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Night-time photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange shawl and a rust-orange wrap, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold earring and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, with his hair tied up in a bun. He holds out his hands, palms together, to a woman in white clothing with a white shawl and gold bangles, who extends a white cloth toward him. Behind them, other seated people in white and cream clothes and a gold ceremonial object are visible, with a blue cloth hanging at the upper right and a partly visible person on the far right. Appearance is consistent with the page's a person candidate in a seated, energy-darshan style exchange, though his face is not clearly visible enough to confirm the identity.

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August 31 20152015-08-31Night-time photograph at an outdoor programme. A figure in an orange-saffron garment with a pale yellow border, wearing a coral-bead necklace, gold earrings and a gold bangle, sits on the left, extending his hands to pass an item to a woman in a white embroidered sari with a red bead necklace and a thin gold chain, who bends forward with hands cupped to receive it. Behind them, a blue and maroon cloth is draped as a backdrop, and a few people in white and coloured clothing stand watching. A large gold-coloured decorative object is in the foreground, and a standing fan is visible at left. A yellow pamphlet is held near the bottom right. The figure on the left shows a person cues: orange robes, a coral mala and ceremonial gold adornment, seated in a presiding role.2015-08-31Night outdoor event. A man seated on a red throne with a gold-edged back wears a rust-orange garment, a rudraksha mala, layered gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a tilak on his forehead. He takes a small yellow pouch from a young woman in a white top with a rust-coloured shawl and a beaded mala, who holds it out over a striped green-and-pink cloth on a table. Behind them, several people in white and rust clothing stand near a garlanded deity murti and pink draped fabric.2013-07-17A seated figure in an orange-red saffron robe with gold ornaments, a gold necklace and gold bangles sits at left beside a golden ornate peetha or throne arm, smiling toward a woman in a white shawl and dark top who holds out her hands. Behind them, women in white clothes, one wearing a long orange-red and rudraksha-bead garland, stand near a silver staff against red-and-white drapery. The seated figure shows a faint white forehead mark and resembles the a person appearance cues, but the identification is uncertain, so the attribution is marked as unsure. Several women are visible in an indoor satsang or darshan setting.2014-07-25August 31 20152015-08-31A photograph of an outdoor night ceremony under a blue tarpaulin. On the left, a seated figure in a saffron-orange shawl and a dhoti, with a dark swept-back hair knot, a white vertical tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha-style red bead mala, a gold necklace and gold bangles, extends one hand toward a devotee. On the right, a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti with a red thread on his wrist bows his head and holds out cupped hands with a small white cloth and a yellow card. Behind them, many people in white clothing sit on the ground, and a few more are visible in the background.2015-08-31Night-time photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a beaded rudraksha-style mala and white vertical forehead marks, sitting on a red cushioned seat behind a large gold ornate object. He extends his hand toward a woman in the right foreground, who wears an orange top, a white shawl and a small red-and-white bindi-style marking, and who reaches toward him. Behind them, other devotees in orange and white attire stand under a blue and red draped cloth, with a fan and a red cushioned seat visible at left. The setting is an evening ceremony with people moving around the enclosure.2015-08-31A night-time photograph of a devotional exchange at an outdoor event. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth with a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold earrings sits and extends his hands to pass a small gold object to a man in a white half-sleeve shirt and glasses, who receives it with both hands. The seated figure has a long swept-back hair bun and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind them, white-clad devotees sit on the ground and in chairs, a blue tarpaulin hangs at right, and a gold-coloured object is visible at centre.2015-08-31July 04 20132013-07-04May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, bare-chested with a saffron-orange wrap and long swept-back dark hair, with a white tilak on his forehead, smiling as he extends his hand to a woman. The woman wears a white sari with an orange border and a necklace, and is reaching out to take his hand. Behind them, people in white and orange clothing stand in a tent-like hall with red drapes and a decorated orange-and-green cloth on a pillar. Swamiji appears in this image, identified by appearance cues including long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a seated throne.2006-10-21A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange robe and orange-gold shawl, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, holding a small golden statue of a standing figure in his hands on a brown leather armchair. A woman in a red striped top and white skirt stands beside him, holding a brass or gold lamp tray with a flame, while a small crowd of seated women in white and red sits in a warm-lit hall with a silver pole at the right edge. This is a ritual puja-style scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas; he is the central figure performing the ritual.2015-05-26