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A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual offering. A tall tiered stand of fresh fruit, bananas, apples, pomegranate and grapes, is held up by a hand in the foreground. A woman in a purple sari with gold border stands in front, back to camera, and another woman in orange sari is at the right. A young man with long hair and a red tilak wears an orange robe and gold bead necklace, and an older man in orange robe with a gold chain stands at left beside a smiling woman in white and yellow sari. Gold deity murtis and a brass lamp stand on a counter, with a golden peetha and ornate idols in the background. Visible people: about five.

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Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, extending his hand toward a woman in a blue blouse and white sari and a young child bending forward to receive his blessing. Behind him a tray holds fruit including pineapple, flowers, and rudraksha beads. Attendants in white and orange stand nearby, and a second child is visible in the lower foreground. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, a probable identification based on his saffron robes, long hair, rudraksha mala and forehead marking; the page states he was present at this event.2008-03-12March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of a ceremonial moment in an indoor hall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala, sits on a red and gold ornate throne and smiles while a small boy in a pale gold embroidered kurta bows and touches his hands. Behind them, a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a tilak stands beside a fruit tray and a brass plate, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari holds an offering. On the left, a woman in a yellow and green silk sari with gold necklace watches, and another boy in a green embroidered kurta stands near her holding a small object. A tall red-and-gold throne frame, a backdrop with a tree and temple carving, and red apples on a tray complete the scene. a person seated on the throne, identified by long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2010-09-12October 14 20082008-10-14Indoor ritual gathering at an ashram hall with red curtains. A young man in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala stands centre-right, hands raised toward the head of a seated woman in a blue blouse, placing blessing or healing touch. Nearby, a woman in a blue sari with a braid and a bald man in orange stand in the crowd. Behind, a man in orange with a sash and a man in white with a mala watch. On the right, a woman in white holds a tray with a banana, coconut, rudraksha beads, flowers and small offering items. Many devotees in white and orange surround the scene, and a white ceremonial arrangement is on the right edge.2008-03-27A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne carved with a lion head, bordered by garlands of yellow and red flowers and hanging brass bells. Four people sit on the floor before him: a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in red with rudraksha beads, a young person in white with glasses, and a shaved-head person in a white top at the left edge. Silver and gold trays hold red hibiscus flowers, white blossoms and small oil lamps. The figure on the throne is a person, identified by the saffron robes, the long rudraksha mala and the throne setting, and is labelled in_person.2013-09-05July 09 20122012-07-09February 06 20132013-02-06June 09 20092009-06-09May 13 20132013-05-13Outdoor ritual scene under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange pennants and tall multicoloured cone decorations. At the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron robes with long dark hair sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a shaved-headed man in an orange-red shawl. To the right, a bearded elder bare-chested under an orange cloth holds a small ritual vessel while smoke rises, and a golden deity murti in a pink sari stands at the edge. In front of them are plates of bananas, pumpkins, custard apples, pomegranates, citrus fruit, a silver kettle and a flower-decorated altar, with men in white shirts and orange-clad attendants standing behind. Ritual scene consistent with a pooja or aarti offering.2006-12-31A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor hall with draped white and red fabric and decorative pillars. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap with a gold border and a gold-trimmed shawl extends his right hand to rest on the head of a young man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a boy in a brown striped shirt bows with folded hands, and a white-clad devotee also receives the blessing. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes wears a gold bead necklace and a white forehead mark, and another orange-robed attendant holds a silver tray with gold-coloured items and offerings. A gold deity shrine and a speaker are visible in the background.2011-01-29