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A photograph of a small indoor room with plain cream walls and a grey tiled floor. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a beaded necklace sits cross-legged on an orange cloth beside a pink cloth holding small metal vessels and a plate of fruit. A woman in a red and gold sari bends forward with her palms extended toward the seated figure, while another woman in a gold-brown sari stands behind her. A partially visible person in orange sits at the lower left corner. a person cues are not clearly established, so the seated orange-robed figure is described by role only.

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A small plain room with off-white walls. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron garment with a yellow-orange beaded necklace sits cross-legged on the floor at left, gesturing with one hand toward two women standing at right. The woman in the centre wears a mustard-gold sari with a red bindi; the woman at right wears a red sari with a pink-and-gold border and holds a folded cloth. On the right, a metal shelf holds a brass oil lamp, a small bottle, and purple garlands hang along the edge. Metal bowls and a pink cloth lie on the floor near the seated figure.2006-12-04A small plain room with cream walls and a metal shelving unit on the right holding brass oil lamps, jars and bottles. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a red tilak sits cross-legged on a pink cloth on the floor, smiling. Two women stand at right with palms pressed together in namaskar: the nearer one wears a red and gold patterned sari, the other a yellow sari with a red bindi. Steel vessels and a small tray with offerings sit on the floor before the seated man. The image is a photograph; the seated man shows distinctive long hair and saffron robes with bead ornaments, a probable Swamiji in person, though appearance is only partly clear.2006-12-04A photograph inside a plain room with pale tiled walls and a cream lower wall. A woman in an orange sari with dark red border stands bent forward at left, holding a long ritual stick or rod toward a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with orange border who kneels on an orange cloth, wearing a garland of beads. Another woman in a cream sari with red border sits cross-legged on the right, holding betel leaves, with a silver tray of green leaves, coins and fruit in front of her. Partly visible people in orange robes stand at the left edge, and a small altar with flower garlands and a brass vessel sits in the background.2011-03-05Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain peach-walled room. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks wears a saffron-orange turban and a brown beaded shawl, seated on a cushioned mat; he has distinctive long hair and a turban, and is a person, though the cues are limited. Before him a woman in a yellow and green sari with red bangles offers a steel plate of marigold garlands and flowers at a low wooden table, while a man in glasses in a grey jacket leans in with folded hands. Behind them a monk in orange robes and a bald-headed man in orange stand near the table, and a cameraman with a camera on his shoulder films the scene.2016-05-05December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 02 20162016-08-02Indoor photograph of a small room with pale walls and a speckled floor where a ritual is taking place. A shirtless older man with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala sits in the foreground on an orange cloth, facing a silver plate of fruit and a small kalasha-style vessel. A woman in a white sari with orange border kneels and bows over a small mirror-like tray, while another woman in orange sits against the wall with a rudraksha mala. A standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl with folded hands watches. A plate of fruit, a yellow basket and a small rolled cloth lie on the floor.2006-12-04July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional blessing in a small indoor room. A bare-chested figure in a red-and-orange dhoti-style wrap with a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and neck is raising a hand toward the forehead of a young man in white who kneels, holding a red fruit in cupped hands. The figure has a long dark hair bun. Nearby, an elderly woman in a cream sari with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in white with an orange cloth stands behind. On a table draped in orange cloth sit bananas, a plate of fruit, a small bowl and a white electric fan. Orange curtains and a framed picture appear at the right edge, and other devotees stand in the background.2014-07-04 +2 copiesA domestic ritual scene in a room with cream walls, a barred window and a framed picture. A shaved-headed young priest in saffron dhoti and white upper cloth kneels at a low orange-draped altar, holding a brass plate of white rice and fruit; a standing priest in white with a rudraksha mala and sacred marks on his forehead watches from behind. An older man with white hair and beard in white kurta and a woman in a maroon-and-gold silk sari with a flower in her hair kneel on the floor, each holding red kumkum powder in cupped hands. A flower-garlanded wooden throne with red cushion stands at left, and seated devotees in striped and plain clothing sit at right. The older man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2014-06-20June 27 20142014-06-27