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A photograph of a felicitation at a temple setting. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a large white and yellow flower garland with green leaves, smiles and reaches toward a silver tray held by an older man in a gold-and-red patterned shawl with a red tilak on his forehead. The tray holds bananas, a lime, and offering items. Around them stand men in white shirts and dhotis, including a bespectacled man on the left and a bearded man in orange shawl and rudraksha mala behind. A microphone is visible in the foreground. Several other people stand in the background against a plain white wall.

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A photograph of a temple-side offering scene in a plain white-walled room. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and green leaf garland extends a brass tray of fruit and offerings toward a bare-chested priest with a beard, sacred thread and rudraksha-style beads, who holds the tray. Behind them an elderly man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and forehead markings watches. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and orange-clad attendants, stand around, one with a microphone stand in the foreground.2007-01-12Indoor photo of a ceremonial exchange against a plain white wall. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron/orange robes, wearing a white and green flower garland and a tilak, smiles broadly while receiving a silver tray. An older man in a gold-and-maroon patterned shawl and white dhoti, with a red tilak and beaded necklaces, offers the tray holding bananas, a coconut and other fruit. Several men in white clothes stand at left, one bare-chested with beaded malas and another with a tilak. The saffron-robed figure may be a person, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and the garland; the description is appearance-based only.2007-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a plain white-walled room. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with white flower garlands and green leaf garland smiles and holds a silver tray of bananas, mangoes and offerings. Across from him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded necklaces holds the other side of the tray. An older man in a gold-patterned shawl and white dhoti with a red tilak stands in the centre, and a man in a white shirt on the left looks on. Several people stand nearby, and a microphone is visible at the bottom. The saffron-robed man has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing, consistent with the probable Swamiji cues.2007-01-12Indoor photo of a felicitation moment against a plain white wall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a large white and yellow-red flower garland, stands smiling with palms pressed together, facing an older man in a white dhoti and gold-embroidered shawl with a red tilak on his forehead. A man in a white shirt bends forward with his hands clasped at the older man's feet, and a microphone stands in front. Other people in white and orange-saffron clothing stand around, with a few hands folded in namaskar at right. a person (orange robe, long swept-back hair, flower garland) is shown receiving honour. Context: felicitation at Arunachala temple, Tiruvannamalai.2007-01-12A photograph of a ritual offering in a plain white-walled room. A shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits at left, wearing a white dhoti. A older man in a gold-patterned shawl and pearl necklace holds a steel tray of bananas, mangoes and sweets. At right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment and white and red flower garlands, with a green leaf garland, smiles while receiving the tray with both hands. Several other men are partly visible in the background.2007-01-12A photograph of an indoor ritual moment. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of fruit, bananas and offerings. Beside him, an older man in a gold-patterned shawl and red cloth, with a tilak and garlands, stands holding the tray. On the right, a figure in an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland raises a hand with a gesture toward a person. Men in white shirts and orange-clothed attendants stand around, with a microphone stand at the lower centre. Nearby a white wall is visible.2007-01-12A photograph of a warm greeting in an indoor room with plain white walls. A man with long dark hair and a flower garland of white jasmine and green leaves, wearing an orange saffron robe, smiles broadly while clasping hands with an older bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded malas, who has a red tilak on his forehead. Around them, men in white shirts, a man in glasses, and other devotees in orange and white watch and smile. A microphone stand is visible at lower centre.2007-01-12A photograph of an outdoor crowd at a festival. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless robe and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, and extends his hand toward a devotee. Facing him, a man in a white shirt receives a large garland of yellow, white, red and magenta flowers. Nearby, an older man with white hair presses his palms together in greeting, and another man in white stands by a silver tray of fruit and flowers. Several other people in white and orange clothing, including women, stand behind them under a bright sky with palm trees.2006-12-23January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.2011-02-27Outdoor festival scene under a pale sky with palm trees behind. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold-bead necklace with a crystal mala smiles broadly and leans toward a tray. In the centre, a man in white garments wearing a multi-coloured flower garland with red, yellow and pink blossoms and a rudraksha mala hands over or receives a silver tray holding fruit and flowers. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in namaskar, and a man with a white moustache and shirt has palms pressed together. A decorated ornate wooden cart or palanquin with a deity murti and yellow garlands is visible at top right.2006-12-23July 29 20062006-07-29