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A seated man with long dark hair and a full dark beard, wearing a rust-red kurta and an orange shawl, sits on a patterned blue-and-maroon cushion holding a brass plate of white and pink flower petals. Before him, a man in a white kurta with orange embroidery bends forward, prostrating his head toward the seated figure's feet, while another in a white garment kneels nearby. In the background, a younger sannyasi in an orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland smiles, and another sannyasi with a rudraksha mala sits at right. The walls behind are covered with inscribed Sanskrit verses in Devanagari script on white panels, and a brass tray with a gold-colored box sits at lower left. The scene reads as a devotee's pranam to a teacher during a satsang setting.

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March 16 20142014-03-16Indoor temple-room scene with white marble floor and walls covered in printed Sanskrit script. A man in orange-red robes and a long beard sits on a patterned blue cushion, holding a silver plate of white flowers and a pink offering. Across from him a kneeling man in a white shirt bends forward with hands on the floor. A seated man in orange shawl and rudraksha beads sits nearby, with monks in saffron and red robes and rudraksha malas standing at the back. A woman in an orange-and-white embroidered outfit with beads sits at the right edge with hands folded. The setting resembles a formal puja or darshan reception.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Inside a shrine room with white marble walls covered in carved Sanskrit text, a seated man with a shaved head and a red-orange robe, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, receives a gesture from a man in a maroon vest over a yellow kurta who bows low with folded hands. Two other seated monks in orange robes sit behind. On the left in the foreground, an older bearded man in an orange shawl and white flower garland sits with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A decorated shrine with a deity murti and a red canopy appears on the right, along with a silver staff leaning against the wall.2014-03-16A photograph in a shrine room with walls covered in printed Hindi text and a brass trishul leaning against the wall. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rust-red kurta and orange shawl with a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on a patterned blue cushion and blesses a woman. He holds a brass plate of flowers and marigold petals in his left hand while placing his right palm on her forehead. The woman, in a white kurta with a floral print and an orange shawl, bows with her hands folded in namaskar. Behind them a woman in a red and orange sari with a beaded necklace smiles, and a man in an orange kurta stands at the back. A box of sweets sits at the lower left. Swami identity: appearance-based candidate is the seated bearded man in rust-red robes and orange shawl, consistent with the page, though the face is not evaluated; he is described here by role.2014-03-16Indoor photo inside a temple-like hall with white marble floor and inscribed text on the left wall. A smiling man in orange saffron robe with a multicolour flower garland and a rudraksha mala sits on a patterned cushion, beside a tiger-striped mat. Another smiling man, bald and bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and orange-red cloth, sits nearby. A bearded man in orange shawl over reddish-brown robe, seated at left, holds a silver plate with flowers and pink-red powder. A man in white kurta and a woman in white embroidered sari with a mala and gold bangles sit on the floor, the woman holding a small yellow sweet. Standing figures in orange and saffron clothing are behind them.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Inside a temple-like room with white Sanskrit script panels on the wall and a shrine with a deity murti at upper right, a seated man in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a patterned cushion, smiling. Two men in orange and maroon robes kneel nearby, one holding an orange shawl. A bearded man in orange kneels in front and reaches toward the seated man's hands, which rest on a folded pink cloth. A man in white kurta holds a silver tray at upper right, and a few seated devotees sit at the edges. a person is the seated man in the orange robe and garland, presented with a shawl and honour.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16