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A photograph inside a small room with plain walls, a red draped curtain and a red-brown upholstered armchair. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied up, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, holds up a red and gold cloth while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti assists him. Behind them another man in orange robes holds a tray of fruit, and a man in an orange shawl with a gold border stands at right. A probable Swamiji is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, while the other men are devotees and attendants. A red and blue ceremonial pole stands near the window.

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A photograph of an indoor ritual space with white walls. In the center, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a gold-bordered shawl stands with long dark hair, facing a red-draped table or seat. To the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot beside another man in orange robe holding a folded green and gold cloth. On the right edge a bald man in white and orange is partly visible. Behind them, a framed photograph shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and raised hand, and a brass oil lamp stands at right beside a tray of fruit and offerings. a person (appearance-based): the central figure in saffron with a gold-bordered shawl, long hair and a rudraksha-style mala. Chairs and a small rug are in the foreground.

A photograph inside a small room with red patterned drapes and a blue floor mat. A seated man in an orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl sits on a leopard-print armchair, with a man in white kneeling before him, hands near his feet. Another man in orange stands beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange stands behind, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the back right. Several men in white shirts and a man in a peach shirt stand at the left, one holding a red cloth bundle. The scene appears to be a devotee performing a respectful gesture before the seated figure.

A photograph at an indoor satsang hall. In the foreground, a figure in an orange sleeveless top, orange dhoti-style cloth and a bright orange head wrap stands and bends forward, offering or receiving an item from a man in a white shirt and a maroon-gold brocade shawl with a white jasmine garland. Behind them, a painted deity murti with a fierce face and red floral garlands is visible on a large banner. Seated audience members in white shirts sit on the right, and an orange-cushioned chair is at left with a white garland resting on it. The scene appears to be a devotional or honouring moment during a talk.

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Indoor photo of a blessing moment in a hall with a white fabric ceiling and an orange cloth hanging overhead. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange dhoti-style wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala, places both hands on the head of a seated devotee in a red-and-gold shawl and glasses. Another orange-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and beaded mala stands at right, and a white-clad man in glasses stands at left. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, orange wrap and rudraksha mala, performing a head blessing.

A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti kneeling to touch the feet of a seated figure in long flowing hair and saffron-orange robes, who sits on a leopard-print upholstered armchair against a red draped backdrop. Around them, standing men in white shirts, white dhotis and a pale yellow shirt watch, and one man holds a folded gold and red cloth. A saffron-robed attendant stands beside the chair and another person in white stands at the far right. The setting is a plain room with a blue floor mat, a red curtain and a patterned banner on the wall.