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A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a white wrap over a yellow garment and wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, sits behind a white-draped table set with brass ritual vessels and small lamps. The figure extends both hands forward holding a silver bowl. Behind the table, an orange-robed person with short hair sits with hands folded. Two seated devotees are visible at the lower edge. The backdrop is gold fabric with diamond-pattern patterns, decorated with ornate red and gold hanging panels. a person (long hair, white and yellow clothing, rudraksha necklace) is performing an offering at the table in a satsang-style gathering.

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A seated woman with long dark hair and a white garment pours liquid from a silver vessel into a large silver bowl on a white-draped table, a ritual abhishekam-style offering. Behind her, gold-coloured draped fabric is decorated with mirrored diamond patterns and two ornate red-and-gold canopy panels, with pink lotus flowers in a vase at right. A man in an orange-saffron robe sits at the right edge, and several people's heads are visible in the lower foreground, facing the table.2005-05-25May 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph inside a tent decorated with gold and mirrored fabric panels and red-and-orange embroidered hangings. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a white garment and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits cross-legged holding a small brass vessel near a flame at a ritual setup. Pink flowers stand in vases at the sides, and a decorated ritual arrangement with a lit flame sits on a low table. In the foreground, a bare-headed person in orange clothing sits facing the altar, and the back of another seated figure is visible at the lower left. The scene appears to be a fire ritual or puja.2005-05-25May 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesMay 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesMay 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph inside a tent with orange-gold fabric walls decorated with mirror work. A figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a white garment with an orange-gold border and rudraksha malas around the neck, and reaches toward a brass ritual plate or lamp stand garlanded with red flowers. Pink lotus flowers stand in a vase at right. A bearded man in an orange-robed sannyasi outfit sits at right, and the top of another seated person's head is visible at lower left. Brass vessels sit on a white-covered table in front. The figure's appearance matches the page's claim of Swamiji, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and white and gold ceremonial clothing, so the figure is labelled Swamiji (probable) performing a ritual offering.2005-05-25May 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a decorated tent or pavilion with orange-and-gold draped fabric and a patterned backdrop. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a white shawl over the shoulder, a bare-chested upper body with a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, lifts a silver vessel and pours liquid over a golden deity murti on a white-draped table. Pink lotus flowers and a lit lamp sit beside the murti. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's a person reference, so the figure is a person performing abhishekam. A second person in white sits partly visible at the lower edge.2005-05-25May 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesA seated figure sits cross-legged on a raised dais in front of a draped gold and orange fabric backdrop decorated with colourful embroidered pennants and hanging ornaments. The person wears an orange-gold robe, rudraksha beads and a long beaded necklace, with long dark hair, and a microphone stands before them. Two pink flower arrangements flank the dais. Several seated people with their backs to the camera, including children and adults, face the dais in the foreground. a person: the seated figure has long hair, an orange-gold robe, and rudraksha malas. This appears to be a discourse or satsang setting.2005-05-25May 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copies