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A photograph of a ceremonial energy darshan session in an indoor hall with pale curtains and a red carpet. A bare-shouldered figure in a saffron-orange garment, with long dark hair, sits on the right, holding a long wooden stick toward a standing man in a white shirt and trousers with a red and white flower garland and a lanyard badge. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered saffron-free sari with a red and white garland presses her palms together before him. Other attendees in white clothes, a yellow-shawled man, and a standing man in a white shirt stand behind, with a small orange cloth on the carpet. Garlands of marigold and white flowers are visible.

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November 29 20092009-11-29A photograph inside a room with red curtains and a white staircase railing. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti reaches out to bless or touch the head of a man who is bowing in front of them. Around them, a line of people stand: a woman in white with her hair in a bun, a man in a white shirt and orange-red dhoti, a man in a checked white shirt, and men in orange shawls. A garland of red and white flowers hangs near the kneeling man. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, consistent with the probable Swamiji candidate.2010-02-17A photograph from a convention hall shows a man in white clothes bending forward while a standing figure in an orange sleeveless top and dark rudraksha mala places a red flower garland over his head. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a garland and white flower lei stands beside him, with a visible pass badge. Background devotees in white and yellow clothing observe, with cream curtains and a wall behind them. The standing figure has long swept-back dark hair, and the scene reads as a garlanding ceremony during a pooja session.2009-11-29A photograph of a devotee gathering at an indoor event. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and red-and-orange lower cloth, seen from behind with hair in a bun, bends forward to hand a small red-and-gold item to a young girl in a red top and blue skirt. Around them, adults in white and cream traditional clothing stand close; a woman on the left wears a large red and white flower garland and a gold-bordered cream sari, a man in a white shirt holds a wooden tray, a woman in white with gold border holds her hands together, and a woman on the right wears a red-bordered white sari and beaded necklace. Pale curtains hang in the background. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2009-11-29November 29 20092009-11-29November 21 20092009-11-21November 29 20092009-11-29A photograph of a man in white kurta and a woman in a cream sari with gold border, both wearing red-orange flower garlands, receiving a framed picture from a figure in saffron-orange robes with a shawl. The saffron-clad figure has long swept-back dark hair and is smiling as he hands over the framed photo. Behind them, several young men in white with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand in a hall with cream walls and red floor. The woman wears a black beaded mala and gold bangles.2009-11-29A photograph of devotees receiving blessings in an indoor hall with a green floor covering. In the foreground a sannyasi in an orange garment and red top, with a flower garland decorated with small green and orange accents at the right edge, holds a small object in her hands while a woman in a green blouse and white sari with a gold border, wearing a name badge, bends forward with cupped hands. A man in a white shirt and a second man in white with a red-beaded mala stand behind them, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left. Another orange-clad figure and several people are visible in the background near a ceiling fan.2009-07-30A photograph at an outdoor pavilion under a corrugated roof, bright and washed out by light. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange shawl, adorned with a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, smiles and extends his hands toward a woman kneeling in a white sari with a red and white flower garland, her palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl holds a lit camphor or oil-lamp style offering and a long white-and-red garland. A man in white clothes wearing an ID badge on a lanyard stands at left, smiling, and other devotees in white stand in the background. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers are prominent.2006-12-26Indoor photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair and white flower garlands, smiling and raising a hand toward an elderly woman with grey hair and orange flowers in her hair, who is bowing and offering a white cloth and coconut. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti holds a large marigold garland, and a young man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Another man in white and red-tipped garlands watches in the background.2007-02-15A photograph of an indoor hall where a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward, hands cupped, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at center holding a small red object, and a woman in an orange-red sleeveless top with a white jasmine garland receives the act beside him. Behind them a seated audience in white and orange clothing fills rows of chairs under warm lighting, with an orange cloth at the left edge and a flower garland at the right. The scene shows a devotional ritual exchange, with no visible deity image or raised figure.2009-08-02