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A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a room with green walls and a ceiling fan. A smiling woman in a rust-orange sari and a garland of white flowers, yellow lemons and red roses reaches out to touch the head of an elderly bald man with white hair and a green leaf garland, who bows with palms pressed together and holds a folded paper. Behind them, a young shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas stands near others in white and saffron, and a decorated backdrop with floral garlands is visible at right.

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A photograph of an indoor ritual blessing in a room with light wood floors and a bamboo blind. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a silver-toned necklace rests both palms on the head of a kneeling elderly man in a white shirt and glasses, who bows with a white and red flower garland around his neck. Behind them, a woman in a pink sari and standing attendants in orange robes watch, and a cardboard box of red fruit sits nearby beside yellow lilies. Standing onlookers in white clothes fill the background, and a woman in white with a gold-bordered dhoti stands at left. The person in saffron appears to be a person, identified by the saffron robe, rudraksha mala and silver necklace while performing the blessing.2014-07-10June 27 20142014-06-27July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of a home visit in a red-walled room. A person in an orange-red robe with bare upper arms and gold bangles stands at right, raising a hand in blessing over the head of a woman in a red sari with a white and red flower garland who bows forward with hands together. Other people stand and watch in the background, including a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a young man in an orange shawl, and a younger boy in orange. A woman in white sits at left. A wooden cabinet and a doorway with glass panels are visible. The blessing suggests a padapuja at a devotee's house, with the blessing figure appearing in ochre saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with a person.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a house visit where devotees gather around a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a long garland of red flowers and beaded ornaments. The seated figure, on the right with short dark hair, is smiling. Several people crowd in on the left: a woman in a red sari and gold necklace leans forward, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends over, a shaved-headed man in white with a red sash kneels and holds red flowers, and children reach forward with flowers. A woman with white hair in a red sari with gold border also reaches in. Hands offer red flowers and petals toward the seated figure. Background shows orange-clad attendants standing near a pole.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial welcome inside a hall decorated with garlands of marigold and jasmine strung across the ceiling. An elderly man in white shirt and trousers, wearing glasses and a white moustache, places a multicoloured flower crown on the head of a smiling figure with long hair who is kneeling with palms pressed together in namaskar. The kneeling figure wears a gold-bordered orange-saffron shawl and a white jasmine garland. Behind them, a large banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and grey-black robe against an orange background. Several men in white clothes stand behind, some clapping, and a microphone stand is visible. Probable Swamiji is the kneeling figure wearing the saffron shawl, long hair and jasmine garland, receiving the flower crown in this welcome ceremony.2006-02-12July 01 20142014-07-01July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph at a satsang event: a smiling man seated on a red-cushioned golden throne with a large gold arched backdrop and a painted green tree with sunset sky behind him. He wears a saffron-coloured garment and two thick garlands of white and orange-red flowers, with a red bindi on his forehead and a purple thread bracelet. A bald man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala leans toward him from the left, and a person with dark hair is visible in the lower right foreground. A man in white clothing with a red forehead mark sits at the left edge beside a fan, and gold ritual vessels stand near the throne. The seated man has distinctive garlands and saffron clothing, consistent with the a person appearance cues.2015-05-05A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple hall with arched cream walls and a yellow curtain behind. A bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth and a white jasmine garland, wearing rudraksha beads and a tilak with a red bindi, places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white checked shirt. The blessed man has his eyes open and looks forward. The officiant holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several other men stand around, some with hands raised in reverence. The officiant's appearance has some cues but is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role.2012-05-31A photograph of a crowd gathered in a plain interior hall with white walls and a white cloth backdrop. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a long white jasmine garland, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, smiles with eyes lowered while another hand reaches toward him. Around him devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in a maroon shirt, an older man with a vermilion tilak, and a boy in a pink shirt press closely. A shaven-headed monk in white stands at the lower right edge. Many people crowd the frame, and most are partly visible.2012-05-28 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17