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Outdoor photo of a seated man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe, smiling broadly and holding a handheld microphone in his left hand while reaching toward a terracotta pot held by a man in a loose white kurta. The pot is being struck or offered with a bamboo stick. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands on sandy ground, some clapping, with palm trees and a low brick wall in the background.

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December 30 20092009-12-30July 12 20062006-07-12December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor satsang gathering with a large seated audience in the foreground, many women in white and green clothes seen from behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near the center; the man in the front-center wears an orange shawl and holds a hand to his chest, while the man beside him, holding a black microphone, wears an orange robe and a wristwatch. Behind them, devotees in white garments and colourful beaded malas stand, and a rope barrier runs across the right side. A tree and a stone structure appear in the background.2009-12-19Outdoor scene on a dirt ground with a crowd watching. Two young men in saffron-orange robes stand in front: the one at left holds a microphone, and the centre one, in a draped orange sleeveless garment with a red bindi, grips a rope that runs up to a hanging pot wrapped in white cloth. Behind them, people in white kurtas and white clothes stand and sit watching, with water tanks and a corrugated-roof building in the background. A man in a blue garment stands at right. No visible candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identification is made.2009-12-19Outdoor photograph at an open-air ritual gathering on bare earth beneath trees. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, sits on a chair and places a hand on the head of a kneeling young man in a white dhoti and sleeveless top with a striped shawl. Around them stand men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas; one man at right in orange wrap holds a small metal implement. A decorated red-and-gold trident-like staff is held by a standing man at left, and brass or wicker offering baskets with flowers lie near a small rug. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, seated in the blessing role.2006-07-12Outdoor procession on sandy ground beside palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, wearing a long white flower garland with red flowers, stands at centre holding a silver vessel with flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange sari holds a similar offering. On the left a man in orange robes with a saffron shawl gestures. A man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl kneels and touches the ground in front of the group. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls play a drum and a horn, and a man in white holds a video camera. The scene is a temple-related ritual procession.2010-07-26Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange robe with long, swept-back black hair and a rudraksha mala, smiling as another man in white kneels before him with palms pressed together and an extended hand touching his head. Several standing men and women in white clothes watch around them; one woman wears a white sari with a gold border, and a pink-clad figure appears at the right edge. A woman in the foreground sits with her hair in a bun, and a small red and white offering sits near the seated man's lap on a dry, sandy ground. Swamiji (probable) is seated in orange saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala, receiving a blessing.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor devotional gathering on a sandy ground with a woman in long dark hair seated on a white-covered raised platform, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a red bindi. She sits on a red-and-gold patterned mat while a man in white kurta with an orange shawl kneels before her, and a second man in white with orange shawl holds a stack of books. Behind them, people in white clothes and orange shawls stand, and seated devotees in white and a girl in gold-bordered sari with a ribbon badge sit on a striped mat under a canopy with orange drapery. The swami-style candidate is not confidently identifiable from appearance, so the seated woman is described by role only.2006-12-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple setting with trees behind. A man in white ceremonial clothes and a red-and-white thread at his neck bends forward to offer a decorated clay pot with painted eyes, wrapped in green leaves, to a seated figure. The seated figure wears an orange turban, orange robes, white and orange jasmine-style garlands and a gold bead necklace, and is smiling. Beside him stands a red and blue shield-like ceremonial item with golden trim, and a lower-lying patterned cloth on the seat. Several onlookers in white sit and stand in the background, and a person in white holds a rudraksha mala. Probable Swamiji cues: the seated figure has an orange turban, orange robes, ornate gold necklace and garlands while receiving the offering.2005-12-31