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Outdoor photo at a stone shrine with a carved grey stone niche and a white wall behind. A man in orange cloth and a red-and-white flower garland, with a red bindi, speaks into a microphone and gestures. Beside him a man in white clothes and an orange shawl, wearing a lanyard, holds up a large white sheet with a golden fringed border. In front, a woven straw fan with green and red centre is partly visible. A brass-rimmed offering basket with green leaves and a yellow-orange fruit sits on a ledge of the shrine.

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Outdoor photo at a stone temple-style pillar with carved figures and a potted plant with a yellow flower on a stone ledge behind. A bare-chested figure wearing an orange shawl and a red-and-white flower garland, with a red bindi, smiles and holds a microphone while seated at a white-draped structure. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and orange shawl with an ID badge on a lanyard holds up a white oval plate edged with gold fringe. White wall and trees in the background, with the tops of a few heads visible in the lower foreground.2007-07-28A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a red-and-white flower garland speaks into a microphone on a stone stage in an outdoor temple setting. He wears a red bindi and has long dark hair, and his hands rest together near the mic stand. Seated listeners in the foreground, including a child with a yellow hair tie, face him. Behind him a draped altar with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, potted plants and a small deity murti under a golden arch fills the background. A man in an orange shawl sits at the right edge. Appearance-based label: a person, giving satsang or darshan for the padayatris.2007-07-28January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor darshan scene at a temple-style stone platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, bare-shouldered with a long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and a red bindi, smiles while placing a hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white t-shirt and white dhoti who holds his hands in anjali with a red-and-white thread wrapped at his wrist. A microphone stands nearby. Behind them a white cloth-draped seat, a silver walking cane, a brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel, yellow marigolds and a garland on an altar, and a figure in white partly visible at left holding a gold-fringed fan. Ornately carved grey stone pillars frame the setting.2007-07-28Outdoor procession scene under a decorated ceremonial parasol with red, green, yellow and blue tassels and a silver finial. A smiling man with long dark hair, white and red forehead markings, wearing an orange saffron garment with gold border and a large white and red flower garland with a gold rudraksha-style necklace and gold pendant, stands at center. Two people in orange robes stand to the left, and a man in a white kurta with an orange sash stands to the right beside another parasol pole. A pale building with a red trim stands behind them. a person (long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace cues), shown as a participant in the procession.2008-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a stone platform. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on a white-draped seat, his hand extended toward a devotee. A shaved-head devotee in white clothes bends forward to touch his feet, with a brass plate of flowers before him. Beside them a bearded man in white with an orange shawl sits, and a figure in white stands at the left edge holding a fan-like object. A metal stand with microphone and a walking cane are visible, with flower offerings and a brass lamp on the stone behind.2007-07-28A photograph of an outdoor darshan at a temple-like stone platform with grey carved pillars. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe, with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a white draped cushion behind him, smiles while leaning toward a man in a white shirt and dark beaded necklace who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a brass bell, a brass lamp, a kalasha-like vessel and a shelf of marigold garlands and orange cloth sit on the platform. A white cane leans against the cushion. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified from his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, in a darshan role. A few partially visible people appear at the edges.2007-07-28A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, rests one hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with his forehead touching a silver tray. The tray holds a bouquet of pink and white flowers, a red rose and a yellow flower, and a white cloth is draped over an ornate chair. A microphone stand stands beside the seat, carved stone panels form the backdrop, and a man in a white shirt with rudraksha beads sits at the right edge, his hands raised near the tray. The scene suggests a blessing offered in an outdoor setting.2007-07-28A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a red tilak smiles while a devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels and bows his head onto the figure's bare feet resting on a silver plate garlanded with marigolds. The seated figure rests a hand on the devotee's shoulder. The seat is draped with a white cloth with a striped border, and a wooden cane leans nearby. Behind them, men in white clothes with orange shawls stand, one holding a steel plate of yellow grains with a long-handled ladle, another holding a green and gold fan, and a silver lamp sits on a stone ledge. The scene suggests padapuja, a ritual washing of feet.2007-07-28Outdoors at a stone temple-style platform, a seated person in a saffron-orange shawl with long dark hair and rudraksha mala beads applies a mark to the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. The saffron-clad figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, seated and smiling, with a red bindi and a long mala. Behind them are a brass bell, a decorated brass pot with flowers, a brass lamp, garlands of white and yellow flowers and an orange cloth on a shrine. A white cloth and a walking cane sit at the right edge, and a white-clad attendant's arm is visible at the frame edge.2007-07-28January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01