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A seated group in a bamboo-walled room with potted plants. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a long green-and-gold sash, a rudraksha-style red-and-gold ornament and a gold-bead necklace, gestures with one raised hand while speaking. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, seated and speaking to the group. Beside him sits a bald, older man in pale saffron robes and a white sacred thread, with a neck garland. Behind them stand a bald man in white with a gold necklace, a woman in a white top with a red bindi, and a man in orange with a beaded gold necklace. Foreground includes a dark-haired head and a bare foot on a red-patterned mat.

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Outdoor photograph on a dirt courtyard beside a tree and potted plants, with a string of orange triangular pennant flags overhead. A person in a long-haired, swept-back style wears an orange-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a shawl, gesturing as he speaks, with an orange-robed sannyasi in a shaved head facing him. Around them, an older bearded man in a pale peach dhoti and shawl, another orange-robed monk, and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in conversation. A person in an orange robe is at right, and a palm tree is visible behind. Eight people are visible in total.2007-08-09A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis in an open, partly built hall with brick walls and a concrete floor. In the foreground, a man with slicked-back hair, wearing a brown-gold shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace and a red tilak, points at his own forearm while speaking. Beside him an older man with white sandalwood markings on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds his hands together in greeting. Behind them, a bearded man in orange with a red tilak and a beaded mala stands near a younger man in an orange turban holding a wooden staff. Another orange-clad man stands at right, and figures work in the background near tables and colourful decorations.2013-10-19August 14 20162016-08-14May 22 20122012-05-22A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground, a bald-headed, grey-bearded man in saffron robes with a red-and-green shawl sits with hands folded in anjali, speaking. Beside him, a man in saffron with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, hands clasped, and a younger man with long swept-back hair in saffron sits at right. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, a small brass lamp and bowls of red and yellow flowers lie on the floor before them. Behind, devotees in white and saffron sit or stand, and a standing figure in orange draped cloth appears at top left, with a white-clad priest at far left.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange garments with a bare right shoulder sits on an orange cushioned seat in front of an orange-painted wall. He wears a gold ceremonial necklace of large beads and a red bindi with white tilak marks on his forehead and arm, and his hair is long and swept back. Behind him stand two older men: one in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and glasses, and another in white with an orange shawl. At the right edge, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the presentation of Swamiji (probable) receiving darshan.2010-07-21A photograph of a seated group during a homa or yagna ritual indoors. In the foreground a young man with short hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange sleeveless robe with gold border holds a small offering and bows his head. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with red border holds an offering in cupped hands. To the left, a bald man with glasses wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala and sits with hands together. Behind them, an older man with white-and-red tripundra marks on his forehead, white clothes and a gold armlet holds an object near his face. Curtains in orange and gold hang behind, and a copper plate with offerings sits at the lower right. Four people are visible.2012-09-05March 14 20142014-03-14A photograph of a temple-setting exchange. A bald older man in orange robes bends forward, holding a yellow fruit and a folded paper or money, offering them toward a seated man in orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala, who raises one hand in a gesture of speech. Behind them are brass lamps, a small brass bell, a kumkum box, and garlands of orange and purple flowers on a deity or altar display. Two younger men in orange stand at the left edge, one with a white forehead mark. A visible cues-based candidate appears in the seated man, with long hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and a throne-like seat, so the appearance is a probable match; the bald offerer is a devotee.2010-07-15Photograph inside a temple hall with an orange-painted wall and a raised shrine table behind. Seated on the floor, an older bearded man with a shaved head, bare upper body, rudraksha mala and a red shawl over orange cloth speaks while two younger men in orange robes sit with hands folded, one with a mala. A man in white with an orange scarf stands behind them, and a few seated devotees in white and red are at the right, including a child. A copper pot and scattered flower petals lie on the floor in front.2010-07-21A seated group gathering indoors in a bamboo-walled hall with potted plants and a painted panel of a deity at the upper left. A man with long dark hair and a full beard in an orange-red shawl and light peach robe sits cross-legged at left. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a green flower garland and a red flower at the chest, sitting on a red-and-blue rug. Beside them, a bald man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace sits near a man in white, and a man in a peach robe with an ID badge sits in the background.2010-09-24May 04 20162016-05-04