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April 14 2012

A photograph inside a temple-like hall with a decorated backdrop of painted panels and a golden deity figure. A central man with shoulder-length dark hair, a red tilak and gold earring wears an orange-saffron cloth, a large rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold armlet and gold bracelets. He looks down at a sheet of paper in both hands. Around him stand devotees in white shirts, including a fair-haired man on the left and a shaved-headed priest in orange with a white tilak on the right. Several hands and onlookers are visible in the foreground.

A photograph of a man in a white shirt handing a printed blue-and-white paper to a figure in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and bare chest, with multiple strands of gold beads and rudraksha-style necklaces, dark shoulder-length hair and a red bindi with white tilak. The figure is reading the paper and smiling. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth and another man in white shirt stand near maroon curtains, with a yellow tassel and a golden chair-like seat at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in saffron with long hair, gold necklaces and bare chest; the white-shirted man is a devotee or attendant.

February 22 2013

A photograph of an indoor satsang setting. On the right, a long-haired man with a white horizontal tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, looks down smiling and holds a sheet of paper. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange cloth with a gold necklace and white tilak looks down. On the left, a balding man in a white striped shirt leans in and speaks, apparently presenting something. Behind them are other people in pink and orange clothing and a dark backdrop with ceiling lights. Visible physical people: about four.

A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a wrap with a dense gold ceremonial necklace and gold armband, holding a white sheet of paper and reading it while people gather around. Probable Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange clothing and heavy gold ceremonial ornaments, the cues for a presiding guru in this archive. Around him, a bald orange-robed devotee stands at left with rudraksha beads, a grey-haired man in white with a raised palm, a man in white with a mustache, and a shaved-headed man in white behind. Blurred onlookers fill a hall with a red curtain behind them.

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January 28 2013

A photograph of an indoor satsang or ritual gathering at an ashram hall. In the centre-right, a man with long swept-back black hair, a white forehead mark, an orange-saffron shawl and multiple gold necklaces and bangles stands holding a small yellow card. Appearance-based probable candidate for a person, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces; he is receiving an offering. In front, an older man in white clothes with a vertical white forehead mark holds a gold ceremonial object with chains and a flower. Other standing men, one in a green shirt and one in a pink striped shirt, watch. Behind is a large framed portrait of a turbaned figure with a vermilion-red background, flowers and a golden lamp stand. A shaven-headed young man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands nearby.

Indoor photo of a ceremonial gathering with a man in long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, wearing saffron-orange robes and a red bindi, holding a folded white paper and accepting it from a devotee. a person is shown in the centre, appearing to be receiving or giving a paper slip. Two orange-robed men stand to the right and left, with a shaven-headed sannyasi in the foreground with bare shoulders in orange cloth. A man in a white shirt on the left presses his palms together in greeting, and a second devotee stands beside him in orange. Behind them are a red-and-yellow backdrop and a tray with sweets or offerings.

Photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-bead necklace and gold bangle, standing at a hall event and reaching out with a sheet of white paper in his hand. Several people with palms pressed together in namaste face him, including an older bald man in white and a man in a black shirt at left. A video camera operator is at lower right. Behind them is a stage backdrop with green, red and yellow panels. Swamiji (probable): the man wears long swept-back dark hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and gold earrings, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.

Photo of three men in a hall with a maroon curtain and a yellow-and-red tassel behind them. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rust-orange wrap, wearing a long string of large gold beads and rudraksha-style brown mala beads, looks down smiling at a printed sheet he holds in both hands. Beside him stands a shaved-headed priest in rust-orange robes with white tripundra markings and a bead mala, looking toward the sheet. On the left, two men in white shirts stand close, one pointing at the paper with his finger.