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Indoor evening darshan scene. A seated figure in a tiger-striped garment and rust-orange cloth wears a long multicoloured flower garland and gold bangles, with a dark-haired head turned away. Two devotees in plain white kurta-style clothes kneel on a floor covered with white petals or rice; the man on the right wears an orange cord around his neck, and the woman in the centre has a long single braid. At the far right a woman in a white sari with a dark border photographs with a camera. A partly visible man in white stands at the left edge. The dark background has a curved ceiling and warm lights.

December 08 2012

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A seated man in a tiger-striped gold and orange garment with a pearl garland and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a red velvet chair and extends his palm toward the forehead of a kneeling man. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti, a shawl-like white wrap, rudraksha beads and a red-and-white cord, and presses his palms together in reverence. Behind them stand several people in white and orange, a person with a bare-armed white outfit at left, and a cameraman holding a camera overhead. A bright studio light and draped curtains frame the scene, with a golden vessel and flower petals on the floor in front of the chair.

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July 31 2015

Indoor photo of a seated figure with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a tiger-striped garment and a long necklace of white beads with a rudraksha-style mala, sitting on a striped cloth and smiling toward a kneeling man in a white short-sleeved shirt and brown trousers who bends forward to greet them. Behind them a woman in a red-and-cream sari and an older person in red stand nearby, and a woman in a white sari with a name badge stands at right. A small lamp with offerings sits on a red cloth at left, and a white cooling unit and dark curtains fill the room. Several people are visible, and a fire glows in a window at the top left.

Night photograph at an outdoor stage with a red carpet and petals on the floor. A man with a white turban trimmed in gold and a long beard, wearing white garments with gold borders, stands at left holding a string of rudraksha beads and a small tray. Near centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes sits on the red carpet beside a seated man in white. At lower right, a woman in an orange sari with her hair in a braid bows low with her forehead to the carpet. Men in white shirts and a cameraman with a tripod stand nearby; a decorated pillar with colourful patterns and gold trim rises behind the stage.

July 11 2006

A woman in a rust-red garment and a thick yellow marigold garland sits on a gold-ornamented chair, extending her hands to a kneeling man in a striped collared shirt on a blue carpet. Behind her, a seated figure in orange robes with a saffron head covering sits on a gold throne, hands folded, next to a silver staff. A man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in white with a brown shawl and bead necklace stands at right. Gold lion-head armrests and an event hall setting frame the scene.

A seated guru in saffron-orange robes, with long dark matted locks piled high, sits on a gold-carved throne draped with leopard-print cushions. He wears heavy gold necklaces, bangles and a rudraksha mala, and rests a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white who bows before him. Behind them, women in white and cream sarees with gold borders and white headbands stand with folded hands, one wearing a rudraksha mala, while gold ornate decorations and a kalasha-like gilded panel fill the background. The scene suggests a diksha or initiation. a person: the seated guru in saffron with long swept-back locks, rudraksha and gold adornments, giving initiation.

A photograph inside a ceremonial hall with red curtains and a wooden door behind. A bearded man in a flower garland of red, white and purple blooms sits on a gold-and-red throne with a striped cushion, hands folded, being honoured. An attendant in a maroon robe with an orange turban and long dreadlocks kneels and touches the throne's gold base. A priest in white dhoti with orange borders and an orange shawl bends forward, while a white-robed attendant kneels and a woman in a white sari with a striped border sits at right. Gold lamps, a trident and a golden deity figure stand nearby. A camera on a tripod appears at left.

A photograph of a seated ritual blessing indoors. A man in an orange saffron garment with a long hair and a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a shaved-head... Swamiji (probable) in an orange robe with long swept-back hair and a beaded rudraksha mala, leaning forward to bless a seated man in white dhoti and shawl who bows with his forehead near a white cloth held by the blesser. Nearby a woman in a white sari with red border sits with hands folded in namaskar, a standing priest in orange clothing and mala watches, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left. A red box and gold-coloured ornament sit on a low table at right, and the floor is covered with a woven mat.