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A photograph of a seated man in orange robes with long dark hair, sitting on a leopard-print cushioned seat in a plain white hall, reaching out to hand a small object to a woman in a red patterned sari. A standing man in an orange robe and wooden rudraksha-style mala stands behind them. Around them, several women in saris and girls in colourful dresses stand and sit on mats and cloth on the floor; a toddler sits on a patterned cloth in front. Windows with wooden frames line the back wall. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a person cue, while the scene shows a blessing or distribution moment.

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October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor hall with white walls and wooden chairs at the back. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a beaded necklace, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat holding a tray of oranges and a small offering. Beside him a bald man in an orange robe and red-and-gold dhoti-style cloth stands, a rudraksha-style mala around his neck, reaching toward the tray. Several women in colourful saris (pink, red, and a green blouse) stand in a line, and a young man lies face down on a patterned mat before the seated figure. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a man in a striped shirt stands at right. Their roles and whether any figure is the founder cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the seated figure is described only by role.January 02 20122012-01-02A photo of an ashram hall where a long-haired man in orange robes, bare-chested with an orange shawl, hands an offering to a devotee from a silver tray. Beside him a second orange-robed priest holds a silver plate of prasad. A line of women and children stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste; one woman wears an orange sari and a braided hairstyle, another a green sari. A woman in a white dress and a shawl stands behind the line. Colourful tassel decorations hang from the ceiling and a painted deity-style image appears at the upper right.2011-01-23December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph taken indoors in a narrow room with pale blue walls and a wooden door frame on the right. A figure with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded necklace of gold-coloured beads, sits on a dark brown quilted bench with bare feet. Two women in saffron-yellow and red saris bow low with their hands on the floor near his feet, and a young child in dark clothes leans forward beside them. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left edge, with hands folded at chest level. Another person in white stands in the doorway behind.2011-01-19January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph of a padapuja scene indoors in a plain room with cream walls and a doorway. A bare-chested figure seated on the right wears an orange cloth, rudraksha mala and long, swept-back hair, and extends a hand over the feet of a bowing devotee. Nearby, a man in white kurta holds a silver plate with a kalasha-style vessel, white flowers and green leaves. Several devotees in red, orange and green saris and white shirts stand or bend close, with a small child in orange at right. Scattered pink flower petals lie on the floor. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), the seated figure in orange with rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, shown receiving padapuja.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA seated group meeting in a whitewashed hall with wooden chairs and a small table with a water dispenser. A person with long dark hair and an orange robe sits on a leopard-print cushion at left, gesturing while speaking. Beside them, a bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces sits on a striped mat. Around them, women in white saris with coloured borders and lanyard badges sit on mats and listen attentively. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and grey trousers kneels on the bare floor, holding an orange cloth, and a man in white shirt sits at right.December 13 20092009-12-13