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A smiling man in saffron-orange sannyasi-style dress with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a heavy gold necklace of rudraksha-style beads walks barefoot across a beige mat in a temple hall. A red tilak marks his forehead. He gestures with one hand toward a man in a white shirt and glasses who holds a red object, while a man in white traditional dhoti and shawl balances a silver tray of offerings beside him. On the left, a man in white with palms pressed together in namaskar watches. Behind them a golden deity murti and red-draped altar glow in the background. Swamiji (probable): the orange robes, long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklace are the cues for the central figure, who is present in person.

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February 25 20112011-02-25February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20112011-02-25February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesMarch 04 20112011-03-04A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with gold border walks forward in a hall with a glossy floor, smiling and looking to his side. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and a red tilak dot on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders walk in procession; the nearest carries a white tray holding rudraksha malas. Colourful striped and tasselled hangings decorate the ceiling. The archival source credit appears printed vertically on the right edge of the image.2011-02-25September 28 20122012-09-28A ritual scene inside a hall with a golden peetha throne draped in red and gold behind, and a gilded ornamental figure to its left. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a headband, long hair, and multiple garlands of beads and flowers, stands barefoot holding a small silver plate, his hand extended in a gesture of blessing. Around him, several men in white dhotis with maroon borders stand barefoot; the nearest hold yellow cloths and one has palms pressed together in namaskar. Some wear rudraksha malas and white markings on their arms and faces. A video camera on a tripod at right records the proceedings, and a screen is mounted on the back wall.2010-12-27A smiling man in saffron-orange robes with gold-and-black beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and a red bindi holds a sheaf of white papers and gestures toward a man in a white shirt on the left. Behind them, two shaven-headed men in orange robes with white forehead markings stand in a temple-like hall with white and red canopy drapes. The central figure, wearing a swept-back hairstyle and a gold chain with a pendant, appears to be a person in an in_person role, with the distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces as cues. Two other people in the background wear orange shawls and white forehead lines.2011-02-25February 22 20112011-02-22A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti line on his forehead stands in saffron-orange clothing with gold-bordered drapes and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads. He places his right palm on the head of a man in a white shirt and holds a small paper or offering in his left hand, while other devotees in white and brown clothes stand in a line with hands folded behind him. The setting is a bright tented hall with a blue curtain at left.2011-02-25May 10 20122012-05-10