-09A photograph inside a home living room where a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-red garland of flowers, with long dark hair, smiles while a man in a white shirt bends forward to offer items from an open red wooden box of beads, malas and ornaments. A man in a saffron robe with rudraksha beads kneels beside him holding the box, and a woman in a purple sari with gold bangles and a hair ornament watches at left. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at upper left, a white sofa and a glass display cabinet with a television are behind, and a partial figure is at the lower right corner. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron robe with a garland; a probable Swamiji appearance is noted by the flowing hair, saffron clothing and garland, so the candidate is present.2010-01-09A home living room in which a man in an orange saffron robe and white garland of flowers with red rose garlands sits on a white-covered sofa, smiling and resting one hand near the others. Four people kneel on the floor before him: a man in a white shirt bending forward, a boy in a yellow t-shirt, and two girls in white dresses, one with a long plait. A red tray with fruit and offerings sits on the floor between them. Behind is a wooden cabinet holding a framed portrait of a woman garlanded with white and red flowers, a staircase with carved wooden balusters, and a window with grills. A red tilak mark is on the seated man's forehead.2010-02-15Indoor home visit in a living room with a white sofa, a glass display cabinet holding brass plates and figurines, a television and a floral curtain. A man with long dark hair in orange robes and a white and red flower garland, with gold beads, sits on the sofa and extends his hand toward a woman in pink and green bangles who holds a tray of bangles. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap, with glasses and a gold chain, sits beside a red wooden box of jewellery and bangles. A standing man in orange is partly visible at the right edge, and a person in white is at the left edge. Several people are visible, and the sofa man is described as a devotee-held a person candidate by appearance cues.2010-01-09A photograph in a small green-walled room with white shelves. A seated man in an orange robe with red-and-white flower garlands and a gold necklace sits in a red-cushioned chair, smiling, while another man in orange with a red-striped shawl stands behind him placing a hand on his head. A man in a white shirt bends forward, hand on the seated man's forehead, as an elderly woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left and a young woman in white with a yellow shawl stands behind. A small child is partly visible at lower left.2010-01-19A photograph taken in a home living room. A man in a white kurta with a white forehead mark stands at left, offering a small plate of items toward a seated figure. A monastic in saffron-orange robes and an orange head cloth sits at left-centre with a red tray of ornaments and jewellery. The seated figure at right, in orange robes with long dark hair, wears a large garland of white flowers, red roses and green leaves, and sits on a white-covered sofa. Behind them is a wooden glass display cabinet with trophies, a clock, framed photos and a small figurine, next to a television and a white curtain with floral print.2010-01-09Indoor house visit with a seated man in red-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, wearing gold arm bands and bangles, smiling broadly on a sofa with a leopard-print cushion. A woman in a green and gold sari bows low and touches his feet while a woman in an orange sari and a man with a flower garland stand nearby. A boy in a blue striped shirt, several men in orange robes and a man photographing with a camera stand in the room. A framed painting of horses hangs on the left wall and a garlanded glass cabinet is on the right. The man seated on the sofa shows appearance-based cues of a probable Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, placed as the seated figure receiving padapuja. Several people are visible.2014-07-07June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA seated man in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland and long dark hair places his right hand on the head of a woman in a white embroidered sari and rudraksha mala, who bends forward with her hands joined in reverence. Behind her, a man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and others in white and light clothing watch from the left. A tray with offerings and ritual items sits on the white bed beside them. The room has pale yellow walls. The man in orange has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange robes with garland, consistent with a Swamiji (probable) in this blessing role, while other visible people are devotees.2009-09-10Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with yellow-green checked curtains behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long brown-and-white beaded mala draped over his shoulders sits on a white-draped couch, his right hand raised to his nose. A man in a white shirt and white trousers kneels before him with palms pressed together in namaskar. An elderly woman in a green sari with gold bangles stands at left, and a lower-right figure in white is bowed toward the couch. A wooden tray with fruit sits on a white-covered table at left. The orange-robed seated man appears to be a person, with long swept-back hair and a saffron robe with rudraksha mala, but the identity is uncertain.2009-08-11