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A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami style gathering indoors. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and glasses leans forward, holding white offering in his cupped hands toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears a white turban with gold trim, a pale green embroidered silk garment, and long dark hair, and is seated behind a low table with yellow and pink flowers in a vase. Behind them, a bald priest in white with an orange shawl holds a terracotta pot containing white material. Several men in white and orange or yellow shawls stand behind, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. A portrait of the seated figure is not shown; the scene is a live ritual exchange.

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A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a pale green embroidered garment and a white turban-style headpiece with gold trim, receiving water poured from a terracotta pot. An older man in white kurta and glasses, with an orange scarf, bends forward with cupped hands held toward the seated figure. A younger man in white with an orange scarf stands behind holding the pot, and bald men in orange and white robes stand in the background. A woman in the lower left corner is partly visible. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a red curtain. This looks like a ritual washing or abhishekam-style offering of water.2010-09-02December 05 20142014-12-05A photograph of a ritual energy darshan. A bare-chested figure wrapped in saffron-orange cloth, with a saffron turban and petals in the hair, sits and places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man in a white shirt, with a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and hands in anjali. Petals are scattered on the floor. Behind them, men and a woman in white and pink clothing stand in a hall, and a woman in a pink sari with a red mala holds a steel bowl. Ceiling tube light overhead.2003-03-16A photograph of an indoor ritual setting. On the left, a bald, older Western man in a light blue t-shirt and white trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala and a name badge, holds his cupped hands out. On the right, a long-haired man in a pale green embroidered kurta and a white and gold turban, smiling, dips his fingers into a clay pot held by a white-clad priest. Behind them, shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand watching, and a man in a yellow shawl is partly visible at the far left edge. The man in the turban has long dark hair and a gold bracelet; his appearance is not clearly distinctive for a probable identification here.2010-09-02A seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron shawl, leans forward and places his hand on the head of a kneeling woman with her hair pulled back. A small white card is held up by an older man in glasses and an orange shawl standing behind them. Several onlookers stand nearby in white and orange clothing, one young man in a patterned shirt, and a man in a white shirt holds lanyard badges. The setting is an indoor room with a red curtain, a wooden cabinet, and a tiled floor, with a small fan and folded papers on a low table. The seated man has a white forehead mark and is giving a healing blessing; he is probable Swamiji, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and bare-chested ceremonial appearance.2008-04-04A photograph of a seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a tiger-striped yellow and black garment, a pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold armband, placing his hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala photographs the scene. A red velvet throne and gold ornamental panel frame the left side, with green foliage in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with the distinctive long hair, garland and tiger-striped garment, giving blessing to the devotee.2012-12-16A photo of a padapuja-style devotional offering in an indoor hall. A seated figure in saffron/orange robes and a long purple orchid garland sits on a patterned tiger-print cushion before an ornate silver-framed throne backrest, with a red velvet cushion beside him. A kneeling man in white kurta and orange shawl leans forward with joined palms, while a woman in a white sari with orange border sits nearby. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand in the background, and a screen and a grey pillar are visible.2012-12-18A photograph of an evening gathering in a crowded hall where a long-haired figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala, sits on the right and receives papers from a devotee. Around him, a crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris stands and sits close. A man in a white shirt and a dark bead necklace with pendant leans toward the seated figure, while a younger man in orange robes stands beside him. Attendees mill in the background under lights, and a yellow cloth lies on the platform edge.2008-05-09A ritual scene inside a hall with pale walls and maroon curtains. In the foreground, a long-haired person in a pale green embroidered garment and a white crown with gold bands pours or offers something from a small vessel into the cupped hands of a shaved-headed man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala. Beside them stands a bald priest in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl with a tilak, holding a red bowl or tray. On the right, another man in an orange robe watches. Several more people in white clothes stand in the background, and a figure in yellow is at the left edge.2010-09-02A photograph of a long-haired figure in a rust-red wrap and orange beaded necklace pressing one palm onto the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl and dark rudraksha-style beads, who raises his other hand with palm open. Both are seated indoors near a white wall with a small window and an electrical outlet; a couple of other people in red shawls stand blurred at the upper right. The recipient is a seated devotee in white.2013-04-01October 14 20122012-10-14A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style honouring in a decorated room. A bald man in white clothes kneels on the left, holding a dark vessel and a small plant or twig, with a red and white garland. Two men in saffron/orange robes stand behind him; one holds a dark pot with twigs and wears a tilak. Seated on a golden throne with a red cushion and a golden lion-form armrest is a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange robe, smiling and gesturing, with a garland of white and orange flowers around the throne. A framed painting of a figure in white is on the wall behind, with a flower arrangement on a table to the left. Marigold and rose garlands drape the throne and a golden pillar.2006-07-11