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A photograph of a devotional offering at a temple. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a white jasmine garland and a shaved head leans over a wicker basket of fruit held by a bare-chested devotee wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A long-haired man in an orange and ochre shawl, with a dark-stranded hairstyle and a white garland, hands small paper slips to the devotees. Around them, several men and an older bespectacled man in white shirts, one with a red and white forehead mark and a red thread, watch. Yellow curtains and an arched doorway with a blue door frame appear behind. The scene shows prasad and paper prayer slips being distributed during a temple visit, and the long-haired man is a person based on long swept-back hair and ornate orange clothing, though the identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of a temple-hall blessing. A figure with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala with a white jasmine garland stands on the right, extending his right hand to press it onto the head of a seated devotee in a white shirt. He holds a folded paper in his left hand. Several devotees in white and cream clothing stand or sit around him, with hands folded or outstretched. Fruit. Swamiji (probable) cues: swept-back hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and garland; the page identifies the event as involving him.2012-06-03A photograph of a devotional gathering in a room with gold curtains and a floral garland hanging at the right edge. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland with pink, green and blue accents sits at right, receiving offerings. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a small packet and bows his head toward a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and jasmine in her hair, who holds a tray of fruit including apples, oranges, pears and pomegranates. Behind them, a younger man in an orange robe stands with a hand on the seated man's shoulder, and several men in white shirts stand nearby, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A small blue-and-white logo appears at the top left.2009-07-30January 12 20072007-01-12November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional exchange inside a temple hall with arched ornate golden stone pillars and warm yellow light from an open doorway. A tall man with long dark hair, white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms, a white jasmine garland, an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha mala bracelets stands at right, accepting pink and green flowers and a plate from a grey-haired devotee in white clothes with white ash marks. Around them smiling men in white shirts, a striped checked shirt and a bald man with forehead marks press close, some with hands folded in namaste. The taller man has distinctive long hair and saffron wrap cues, so the appearance-based label applies, though it is uncertain from this image alone.2012-05-21 +1 copiesJune 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesDecember 07 20092009-12-07May 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesA photograph in a temple hall with stone pillars and a bell visible behind a crowd of devotees dressed in white and orange. In the foreground a bare-chested figure in an orange-red cloth with a maroon-and-gold headband and a gold-toned necklace holds up a printed sheet, pointing at it while others lean in to look. A man in an orange shirt with a tilak on his forehead stands beside him, and a man in a white shirt gestures toward the paper. Several more devotees in white shirts and a man in a white turban-like head covering watch closely. The figure's appearance is ambiguous and does not confirm the page's claim, so the description uses a role.2012-05-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-interior gathering with several men in saffron and ochre clothing. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi stands beside an older, shaved-headed man in an orange shawl, gold necklaces and a rudraksha headband, who holds a tray of bananas and coconut halves. A bare-chested man in a brown dhoti with gold chains reaches toward a cloth-wrapped object, and another man on the left wears an orange wrap and holds a pink cloth bundle. Onlookers in white shirts stand behind them, and ornate stone pillars and metal grilles frame the background. Devotees appear to be presenting offerings.2012-06-05A photograph of an indoor event in a decorated hall with gold and orange drapes. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red and gold flower garland, a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair stands at the centre, holding a printed pamphlet and reading it. Two men in white shirts stand to the left, one with palms pressed together in greeting. Several men in white and a bald man in orange stand behind. Behind them, a large portrait of a smiling bald man in orange hangs on a gold-framed backdrop. Several people, all visible, are present.2012-09-20A photograph of a man in a cream-coloured turban and white dhoti with a bare upper torso, wearing a garland of yellow flowers with green leaves, a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, reading a small white paper handed to him by a devotee. The turbaned man has a distinctive ceremonial presentation with a wrap and adornments, but his face and features are not clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a monk in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands closely. On the left, a man in a white shirt folds his hands in namaste toward him. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing fills a bright hall with a red curtain. +2 copies