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July 15 20132013-07-15A photograph of a ritual scene in an ashram hall. A seated man in an orange-brown dhoti-style wrap and an orange shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland, gold bangles and a gold necklace, holds pink flowers while facing a shrine. Beside him on a gold throne-like peetha stands a deity murti, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, silver jewellery and a silver crown. A silver kalasha and a tray of flowers sit on an orange and gold draped table, with oil lamps nearby and a dark red curtain behind. Whether the seated man is a candidate for a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is recorded as unsure.2013-08-19A seated man in saffron-orange garments with a red and white flower garland and gold necklaces holds fresh pink and white flowers at a small altar draped in orange and gold brocade. Beside him, a decorated pair of deity murtis, one with a crown and red-and-yellow floral garlands, sits on a gold ornate throne with a green cloth and a dark red velvet backdrop. A silver kalasha-style vessel and silver platters with flowers stand on the table. Probable Swamiji is the seated man, identified by his long hair, rudraksha-style ornaments, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces, seated in a puja setting.2013-08-19A photograph of a seated person in a ritual setting before a golden throne-like shrine. The person wears a brown and gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland, gold armlets and earrings, and has a red tilak on the forehead. They pour liquid from a white conch shell into a silver cup while seated at a table covered with an orange and red cloth. Silver vessels, a silver lamp, and trays of white and pink flower petals sit on the table. Behind them, a deity murti adorned with yellow and red garlands and gold jewellery sits on a green cloth, beside a second decorated figure. A pink cloth hangs behind the shrine, and an air conditioner stands at the right edge.2013-08-19A man in a rust-orange dhoti and cloth with a yellow-and-red garland stands at left, reaching toward richly decorated deity murti figures draped in marigold, rose and white flower garlands. The central murti wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces and a blue-and-gold ornamented crown; the figure behind wears a leopard-patterned garment with green dhoti. Gold ornamental throne backdrop, oil lamp at left, and a sheaf of red roses in the foreground. The man's face is not visible enough to judge; he is presented as a priest performing worship, role unconfirmed.2015-01-09July 19 20132013-07-19August 19 20132013-08-19July 03 20132013-07-03April 28 20152015-04-28A seated person in an orange-and-gold sari with a red-and-white flower garland and gold jewellery pours liquid from a silver vessel with a long spout into a silver cup over a silver tray of offerings. Behind, a gold ornate arch frames decorated deity murtis draped in yellow and red flower garlands, with a magenta cloth and green draped table. Silver vessels, a brass lamp and plates of white and pink flowers sit on a red-and-gold cloth in a puja setting. Only one physical person is visible.2013-08-19August 19 20132013-08-19July 03 20132013-07-03