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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.

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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.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.2007-07-28Outdoor 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.2007-07-28A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long black hair swept back, wearing a red tilak on his forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck, smiles and gestures with one raised hand while holding a white cloth bundle on his lap. He sits in a white upholstered chair with a white cloth draped over its back, bare feet resting on a silver plate. Before him a man in a white shirt with a mala kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind the kneeling man, a person in white with an orange-tinged shawl leans in, and a microphone stand is visible. A fruit platter with mangoes and bananas sits on a stone step with a brass bell and flowers above.2007-07-28A smiling man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a white cloth-covered seat in front of a stone temple pillar with carved figures. He wears a saffron-orange garment wrapped over his shoulder, layered rudraksha malas, and a red tilak on his forehead. He gestures with his right hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. A small potted plant with an orange cloth sits on the stone ledge behind him. Behind him, a silver urn stands among seated devotees in white and orange clothes, and one man in white with glasses sits at the right edge. Some devotees have their hands folded in prayer. The scene is an outdoor darshan setting with a white wall behind.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.2007-07-28A 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.2007-07-28A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits in front of a stone platform, wearing an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, a white cloth draped over a seat has pink and gold edging. On the platform above, a figure in orange robes gestures toward brass vessels, garlands of white flowers and yellow marigolds, and a brass bell lies at the left edge.2007-07-28A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair places both hands on the head of a devotee in a white shirt who kneels before him, head bowed. The seated figure wears a white shawl with a green and gold border and a red tilak, and his bare feet rest on a silver platter scattered with red flowers. A microphone stand and a green and gold fan are visible at left, with a white-clad attendant behind the kneeling devotee. The scene suggests a blessing or padapuja-style darshan outdoors beside a stone platform with carved panels and brass items.2007-07-28Photograph of two smiling men posed on a stone temple platform. On the left, a young man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala and a printed portrait of a bearded man with the caption a person on his shirt, with a sacred mark on his forehead. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested with a draped orange wrap, long dark hair in a braid, and a red bindi, sitting beside a white-draped seat and a white cane. Behind them are a brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel, orange cloth, marigold and white garlands, and yellow flowers on a shrine altar. A man in orange and white is partly visible at the left edge.2007-07-28A seated man in orange saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a grey stone platform facing a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The orange-robed figure, who has a red tilak on his forehead, appears to be speaking with him. Behind them a white cloth drapes over the platform, a white-handled walking cane leans against it, and a brass bell, a brass plate and a kalasha with flower garlands rest on the stone ledge above. A child in white stands at the left edge, and a green-and-gold fan-shaped object is partly visible at left. A dark-clothed figure stands in the background beside a small shrine with marigold garlands.2007-07-28A seated man in long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala smiles while a devotee in a white shirt and dark mala kneels close, hands pressed together in anjali. The seated figure has a red tilak on the forehead and rests against a white draped cushion beside a silver-handled cane. Behind them is a stone step with carved floral relief, a brass bell, a tray of fruit, marigold garlands and a basket. A microphone stand is at left and another person in white sits at the edge. Swamiji (probable) cues: long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial seat.2007-07-28