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A photograph inside a hall with wooden lattice windows, showing a long-haired man with bare chest and orange wrap seated on a white-covered leopard-print chair, smiling and gesturing with a raised hand toward a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and orange shawl who holds a metal tray of grain. Behind them stand several men in orange robes and white garments, some smiling, one holding a bamboo pole, with orange flags and bamboo poles overhead. A steel tumbler and a stack of banknotes sit on the white cloth in front. The seated long-haired figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and bare-chested orange-wrapped attire, a probable match for a person from these cues, though this is an appearance-based label only.

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A photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron wrap, sitting on a white-draped chair with a leopard-print cushion while a young man in white ritual dhoti and orange shawl kneels and washes or touches his feet over a brass plate. Behind them a row of standing men and a woman in white and orange garments watch, some in white dhotis with orange shawls and one holding a yellow pole. A microphone stand, a dark wooden table, a carved wooden throne-like chair at left, and a stack of currency notes on the white cloth in the foreground are visible. The setting is an indoor hall at a monastic training event.2006-08-17A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27December 30 20092009-12-30July 11 20062006-07-11September 15 20092009-09-15February 24 20112011-02-24A photograph inside a hall with cream walls and a white ceiling fan. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate orange-upholstered throne with a red cushion, smiling and holding a small white paper. Beside the throne, an older man with a grey beard, saffron robe and rudraksha mala leans in holding a tray. In the foreground, a bald man in white with an orange shawl and mala holds white rolled papers, and a younger man in white with an orange scarf stands nearby. Several seated and standing devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a child in pink appears at lower left. Wall fixtures and a dark curtain are visible.2010-07-24July 11 20062006-07-11August 17 20062006-08-17July 11 20062006-07-11A photo of a ceremony at an indoor hall. A long-haired man bare-chested with an orange cloth draped over his lap sits on a raised seat at left, smiling, and places a rudraksha-style mala or garland around the neck of a young boy in a white shirt standing before him. Behind them, a row of orange-robed sannyasis sit on the floor smiling, some wearing rudraksha malas, and a seated man in white stands at right. Tall bamboo poles with small orange flags rise around the seating area, a golden lion-shaped object and flower garlands lie in the foreground, and brass oil lamps sit on a low platform. A ceiling fan and stage rigging are visible. a person is the bare-chested long-haired man with flowing hair, orange cloth and ceremonial adornments, presented as the central figure conferring the garland. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2006-07-11December 30 20092009-12-30