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A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate red-and-gold throne draped with white and red garlands, dressed in saffron-orange robes and a saffron-orange turban with a beaded mala around the neck. He holds a bowl of offerings and extends his hand toward a kneeling young man in a red-and-white checked shirt and yellow waist cloth with a tilak on his forehead. Behind them stand onlookers: a woman in a pink floral sari with a pearl necklace, a boy in a grey shirt, a bare-footed child in yellow, and several men in white shirts. The hall is decorated with green and red floral garlands along the pillars and ceiling, and a small offering tray sits on a patterned cloth. The turbaned figure has distinctive saffron robes, a turban and a beaded mala, a combination that fits the page's reference to the teacher, though the identification is appearance-based and uncertain.

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2002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01A photograph of a healing or blessing moment indoors at a satsang. A seated figure in a saffron-yellow robe and matching yellow turban, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, places his hands on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with a red-beaded mala. Beside them, a red-and-white floral garland drapes a red-cushioned seat, and flowers and fruit sit on a tray in front. Behind, a row of standing devotees watches: a woman in a pink floral sari, a woman in a red sari, a girl in a purple dress with braids, a woman in an orange sari, a boy in grey, and several men in white. Garlands in yellow and green hang along the back wall.2002-07-07 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene in an ornate hall with gold-carved throne and red draped curtains. 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