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A photograph of a small orange-walled room with festoon garlands in pink, green and red hanging from the ceiling. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long swept-back dark hair and multiple red and white flower garlands, stands with palms pressed together, smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and floral garlands, standing before a shrine. Beside him a man in an orange robe bends over a lit oil lamp on the altar. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stand with hands joined in namaskar. The altar holds a brass kalasha, a steel vessel, a plate of fruit, a plate of red offerings, and framed portraits with garlands on the wall. A ceiling fan and a video camera are visible at the right edge.

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A photograph inside a small room decorated with an orange and green peacock-patterned hanging and paper streamers overhead. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white flower garland with red flower strands and a yellow flower at the hip, with long swept-back hair, and walks forward smiling. To his left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a young woman in a blue patterned top stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with a pendant necklace stands at right beside a red-draped platform. Brass pots, a lit oil lamp and flower offerings sit on the floor at lower right, and a rug covers the floor.2009-08-11July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph in a plain room with white walls and a tiled floor. A smiling person in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a dark shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A third person in orange, seen from behind, stands at the right edge. On the wall above hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland. On the left, a wooden stand with floral garlands holds another framed image. A small portable stereo sits on a low table.2010-01-10January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a small tiled room with a wooden cabinet holding brass oil lamps and a framed photo garlanded with yellow marigolds. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, wearing a red, green and white flower garland and with long black hair, stands at left with his hands extended over a shrine. A second person in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) at centre, while a woman in a pink-red sari and a man in a cream shirt with glasses stand at right, hands joined in prayer. A pink bowl of flower petals is held at right. A framed portrait on the shrine shows a figure in orange with a bead necklace. The scene reads as puja and aarti at a home shrine.2010-01-10A photo taken in a temple interior with a black stone shrine and brass lamps at left, and a small deity figure garlanded with white and pink flowers on a gold-trimmed altar. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. At centre, a long-haired man in a loose orange-saffron wrap over a red undergarment wears a white and pink jasmine garland and smiles, with a second man beside him in orange robes also holding palms together. A figure at far right wears a bright orange shawl printed with text. A probable Swamiji appearance is present: long swept-back hair, a saffron wrap and a garland, in a receiving role, so the identity is an appearance-based label only.2009-08-08A photograph of a doorway decorated with a flower garland of yellow, orange, purple and red blossoms. A smiling figure in an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder wears a long white and red flower garland and has long dark hair and a red bindi. He stands beside an open dark wooden door with an ornate grille, a lit oil lamp glowing near his feet. To the right, a woman in a cream sari with a star pattern and a white flower in her hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered, smiling. Behind them a shrine area with framed pictures and floral decoration is visible. a person appearance: the long hair, saffron cloth and floral garland match the cues for the page's named teacher, so this is an in_person candidate.2010-02-15A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a wooden door and tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala with a white and red flower garland smiles and extends his hand toward a brass aarti lamp held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. Behind him stands another person in orange robes holding a plate. At left an older woman in orange-bordered sari presses her palms together, and at right a woman in a cream sari with gold border has her hands joined in namaste. The flame suggests an aarti ritual.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A small whitewashed room with a wooden beamed ceiling and a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and marigold flowers. A woman in orange sleeveless top with a white jasmine garland raises one arm toward the altar. A smiling woman in orange sari holds a silver tray of offerings. A woman in white and gold sari with gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in white shirt and dhoti, with a pink-smeared forehead, pours or sprinkles petals while another man in the background watches. Pink flower petals are scattered around. Setting appears to be a devotional or puja gathering.2010-02-15August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a golden throne decorated with garlands. A man in a white shirt and trousers leans forward, hands raised, as he bows and touches the wrist of a seated figure in orange robes with a thick multicoloured garland of red, yellow and white flowers. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and smiles, and sits on an ornate gold throne. Behind them stands a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a red-and-gold garland, holding a thread between his hands, and to the left a smiling woman in a white sari with a black beaded lanyard watches. Green foliage and pink and orange flowers decorate the background.2009-12-24