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A photograph taken under a thatched-roof pavilion with a bamboo ceiling and green steel posts. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark swept-back hair and a white garment leans in and holds the chin of a younger man in an orange-saffron robe who has his eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them an orange flag hangs from a white pole, and a thatched hut and trees stand outside. Several people in white clothes and a woman in a sari with a lanyard watch from the background, with one man smiling. A man's head is partly visible at the right edge.

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A photograph of a man with curly dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, leaning forward to take a sweet from the hand of a woman in an orange sari with gold bangles. Behind them a few people stand under an open-sided pavilion with a thatched roof and dark steel beams, and a thatched hut and a small golden finial are visible outdoors. The exchange appears to be the blessing and sweets distribution described on the page.2006-10-21July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of a devotional offering scene under a thatched-roof pavilion. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low carved wooden seat, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and dhoti with red-edged border and rudraksha mala beads; he smiles and extends his hand toward a kneeling woman in a cream sari with an orange blouse, who holds a small plate and bows low. Standing behind them are several people in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing black cords with pendants, and a woman in a maroon sari. In front, a banana leaf holds rice and food items, with small steel tumblers and bowls nearby. A large portrait of a man in a white head wrap is mounted on the wall at right, and on the left a seated figure in orange sits on the floor.2006-10-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back black hair and a rudraksha mala is smiling while placing his hand on the forehead of a standing devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti, who wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles and has his palms pressed together. Behind them a second man in orange and white sits on the stone steps. A golden-brown and green ceremonial fan appears at left. On the raised platform behind are brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a tray of fruit, yellow marigold garlands and a deity murti draped in a green garment. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, and the page marks him present. A white cloth covers the seat and a walking cane leans against it.2007-07-28A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces sits on a white-draped chair before a grey stone temple-style wall with yellow flowers and brass offering plates above. He reaches to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with folded hands, who stands before him in a devotional gesture, as in darshan. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, shown here as a person in saffron receiving a devotee. Another person in white is partly visible at the right edge.2007-07-28A photograph of an indoor gathering in which a long-haired figure in orange clothing stands close to a grey-bearded elderly man in an orange robe, applying a mark to his forehead with their fingertips. The elderly man wears a red and orange beaded mala around his neck. Behind them, a standing person in a white robe and a woman in an orange sari are visible, along with a gold-cushioned chair and a red and gold patterned cloth at the edge of the frame. The setting looks like a hall with a small table and electronic equipment at left.2006-04-02June 04 20062006-06-04July 06 20132013-07-06A photograph inside a hall with pastel pillars and bright windows. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and multiple red rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets reaches up to touch the forehead of an elderly bearded sadhu in an orange saffron turban and orange shawl. Several men in white ritual clothes stand around them, one with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, and a folded-hands gesture is visible nearby. The scene appears to be a blessing or devotional greeting.2011-02-14July 30 20062006-07-30Outdoor photo of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a small red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of ornamental beads. He stands among people in white clothes and orange shawls; a man in white bends forward toward him, and a person holds a long wooden staff overhead. Behind them are palm trees, a corrugated metal fence and a whitewashed building.2007-12-23December 27 20062006-12-27