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A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors in front of an orange draped backdrop with red and white flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-red garment and a large floral garland, sits on a low seat in the centre, smiling. Around him, women in white and cream saris with gold borders and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads hold or offer red flowers, and rose petals cover the floor. A fan and a small offering tray sit nearby. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, a garland and a rudraksha mala, and the page reports him at this event, so he is marked as in_person.

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April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A photograph of a seated man in a rust-coloured robe at the centre, garlanded with thick bands of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves, sitting on a pink rose-petal-strewn platform. He smiles and holds a flower. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, seen from behind, extends a hand toward him and a basket with lemons sits nearby. A shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain stands at left before an orange drape. A woman in a rust sari and another in white stand at right, and a bare-armed devotee's hands are visible in the foreground. Several people are visible in the room, a pedestal fan stands at right, and a second woman in a white sari holds a phone.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02Devotees surround a seated man in saffron-orange robes who is heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red roses and is covered in a thick heap of pink rose petals. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti stands at left beside a woman in a white patterned top with a long braid. Women in cream and gold-bordered sarees offer flowers and fruit, and an orange cloth hangs in the background with a fan at upper right. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament and a rudraksha mala, which is a probable match for the a person candidate, shown receiving the offerings in an in-person setting.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02Indoor ritual scene with a seated man in a red-orange cloth wrapped around his body, wearing a thick garland of white and red flowers, a long rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, and his head is bowed as several women in saris press their hands on his head and shoulders. Women in pink, orange and white sarees surround him, and a devotee in white stands near the centre. Behind them a man with a shaved head and sacred ash marks and bare upper body wears a white dhoti, and an older man in white kurta stands watching. A brass plate with flowers, fruit and coins sits in front, and an orange draped backdrop with flower strings and a gold framed shrine hangs behind. The seated figure's face is not clearly visible from this angle, so identity is uncertain.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02