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A photograph in a small room with pale green walls and a floral patterned curtain. On the right, a smiling person with a white tilak on the forehead and long swept-back dark hair sits in a cushioned armchair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and layered gold necklaces and a gold waist belt; hands are pressed together in greeting. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces. On the left, a man in a white shirt and patterned orange-red shawl bends forward with his head lowered, holding a rudraksha mala and a small green object. A red-upholstered chair, a bowl of fruit and a small booklet sit nearby.

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September 23 20122012-09-23A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and a long white and orange flower garland sits on a white-covered sofa in a room with red and lime-green curtains. A rudraksha mala hangs at the chest and the figure's hair is long and swept back. A man in white ritual clothes kneels on the carpet, bending forward to touch the seated person's feet, while a standing attendant in orange-saffron cloth with a gold necklace and a round fan-like headpiece holds a position beside him. A cushion and a beige armchair sit at the left edge.2011-05-23July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red rudraksha-style mala and a long gold chain, receiving offerings from a kneeling man in a white shirt. The seated figure, smiling with a red tilak on the forehead and hair pinned up, sits before a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers and a golden kalasha-like object with a golden lion-headed form nearby. A silver trident stands at left, and a decorated canopy is visible behind. The kneeling man bends forward, hands cupped to receive something from the seated figure. a person cues: ornate saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in the central honoured position; described here as the seated figure receiving devotion.2015-07-17A seated man in orange and red ochre robes wears a red flower garland and a white forehead mark, facing a kneeling man in a white shirt and white trousers who holds up offerings of fruit. Between them sits a wooden tray with oranges, a yellow fruit, red chilies, and a small red-brown cloth. Around them are potted green plants, rocks, and a grass mat, with a small golden deity murti at the upper right. Behind them, a standing man in a white shirt holds a camera on a tripod, and other men in white shirts and saffron robes stand in the background near a white wall and an air conditioner. The seated man is an appearance-based a person candidate with a long swept-back hair, red floral garland and ochre robes, but the appearance is not sufficiently distinctive for certainty, so the role is given as seated devotee-facing figure and the identity is marked unsure.2015-01-04 +1 copiesIndoor photograph in a room with yellow walls and orange curtains. A seated person in a brown-orange robe, wearing a yellow and red flower garland, gold necklaces, gold bangles and an armband, with a tilak on the forehead and hair in a bun, smiles and extends a hand. An older man in a white shirt and white trousers with glasses leans forward with palms pressed together in greeting, bowing to them. A brown upholstered chair with a carved wooden back and an orange cushion sits beside them. Another person in orange robes is partly visible in the background. The scene reads as a devotee offering respect to a seated figure, consistent with a darshan moment.2014-06-28May 28 20132013-05-28A photograph of a ritual blessing at a seated dais. A seated figure with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a red-and-saffron cloth draped over the body wears long garlands of red, yellow and orange flowers and multiple gold beaded necklaces; the figure smiles with eyes closed and extends a hand to bless a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who bows low with his head lowered toward the seated figure's hands. Behind them a large flower arrangement in red, yellow and white, a silver trident, an ornate embroidered parasol-style canopy and gold ceremonial vessels are visible. Two people are shown.2015-07-17A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with long red and yellow flower garlands and a gold chain, marked with a red bindi and tilak, lightly touches the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. The seated man holds a small object in one hand while the devotee's hands rest on a wooden stool. Behind them are a large marigold and rose garland backdrop, a gold ornamental umbrella, a silver trident and a gold lion-headed sculpture. The setting suggests a samaya deeksha initiation ceremony. a person is the seated figure, shown with ceremonial garlands, saffron clothing and a gold necklace.2015-07-17February 12 20132013-02-12July 07 20122012-07-07Indoors, a man with a shaved head and white tripundra markings sits on a red upholstered seat, wearing a rust-red robe, a garland of white flowers with blue and yellow ribbons, and a long rudraksha mala across his chest. He smiles and reaches toward a man in a bright orange polo shirt kneeling before him, who holds a small red object in his hands. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari with a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark watches, with another woman and a man in orange robes standing nearby against a deep red curtain. Four people are visible in the scene.2014-04-27