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October 08 2006

A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti bending low to touch the bare feet of a seated person in orange robes. The seated person's bare feet rest on a red patterned mat with a brown fibrous mat beside it, and a multicolored flower garland hangs at the right edge. Another person in white sits behind, and a hand rests on a white cloth. Padapuja, touching the feet of a guru, is visible. The devotee wears a gold bangle and ring.

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October 08 2006

A close photograph of a devotee in a white kurta prostrating face-down on a beige carpet, forehead and hands touching the floor before a standing figure's bare feet. The standing figure wears a rust-orange cloth with a darker orange border, visible only from the knees down. The devotee's wrist shows a dark bead bracelet. The gesture suggests padapuja-style reverence, though only the feet and prostrating body are shown.

A devotee in a white shirt and light trousers bends forward at the waist, pressing his head down onto the lap of a seated figure draped in orange saffron robes. Around them, other men in white shirts and a man in a yellow scarf stand close, one holding a white cylindrical object, and a woman with dark hair in the lower right foreground looks on. An orange-robed figure with an orange turban-like head covering sits at the right edge with a hand resting on the robe. The setting appears to be an indoor gathering with crowded devotees, consistent with a darshan or pada puja moment.

A close photograph of a person in a white kurta bowing forward with their head resting on the hands of another person seated in an orange garment, whose orange-clad forearm rests on an orange cushion or armrest in the lower right. The bowing person has dark wavy hair and wears a gold bangle on the wrist. The seated figure's hand is visible holding the bowed head in a gesture of respect. The background is blurred and white.

January 12 2007

A young man in a cream checked kurta, with a silver-toned cord around his neck, bends forward prostrate on a red floor covering, his forehead touching the bare feet of a seated figure. That figure wears a saffron-orange robe draped over the lap and a wooden walking stick rests against the seat. Behind, another person in white trousers stands at the edge of the frame. The scene looks like a padapuja, the ritual of honouring a guru's feet, though the identity of the seated figure cannot be established from appearance alone.

A seated figure in orange robes with long, dark, wavy hair sits on a white-covered cushioned seat on a red patterned rug over a woven mat. A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with grey hair and glasses, presses his palms together while the seated figure holds a rudraksha mala toward his forehead. A standing attendant in orange robes holding a mala stands at the left edge, and another person in white dhoti stands at the right edge. The setting is a plain white-walled hall. The seated figure's appearance matches the Swamiji description with long hair and orange clothing, so this is a probable identification.

A photograph in close crop of a man in a white shirt bending forward with his head lowered and pressed against the orange robe of a standing figure. His hands grip the orange cloth at the hip area. A black beaded mala hangs from his neck. The orange-robed figure is partly visible at right, wearing a saffron garment, with a white cloth or rolled item near the top right. The scene suggests a devotee offering reverence to a sannyasi.

A photograph of a devotional darshan scene. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels with palms pressed together in namaste, facing right toward a seated figure draped in orange cloth on an orange cushioned throne with gold-tipped armrests. A standing man in white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a folded paper. Behind them, a man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands with a mala, and a tray of fruit and offerings sits on a table at the top right. Several other devotees in white clothes are partly visible at the edges.

A man in white kurta with white embroidered pattern bows deeply with his forehead touching the feet of a seated figure wearing orange robes and a leopard-print shawl with a red-and-green flower garland at the waist. The man has folded hands and wears glasses. The seated figure is on a golden-brown upholstered seat. In the foreground are yellow, orange and pink marigold and flower petal arrangements on the floor and a polished brass vessel at the right edge. The seated figure's face is not visible, so no appearance-based a person candidate is established.