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A photograph of an indoor room with red and lime-green curtains. A seated man in an orange robe and a white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, smiles while reaching toward a tray. A young man in a white shirt and white trousers kneels to offer the tray, which holds flowers and small items. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace stands beside a brass gong and a kalasha-style vessel. A white-clad elder is partly visible at the left edge.

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair smiles broadly while receiving an orange cloth package from a person in white at left. He sits in a wooden armchair with a white cushion, draped in a long garland of white jasmine and red, yellow and orange flowers, with a purple-flowered garland across the chair back. Behind him a younger man in orange robes with a red border stands barefoot, gesturing with his hands. A vase of yellow and orange flowers and green foliage decorates the bright white room, with a bowl of fruit at the lower left. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in the armchair, distinguished by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and flower garlands.2010-02-15A photograph of an indoor reception room with red and lime-green curtains. A seated figure with long dark swept-back hair, a white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and an orange robe is receiving offerings from a shaved-headed attendant in an orange robe who holds a brass tray with flowers and a gold-coloured vessel. Kneeling on the carpet in white clothes, a man bows with his hands raised to his face. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti watches from the left.2011-05-23A seated man in long hair, wearing a red-orange robe with a white and green flower garland, sits on an ornate gilded throne with red and black striped cushions, smiling. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, hands pressed to the seated man's shoulder in greeting. To the right, a younger man in an orange robe stands with palms joined, smiling. A decorated plate with flowers sits at the base of the throne.2009-08-15December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24April 19 20122012-04-19December 24 20092009-12-24Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style honouring in a decorated hall. A young boy in a white shirt and grey trousers bends forward to tie a thread or band around the wrist of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, pink and white flowers. Behind him, an older man in an orange robe and a dark-haired woman in orange stand near a gold-carved throne-like seat, with floral arrangements of red and orange flowers and green foliage. The seated figure has long dark hair and an orange robe, and a gold-carved peetha is visible behind.2009-12-24August 16 20092009-08-16A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a home interior with a cream-tiled floor. A figure seated on a white-draped chair wears an orange robe and white flower garland with red blossoms, smiling as a young boy in white kurta bows and reaches toward his hands. A woman in a yellow sari with red border stands at left, smiling, and a man in white kneels nearby. Behind, a priest in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a wooden item. A brass lamp with a red-and-white garland, silver swan-shaped vessels and a tray of fruit sit on a red-draped table at right. a person is the seated figure in the orange robe and garland, identified by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and orange robes in a role of being honoured.2010-01-10August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring in an indoor hall. A seated man in an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland, with a gold chain and beads, smiles and gestures with his right hand from a white upholstered throne-like seat with a grey cushion. Kneeling at his feet on the floor, an older man in a white shirt and mundu with a rudraksha mala washes or touches the feet over a brass plate. Behind, a standing man in white kurta with an orange shawl and a red-and-white beaded mala stands with hands clasped. A standing fan and a maroon curtain are behind them.2010-07-24