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A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a wooden panelled door. On the left, a man in a grey shirt stands beside a young man in orange robes with a mala around his neck. Centre, a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a large garland of white jasmine and pink and red flowers, presses palms together with a smile while an elderly man with white hair and beard, in an orange robe with a red-and-gold bordered shawl and a white garland, leans forward to offer a clear plastic bowl of red flowers. A standing fan and a wooden chair are visible at right. Swamiji (probable) is the figure with long dark hair in the orange robe and flower garland, shown in an orange robe and garlanded in a standing, receiving posture; the elderly man is a devotee offering the bowl.

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A photograph of an indoor meeting in a plain room with a wooden panel door and a wooden chair. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange robe and a multicolour flower garland, and holds out a red and gold bordered shawl toward an elderly white-bearded man with long white hair and an orange cloth draped over his bare chest. The elderly man stands facing him with hands at his sides. Behind them a younger man in orange, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stand near a white floral garland hanging on the left edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, wearing orange with garland and shawl cues, shown receiving or presenting the shawl.2010-02-02February 02 20102010-02-02Indoor photograph in a formal room with cream walls, white pilasters and red curtains. An elderly man in orange robes and an orange head cloth seated on a chair places a long white flower garland with red and yellow blooms over the head of a younger person in orange robes and orange turban, who bows forward with hands joined. Behind them a bearded man with long hair in white kurta and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands watching. A table holds stacked books, a bowl of yellow fruit and a basket of red and yellow fruit. The bowing orange-clad figure is a person, identified by long dark hair under an orange turban and orange robes with a bare shoulder, receiving a garland as an honoured guest.2006-12-18December 30 20092009-12-30Indoor photo in a room with orange curtains and white walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-red dhoti with gold borders, gold armlets and a long rudraksha mala, smiles while holding a small copper cup and pouring or offering from it. A bald man in orange robes leans forward with cupped hands to receive it. Other men in orange robes stand nearby, one with a red-and-white garland on the right. Two people are clearly visible in the centre, with two or three more partly visible at the edges.2014-07-02 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a hall with beige acoustic panels. On the left, an older man with grey hair and a clean-shaven face wears an orange robe and presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and matching orange cloth on his head holds a white card, with a rudraksha mala and white flower garland around his neck. On the right, a bare-chested man in a red-orange turban and orange cloth wraps white and red flower garlands and gold bangles, and reaches toward the card. Behind them, a bald priest in white and a young man in white stand near a basket of yellow flowers and an orange cloth bundle. A small logo and copyright text are visible in the corners.2015-07-13A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hair bun and a beaded necklace, extending his arms to offer something to an elderly white-clad man with a white flower garland who kneels, and an older woman in a salmon sari with a red-and-yellow garland who bows her head. Behind them, several young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand or sit, and onlookers in white shirts and a red shawl stand in a wooden-furnished room with glass cabinets and a bamboo blind. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by the sweeping hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads, and is shown in the role of giver of blessings.2014-07-10A photograph of a seated man with long swept-back dark hair, white sandalwood lines on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and white jasmine and red flower garlands, gesturing with open palms while speaking. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands behind him, and a bald elder seated at right wears rudraksha headband beads and white ash marks with red-and-white garlands. Several men in orange robes and white shirts stand around, and a person at left in a teal shirt holds a brass vessel. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl and multiple garlands, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. The people are: seated central figure, standing monk in orange with rudraksha mala, bald elder with rudraksha headband, and several men in orange and white around a ritual setting.2012-05-22 +2 copiesTwo seated men in orange and saffron robes wear white garlands of jasmine with red flowers and green leaves. The man on the left has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white sacred ash on his forehead, and looks down with his eyes lowered. The older bald man on the right wears a rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, gold bangles and a gold-hooped earring, and sits with his hands on his knees while speaking. Standing behind them are orange-robed attendants and a woman in a cream sari. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure on the left, identifiable by his swept-back hair, garland and orange clothing; the bald man on the right is a separate person.2012-05-22A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated tent with a golden backdrop. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a red and red-orange bordered cloth and a thick red flower garland stands barefoot, smiling as they offer a brass vessel to an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. The elderly man wears a saffron-orange robe and a saffron shawl and places his hands together over his chest. Behind them, men in white and yellow ritual dress with tilak markings and beaded necklaces stand near a glittering golden shrine, and a red-cloth-covered table holds offerings. The mood is a devotional ritual exchange.2016-01-03October 19 20132013-10-19February 02 20102010-02-02