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A photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back curly hair and a rudraksha mala, standing with palms pressed together in anjali before a large blue-skinned deity murti with flower garlands, adorned with yellow marigolds and white blossoms. A tall brass oil lamp stands before the murti. Behind him, a second man in orange robes with a tilak on his forehead and gold necklaces also holds his hands in prayer. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a shrine.

October 27 2008

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a deep red velvet cushion and a tiger-striped rug. The figure wears saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl, a long rudraksha mala with a brown-orange bead cluster, ceremonial gold necklaces, gold earrings, and a thick pink and white flower garland. White sacred ash marks the forehead. Golden statues flank the throne: a bull-headed deity on the left and a standing warrior-like figure holding a staff on the right. a person is shown in this scene given the long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. The scene is a satsang-style seated address on the throne.

July 11 2017

Photograph of a darshan moment indoors in front of a deep red velvet drape and a pale green curved backdrop. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead and a long garland of yellow fruit beads stands at right, his hand resting on the head of a man in a red and white checked shirt who bows forward at left. A third person in a light blue striped shirt stands at right edge. At left a tray holds a red fruit and wrapped sweets.

A seated group ritual in a hall where many young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with red borders, wear rudraksha malas and white horizontal tilak stripes on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron holds a small brass oil lamp with both hands, while a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala holds palms together in prayer beside him. Brass lamps and plates with offerings sit on the floor. Behind them, a woman in a white sari stands among the seated participants.

September 27 2017

July 11 2017

A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a saffron-orange garment, rust-coloured wrap, a gold necklace and large hoop earrings, touching the forehead of an older bald-to-short-haired man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. The older man stands with palms pressed together in anjali, smiling. The dreadlocked man has a white tilak on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist. Behind them is an ornate golden carved wall with animal and floral reliefs. The scene appears to be a blessing or forehead-touching greeting. Two people are visible.

August 10 2017

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August 11 2017

A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi sits in front of a black-and-white zebra-striped backrest with a red velvet curtain behind. He wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a rudraksha mala at his chest while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Probable Swamiji: the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala are the cues, and he is seated as a speaker addressing an audience.