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A crowded indoor room during a house visit in a South Indian setting. A bald, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and an orange shawl stands centre, reaching out to hold a woman's hand. Several saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees crowd around; a seated elderly woman in white holds a small child, and another woman in an orange sari holds an infant. A woman in red and brown clothing bends forward with hands extended, offering fruit. Garlands of red flowers and yellow corn hang at left and right, a white air cooler stands behind, and a photographer with a camera appears at top right.

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A crowded indoor photo of a house visit with a seated man in a red-orange robe and dark rudraksha mala at right, smiling and holding oranges in both hands. Around him, devotees press close: a man at left in a white shirt with layered red and orange garlands, a woman in an orange sari holding oranges, an elderly man in white, several women in saris, a child in a yellow top, and two shaved-headed monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas. A white air cooler stands behind them and a silver-handled object is held at upper right.2014-06-24 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowded indoor house visit with several people in orange and saffron robes. A bald man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre-left, reaching out, while a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange holds a devotee's hand at right. A seated woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland smiles and holds jasmine. A toddler holds two oranges at lower left, and a man in white holds a garland. A cameraman in the upper right takes photos, and a white air cooler stands nearby. Several onlookers in saris and white shirts fill the background near a wooden door with a decorative grille.2014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +2 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 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial welcome in a small interior room. A figure seated on a wooden chair at left wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white-and-red flower garland, gold bangles and a gold armlet, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and shaved heads. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis and women in yellow and green saris fold their hands in anjali. A seated woman in white holds a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure, and a silver tray with flower petals and garlands rests at his feet, beside a wooden box of rudraksha beads. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold adornments during a receiving ceremony.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA seated figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold-toned necklace, holds a small object over a wooden tray of fruit and offerings while standing young attendants in orange cloth and rudraksha malas assist. Several women in white saris with marigold garlands and a little girl in a pink top gather close, some with hands folded, in a plain room with orange drapes and a framed picture on the wall. The seated figure's appearance is ambiguous and not enough to confirm an identity, so it is described by role only.2014-06-27June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27