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A seated woman with long dark hair and a bare-shouldered orange garment, wearing a brown rudraksha-style mala, leans forward to hand a stick or offering to a young couple kneeling before her. The man, with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wears a white shirt and a rust-red shawl over a mala; the woman beside him has light hair in a bun and a red shawl over white clothing. Behind them a seated devotee in white with a brown mala gestures. Ornate gold and green garlands hang on a maroon-draped stand, with a silver trident beside it and a few other devotees in orange saris in the background. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a satsang-style ritual exchange.

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December 26 20142014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26A seated man with long dark hair and a brown shawl over bare shoulders sits on a white cloth-covered dais, gesturing with his right hand while speaking to a bald man in white dhoti and white kurta with a red-and-white striped shawl and rudraksha mala, who raises his hands in response. Between them a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and rudraksha beads watches, holding a small wooden stick. Behind them stand a silver trident, a gold-and-silver ornamented backdrop, large gold necklaces hung on a maroon drape, and people in white with red shawls. Green potted plants frame the left edge. The2014-12-26Indoor satsang scene before a richly decorated deity murti draped with heavy gold necklaces and green and gold textiles. A long-haired person in a maroon-red garment with a rudraksha mala extends a hand forward, facing devotees who sit with palms pressed together in anjali. A seated man in white with an orange-red shawl and a woman in a pale green sari with a red shawl are prominent, with another woman in white behind them. Potted plants, a brass lamp stand and a dark red cloth fill the background, and a person in white stands at the far back.2014-12-24December 24 20142014-12-24December 24 20142014-12-24Indoor photograph of a darshan moment. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a brown shawl and rudraksha mala, sits at left holding a trident-topped staff and passing a small item to a girl. The girl wears a mustard-yellow dress with dark round beads and a red hair clip. Beside her, a woman in a white blouse with a red-and-white shawl and rudraksha beads watches, and a man at right wears a red-orange shawl over white clothes. Behind them, gold and green ornate garlands hang over a maroon draped table, and standing figures in white and red saris are visible. The man at left shows strong appearance cues consistent with a person, with long swept hair, rudraksha and ceremonial dress, while the others are devotees and attendees.2014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26A photo of a seated man with long dark hair and a brown-red shawl, hands pressed together in namaskar, smiling as he sits on an ornate gold-and-pearl throne. Beside him, a woman in a white blouse and brown shawl sits on the floor and a young woman in an orange-and-cream top leans in, both seated and apparently receiving or offering something in front of the altar. Behind them stands a deity murti draped in a magenta cloth, adorned with layered gold garlands, and a silver staff stands near the throne amid potted plants. The man's appearance, with long swept hair, a brown wrap and distinctive ceremonial setting, is consistent with the page's a person reference, though the face-independent cues are only partly distinctive, so the identity is uncertain. Three people are visible.2014-12-26Photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a red-brown robe and a dark rudraksha-style shawl, gesturing with his right hand while speaking to a woman in a white top with a red-and-maroon shawl. Behind them a woman in white with a maroon shawl and rudraksha mala sits beside a draped maroon altar covered with gold necklaces and a silver staff. Two women in orange-red saris stand at the back right. The man's long hair, saffron-toned robe and rudraksha-like adornments match the appearance cues of the page's subject, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a satsang setting.2014-12-26A photograph of a seated figure with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing rust-coloured cloth and a rudraksha mala, facing three devotees across a golden trident-staff. A woman in white with a red shawl sits behind, a woman in a red-brown sari with a beaded necklace stands with hands pressed together, and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl folds his hands in greeting. Behind them, ornate gold necklaces hang on a maroon draped stand beside green plants, and several people in orange-red robes stand in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, rudraksha beads and a bare chest, matching the page's Swamiji reference, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji and is in person.2014-12-24December 26 20142014-12-26