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Photo of a seated man in orange saffron robes and a long multi-strand gold bead necklace, sitting cross-legged on a white cloth at an outdoor ghat-like setting with an ornate cream-coloured stone structure behind him. He has long swept-back hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead, hands resting in his lap, eyes lowered in meditation. Beside him sits a bald man in orange robes with glasses and a gold bead necklace. A woman in a dark top with a red bindi sits further right, and a crowd of onlookers stands in the background. In the foreground blurred, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a hand holding a white cloth are visible, with a golden ornate object at the lower edge. Evening light warms the scene. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in the central position in saffron robes with a gold bead necklace and long hair.

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long gold bead necklace of rudraksha-style gold beads, with a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair, seated cross-legged on a white cloth at dusk. Beside him a bald man in orange robes with a gold necklace and glasses sits, and a woman with a red shawl and forehead marking sits behind, with a young boy in yellow kurta at right. A white-clad arm holds a brass kalasha-style pot at lower right, and a crowd of onlookers sits in the background near an ornate pale-gold temple-style pillar. a person seated among devotees during an evening gathering.2010-09-24December 26 20082008-12-26Photograph of a seated ceremony at dusk. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak, wearing an orange shawl over an orange robe and a heavy gold bead necklace, sits with hands clasped on an orange-draped surface. Beside him, a bald man in glasses wears orange robes and a gold bead mala, and a woman in dark clothing with a red forehead mark sits nearby. Behind them, seated devotees and a young boy in green and white watch. A white-gloved hand holds a brown pot at the lower right, and an ornate cream-coloured temple structure rises at the right. Swamiji (probable): the centre man shows long swept-back hair, orange robes and gold bead mala cues, seated as a central honoured guest.2010-09-24A photograph taken at an outdoor riverside ghat in the evening. Seated centrally on a white cloth is a man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder and a long orange garment, with a large gold-beaded necklace of ceremonial beads and a red tilak on his forehead. He sits cross-legged with hands clasped, gazing forward. Beside him on the left sits a bald man with glasses in an orange robe and matching beaded necklace. On the right a woman with a red bindi wears a dark top and red shawl. A white-robed figure's hand holds a small brass vessel in the foreground, and a gold-tasselled object is blurred in the lower right. Behind them an ornate cream and orange carved stone structure rises, with a crowd of onlookers seated on steps in the background.2010-09-24A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron cloth with maroon borders over his shoulder. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a small framed portrait, a rudraksha-style bracelet and a gold bangle, with a red bindi and white horizontal forehead marks. His hands rest in a mudra on his lap. Behind him, men in white dhotis with maroon borders sit in a row, one holding a small object near a brass plate with flower petals and oil lamps. The scene suggests a seated puja or satsang setting.2011-02-02November 06 20102010-11-06December 29 20102010-12-29April 05 20122012-04-05July 21 20102010-07-21December 26 20082008-12-26April 11 20122012-04-11A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead sits on an orange-cushioned seat with eyes closed, wearing an orange robe and a long gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala. Before him, several men in white dhotis and white garments sit on a rooftop, one pouring liquid from a silver vessel into a silver bowl beside a silver tray holding yellow flowers. A leopard-print cloth backs the seat, with trees visible behind. The seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robe and ornate beaded mala. Several white-clad devotees perform a ritual with a pouring vessel.2010-09-24