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July 19 20152015-07-19February 12 20152015-02-12Indoor ceremonial scene during a satsang-style event. A seated person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a red flower garland, rudraksha-style beads, gold ornaments and bangles, sits on a gold throne and smiles while receiving a yellow fruit from a devotee. A devotee in a white shirt and dark trousers kneels on a patterned red carpet, offering a fruit from a wooden tray. Behind them a bald man in orange and white ritual dress with tilak attends the offering, and a brass oil lamp (diya) stands on the right. Figures in orange shawls and a man in a dark shirt with folded hands stand in the background against a blue-lit backdrop. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha and gold necklaces.2015-07-19A seated man in orange and red ochre robes wears a red flower garland and a white forehead mark, facing a kneeling man in a white shirt and white trousers who holds up offerings of fruit. Between them sits a wooden tray with oranges, a yellow fruit, red chilies, and a small red-brown cloth. Around them are potted green plants, rocks, and a grass mat, with a small golden deity murti at the upper right. Behind them, a standing man in a white shirt holds a camera on a tripod, and other men in white shirts and saffron robes stand in the background near a white wall and an air conditioner. The seated man is an appearance-based a person candidate with a long swept-back hair, red floral garland and ochre robes, but the appearance is not sufficiently distinctive for certainty, so the role is given as seated devotee-facing figure and the identity is marked unsure.2015-01-04 +1 copiesJuly 19 20152015-07-19 +1 copiesJuly 19 20152015-07-19 +1 copiesOctober 02 20162016-10-02A photograph of a ritual at an indoor satsang setting. A man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and a long garland of white jasmine and red and orange flowers sits on a wooden seat, reaching toward a small potted plant set among rocks on green mat. Next to him a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala hands over a yellow banana, while a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha garland kneels beside him. A tray of bananas, rudraksha beads and gold bangles sits in front. Other devotees in cream and red garments stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable), seated in orange robes and turban with flower garland.2015-04-19Indoor photograph of a devotional offering at an ornate hall. In the foreground, a man in a pale yellow kurta and glasses bows low, touching his forehead toward a black tray of mangoes and fruit held by a seated woman. The woman wears a bright red-orange head wrap, orange robe, a green-and-yellow fruit garland and gold jewellery, and she smiles while raising a hand. Behind them, several men in white shirts and a white-turbaned man look on, and a golden ceremonial staff with a rounded finial stands at right beside a red-draped seat. The tray is laden with mangoes and a small offering.2015-05-12February 12 20152015-02-12A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a standing crowd behind a seated figure. In the foreground, a man in a cream kurta and glasses leans forward with folded hands toward a seated person wearing a red-orange turban, a red-orange garment and a green-and-yellow flower garland, who raises a palm in blessing. Between them sits a wooden box filled with oranges or fruit. Behind them, an older man in an orange-brown robe with a beaded mala stands bent forward. Several men in white and cream shirts and dhotis stand watching, one wearing a white head cloth. A silver-toned pillar and an ornate golden shrine are visible in the background, with a digital clock on the left wall.2015-05-12 +2 copiesFebruary 12 20152015-02-12