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Outdoor photo at a temporary open-air setting with a red fabric backdrop covered in gold diamond-lattice trim and round gold sequin-like discs. A seated figure on a white-draped chair with long dark hair and orange robes gestures while speaking and holds a small red object. Beside a plastic chair with a water bottle and red fruit, a bearded person in orange robes and bare feet stands listening. To the right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a sheet of paper and speaks with him. Potted green plants and a pink mat are on the ground, with trees and other people in the background.

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April 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiOutdoor photo under a shaded canopy with red-and-gold lattice draping at left and dry trees behind. A long-haired man in orange robes sits on a plastic chair at left, hands clasped over a small red fruit and a papers, looking toward an older man at right. That older man, with long matted grey dreadlocks and a grey beard, wears an orange cloth and sits on a chair, hands resting together while a printed certificate lies in his lap. Standing behind them, a bearded man in orange robes with a red tilak and glasses holds a small object, and a bald man in white dhoti and shirt stands further back. Sandy earth and a red-soil trench lie beyond.Outdoor photo of a seated gathering under a red tent wall with gold diamond-pattern lattice. A woman in an orange and gold-bordered sari with a dark plait and a man in white dhoti and shirt sit on plastic chairs at left, holding booklets. In the centre, a person in a plain saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a red forehead mark sits on a white-covered chair beside a small table with water bottle and fruit. At right, an elderly sadhu with long matted grey hair and beard in orange robes sits on a plastic chair gesturing. Red carpet covers the floor, with potted plants and trees behind. Exact identity of the central figure cannot be confirmed from appearance.A photograph of an indoor satsang stage where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, bending forward and holding out a clear pink plastic box with both hands toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears long, flowing saffron-orange robes and has long, swept-back dark hair; he sits on white cushioned bolsters with his hand extended toward the box. Behind them are a floral arrangement with red flowers and a water bottle on the stage, a patterned banner with lotus motifs at upper left, and a large orange backdrop. A second person in orange robes stands between them, and a figure in white stands partly visible at far left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's long swept-back hair and saffron robes fit the cues, so the candidate is the seated man in orange robes receiving the offering.2008-03-23A photograph of a satsang exchange. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a red-and-black striped cushion, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders, and holds up a folded pink paper toward a second man. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas match the page's identification. The second man, wearing an orange shawl over a checked short-sleeved shirt, leans in and gestures with open hands as if asking a question. Gold ceremonial objects and a brass vessel sit near the seated man's feet, and yellow and red flowers decorate the golden backdrop behind them.2012-04-25April 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiOutdoor photograph on a red mat under a tree in dry grass. A bare-shouldered figure in an orange sleeveless top and long, dark, swept-back hair sits on a chair and places a hand on the shoulder of a man in a white shirt and light trousers who stands before him, the standing man's hands clasped together. Behind them, a seated man in white shirt and dhoti, wearing spectacles and a red tilak on his forehead, watches with hands folded, and a woman in orange is partly visible. Plastic chairs and a stack of printed material sit nearby. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in orange with long hair, shown in a blessing gesture to a devotee.A photo of an indoor hall with red curtains and a patterned banner at upper right. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top with long swept-back hair leans forward and touches the head of a kneeling man in white who clutches his chest. Beside them a man in orange and a seated man in white with an orange shawl watch closely. A shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Behind them a crowd of seated devotees, some in white, sits near a standing fan. The figure in orange with long hair matches the page's a person reference only partially, so identity is uncertain and he is described by role as a devotee giving blessings.2008-03-27A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, smiling as he receives a small pink-lidded container from a person in white garments bending forward in reverence. A second man in orange sits nearby with a mala, a clear plastic box in front of him. A vase of red and white flowers, a brass vessel and a water bottle stand on a table; a red-and-orange backdrop hangs behind. a person: the seated man in orange with long hair and mala is a candidate for a person, based on his distinctive hair and saffron robes; the page's attribution is not used to identify him.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a pink tent with gold diamond lattice trim, on a pink mat with plastic chairs and a white-covered chair. A woman with long dark hair in orange robes sits centre-left, extending her hands toward a small table with a flame and offerings. A bald man in orange robes stands beside her holding a small object, and a white-haired man in orange robes sits right, bending forward with his hands cupped. A man in a white shirt sits at far right, and a bearded man in orange sits at far left. Behind them is an excavated pit and green trees. Four to five people are visible, with no clear individual identified as a person.