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August 21 20092009-08-21August 27 20092009-08-27Indoor photo of an event hall with dark drapes and a yellow flower garland at right. Two older men in white or striped collared shirts with rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together, speaking to a young man in an orange robe with a red undergarment and long swept-back hair who raises one hand. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left in front, and children in orange and white clothes sit in the background.2009-08-30A photograph taken indoors at a hall with a red carpet and floral decorations on the right. An older man with grey hair and a grey beard, wearing a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, stands with his hands clasped near a woman in a red sleeveless top with an orange shawl, who appears to be offering or receiving something with her hands. To the left, a young woman in a white dress with a blue and white shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a man in an orange robe wears a long gold necklace with a large gold pendant, and a bald man in a white shirt stands behind. Garlands of marigolds and roses frame the right edge. Several seated devotees in white are in the background.2009-07-25A photograph of a hall during a devotional gathering. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some wearing glasses and red shawls. On the right, a figure in an orange-brown saffron wrap with a long brown rudraksha mala and bangles, hair swept back, smiles and extends a hand toward a small red-lidded container held by an attendant in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a gold-cushioned throne and an ornate deity backdrop with a decorative canopy stand on a stage draped in maroon curtains, with a few more people in white nearby. Overhead, stage lights and speakers are visible.2013-10-27A photograph of a ceremonial exchange under a white canopy hung with colourful striped pillars. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, a red saffron-coloured shawl and a heavy gold-beaded necklace accepts a folded paper from an elderly white-haired man in a white kurta and shawl, who bends forward and offers it with both hands. A man in a dark striped shirt stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. Other men in white dhotis and an orange-robed attendant stand nearby, and a tray of food offerings sits in the foreground. The attendant on the far right wears orange robes. The man with long hair has appearance cues of distinctive long hair, a red shawl and gold ceremonial necklace, which fit the Swamiji (probable) label; he is receiving a petition in a role of honour.2010-11-20July 25 20092009-07-25November 07 20112011-11-07May 12 20122012-05-12Indoor photo of a satsang-style gathering in which a man in a cream turban, orange-saffron shawl and multiple beaded rudraksha malas stands at the centre, leaning forward to receive or give a gesture from an elderly man in a grey-and-white striped shirt and glasses who extends his hand toward him. Around them, a bare-headed priest in white dhoti with white tripundra markings and a rudraksha mala stands at left with hands folded in namaste, several devotees with palms joined, and a man in an orange robe with bare shoulders is seen at the right foreground. A projection screen glows white behind the group against a maroon curtain. The turbaned man's appearance and ornaments are consistent with the page's a person reference but the identification is uncertain.2012-04-08A photograph inside a hall with seated devotees in the background and ceiling fans overhead. On the right, a person with long dark hair, wearing a red sleeveless robe and a white flower garland, extends both hands toward a man in a white shirt who holds a red fruit or offering. Beside them, a woman in a teal sari with gold earrings and a necklace watches with hands folded. On the far left, a man in an orange garment stands with a hand on the white-shirted man's back. Name badges are visible on the shirts. a person appears in the red robe with long hair and garland, presiding over the exchange of an offering, and the in-person candidate is in the foreground; appearance is uncertain.2009-08-02April 27 20162016-04-27