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A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment and a rudraksha mala with a gold-toned pendant, sits on a white-draped seat decorated with white flower garlands with pink and green ribbons, and handles a small brass or metal object near a conical pile of white flowers. Beside them, a second person in an orange-saffron garment bends forward over offerings on the floor. Behind them, standing people in white clothes watch, some with hands folded and one holding a cup, with an ornate golden canopy in the upper right.

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A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a white shawl with gold border kneels before a white-draped seat decorated with white and multicoloured garlands of flowers. Their hands rest on a brass pot or tray filled with white flower petals. A seated man in white clothing and an orange shawl kneels nearby with hands pressed together, and standing devotees in white and yellow saris and dhotis watch in a room with a decorated canopy. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam ritual. The figure shows appearance cues consistent with the page's identification, though not conclusively.2006-07-30Photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at an indoor convention hall. A long-haired man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl bends forward over a brass plate heaped with white flowers, touching or washing its base with his hands, while seated on a white-draped dais. Beside him a seated man in white kurta wears an orange shawl and sits with palms pressed together on a white cloth. Behind, standing and seated devotees in white, one woman in an orange sari, and a decorated canopy with red and gold fringe frame the scene. White garlands with coloured ribbons hang on the dais. The man bending over the plate has distinctive long, swept-back hair and a gold necklace; appearance-based cues are suggestive but not conclusive.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a ritual padapuja-style honouring at an indoor setting decorated with white flower garlands and pink petals. A central figure with long dark hair and a flower crown sits on a white cushioned throne wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, while attendants scatter petals and place offerings. A standing man in white clothes and an orange shawl with a pendant necklace watches nearby, and women in orange and white stand in the background. Several devotees in white and gold-bordered saris and orange garments bow low at the foot of the throne, with orange-clad attendants arranged around. A white ceiling fan and green foliage are visible. The central figure appears consistent with Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, flower crown, rudraksha mala and gold ornamentation, while the scene is a seated honouring at a throne.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth sitting on a white-draped throne decorated with flower garlands, his hands raised in a blessing gesture. Several devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls bow prostrate at his feet, with more people in white standing behind. A white pedestal fan stands in the background, and a multi-coloured flower garland hangs at the left edge.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of devotees gathered around a decorated white throne draped with flower garlands and a green leafy canopy. A man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and a gold-bordered white and yellow dhoti sits on the throne in the centre, with a gold kalasha-style ornament at his feet. Surrounding him, a woman in an orange shawl and mala stands at left beside an elderly woman with a long grey braid, and several devotees in white clothes lean in, one offering a garland of pink, white and multicoloured flowers. A standing fan and white-clad figures appear at the upper right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long hair, rudraksha malas and gold-bordered yellow garments on a throne, consistent with a presiding guru receiving devotees.2006-07-30A seated figure in a cream and gold dhoti and a white turban with long dark hair, a multicolour flower garland and gold bangles, presses a hand to the forehead of a seated man in white clothes with a red tilak and beaded necklace. Standing devotees in white shirts with hands folded watch, and a man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits nearby. A cooling unit, a ceiling fan and flower garlands hang at the left edge, and a cameraman and a photographer stand in the background. The setting looks like a blessing moment at an indoor gathering.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of an indoor satsang or blessing scene. A long-haired man with a bare upper body and a wrapped white lower cloth sits at left with a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. He touches the forehead of a seated elderly man in white clothes holding his hands in anjali, with a mala in his hands. Standing devotees behind wear white and orange-saffron shawls, some with hands folded. Orange and white garlands hang at left, and a cooler stands at right. A TV camera operator is visible at upper left.2006-07-30