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A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon shawl over dark red robes and a red-and-white flower garland, receiving an orange cloth from a kneeling bearded man in a cream kurta and olive vest with an orange shawl. Around them, shaven-headed monks in orange and saffron robes, one with a rudraksha mala, stand and sit on a mosaic-tiled floor. The seated figure sits on a silver ornate throne-like chair with a zebra-striped cushion. The seated figure has long hair and a red-maroon shawl, but no unambiguous cues, so identity is unsure. Several devotees in orange stoles watch, and a bare-shouldered monk in orange and red looks down.

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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a silver-framed seat and marigold offerings. A man seated on the right in maroon-red robes with a white and red flower garland laughs warmly, sitting in front of a silver-framed throne-like seat. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange shawls and robes stand and sit, including a man in brown robes with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a grey hooded vest and saffron shawl smiling. A shaved-headed man in white with a saffron shawl sits cross-legged on the left. A trident is visible at the left edge and a red canopy is overhead, with a painted deity image on the wall to the right. The scene looks like a lighthearted satsang gathering. The seated man with the garland is identified only by his appearance and role.2014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where several people in orange and maroon clothing gather around a silver-covered shrine panel with carved reliefs. In the centre, a smiling man in maroon robes and a white and red flower garland holds an orange cloth that a kneeling devotee in an orange shawl bows toward. Beside them, another man in brown-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and a young person in a pink jacket with an orange shawl looks on. A red and gold canopy stands behind them, and a man in an orange cap and red sweater stands at left with hands folded. Marigolds lie on the shrine ledge, and a stone figure sits at the right edge.2014-01-22A photo of an outdoor temple setting where a man seated on a leopard-patterned mat wears a maroon robe, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, smiling as a devotee in red and orange robes bows low and another man in an orange shawl presses a hand to his chest. The seated man is a plausible in-person candidate given his swept hair, ornate beaded necklace and ceremonial garland, though this is an appearance-based label only; the bowing devotee, standing monks in orange and maroon, and a hooded person in an olive jacket are also present. Behind them are a silver-clad altar with lion reliefs, a stone lion statue, orange and red cloth, and a small crowd of onlookers.2014-01-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a red-and-orange sanctuary wall and a carved stone shrine. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a maroon robe with gold trim and a long white and red flower garland with a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate silver-framed seat with a tiger-striped cushion, smiling. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, maroon robe, flower garland and rudraksha mala). Seated on the ground before him is a bearded man in a green vest over white clothes with an orange shawl, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes stands beside a child in a hooded pink jacket. Other saffron-clad sannyasis sit to the left, and a deity mural and marigold-decorated shrine appear behind.2014-01-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang-style gathering at night under a golden parasol. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a dark-brown robe, wearing a yellow-orange marigold garland, bangles and an arm band, smiles while holding up and folding an orange cloth. Behind him, two young men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand, one holding a long silver staff. Seated at right, a bearded man with long curly hair in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on a cushion, and a bald man in an orange headwrap sits beside him, with another attendant in orange at the edge of the frame. A microphone stands at left, and a fan is visible behind the group.2016-07-15January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22Outdoor photo on a pebbled riverbank at a ghat. A seated man in red-maroon robes, rudraksha mala and beaded necklace, with long hair and a leopard-print cushion on a silver-framed throne, smiles and extends his hand toward a bearded devotee in orange robes, orange knit cap and mustard vest who bows and offers an orange shawl. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Behind them stand a man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and a man in pale pink kurta with an orange turban. Stones, hills and a few parked vehicles appear in the background.2014-03-10A photograph of a tented gathering where a group of saffron and orange-robed sadhus stand close together, smiling and talking. In the centre, a woman in an orange turban wears a heavy gold necklace and bangles and stands with a broad smile, flanked by men in orange and maroon robes, one with a long grey beard, another with a shaved head and glasses, and one at right in peach robes and a peach head cloth. Several shaved-headed men wear vertical tilak marks. Green floor matting and a steel plate are visible at lower left. Only partially visible people appear at the edges, and the scene shows a relaxed, celebratory mood.2016-05-08 +1 copiesMarch 06 20142014-03-06