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A photograph of a smiling man with a shaved head wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, heavy rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces, gold armbands, a white vibhuti band and red bindu on his forehead. He extends his right hand toward a row of devotees with folded palms, including an older woman with grey hair and white flower in her plait and a woman in a pink saree. Behind him a priest in saffron holds a silver tray, and a red curtain and silver drape form the backdrop.

July 10 2012

Indoor event photo in a hall with red curtains. In the centre, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth wears a dense rudraksha mala and heavy ceremonial gold beaded necklace, with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and white markings on his forehead, reading a small paper slip while standing over a red tray holding red apples. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, and at left a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala watches. A woman in white stands at the left edge.

A standing man in saffron-orange ascetic robes with a white vertical tilak and red bindi, wearing layered rudraksha-style bead malas with gold tassels, gold-coloured armlets and earrings, extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a grey-haired older woman in a red and pink patterned sari who is bending forward. Behind him, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver tray. To the right, a woman in a blue patterned sari stands beside another woman in orange, with a red silk drape and white curtains in the background. a person appears to be the central figure, shown giving a blessing during a darshan-style exchange.

A photograph in an indoor hall with a pink ceiling and a red-maroon drape behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a long gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange shawl and stands center, holding a folded white paper and looking down. a person cues: the long swept hair, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala. To his right a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange cloth with bare shoulders holds a red box of sweets and a tray. On the left, a man in a white shirt with palms together and another man touch the head of a devotee in orange, in a blessing gesture. Women in white and saffron stand at right, and a red-and-gold box with packets sits in the foreground.

A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. At the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala. He stands in front of a richly decorated golden altar with a deity murti. Around him, several men in white dhotis with white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms stand or bend, one holding a folded white cloth with red trim. A man in white holds a silver plate with offerings on the right, and another holds a wooden box. Orange-robed attendants stand behind, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge.

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A photograph of a bare-shouldered man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads, gold tassel necklaces, beaded armlets and bangles, with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead. He stands at left beside a red tray of sweets, gesturing toward a woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun and a yellow hair tie. Another man in a grey jacket and a woman in an orange sari stand nearby against a draped silver curtain and red fabric, and an attendant in orange holds a metal tray. The man in the orange garments has distinctive ornate adornments and bead strands consistent with the page's a person reference, so the appearance-based label applies: a person, in person, greeting devotees at a satsang-style setting.

September 10 2012

A photograph of a crowded ashram hall. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti band and red bindi, wearing gold-coloured round beads and a gold chain over an orange-brown robe, raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha beads and a red bindi, observing. At left, a man in an orange striped shirt and a younger man with hands in anjali stand before them. Behind, draped maroon curtains with yellow and blue patterned bands and many onlookers in saffron and white clothing fill the room.