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A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a long ornate gold necklace, seated on a stone step at the left. The figure, whose appearance is consistent with a person, with long swept-back hair, orange robes, gold necklace and turban, smiles and holds a small white cloth or cotton item toward a man in white. Standing beside them are two older men in white clothes, one holding a brass bowl with flowers and the other wearing a rudraksha mala. A younger man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands between them with a red tilak. Behind is a red curtain, a stone pillar and a bunch of green bananas, with more devotees in the background.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-style courtyard. A man in an orange saffron turban, orange garment and a gold-toned beaded necklace sits on a raised stone platform, bending forward and pouring or sprinkling something from a small bowl onto the hands of a woman. A devotee in a white sari with a long dark plait, a red bindi and a red wrist thread holds out her cupped hands, while an older woman with silver-grey hair in a bun, in a white sari, sits nearby. Behind them stand men in white shirts and white dhotis and other devotees. Brass bowls, steel tumblers, a terracotta pot and a plate of flowers sit on the platform, with a red cloth draped on a stone pillar and a bunch of green bananas hanging beside it. The ritual appears to be a blessing or water offering given to devotees.2007-12-30A photo at an outdoor ceremony. A man with long hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and wrap, a gold bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, sits on a stone platform distributing prasad from a brass bowl to devotees. Three people in white stand before him, one a young boy in a grey shirt with his hands held out. Behind them stands a stone carved pillar, bananas hang from a bamboo frame, a red cloth drapes the side, and a metal pot and clay pots sit nearby. Several more people in white are seated in the background.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a smiling man seated on a white-draped throne, wearing a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with a small red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. He raises one hand in greeting toward a woman in the foreground with a grey-streaked bun, wearing a green and pink patterned sari. Her hands are folded toward him. In the lower right, an older man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala is seen from behind. Green fruit lies at the lower left, and a garland of red flowers hangs at the right edge.2008-07-30Evening crowd scene at an outdoor gathering with people seated and standing close together. In the foreground on the right, a figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a saffron-orange turban with long dark curly hair and a dark bead mala extends an arm toward a seated man in white. Nearby, a man in a white kurta wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and pendant. A bald older man in white is bowed forward at lower left, and a man in an orange-saffron cloth sits beside them. A woman in a red blouse and white sari with a gold necklace watches at left. Many others in white and orange clothing fill the background, with lights and white cloth visible above.2008-05-09A photograph of an informal greeting in a covered hall with plain pale walls and a metal mesh window. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange cloth with a red-and-white forehead mark stands centre, smiling with palms pressed together in namaste toward a man in a white shirt seen from behind. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a younger man in orange robes holding a water bottle stand nearby. Behind them, men in white shirts and forehead markings look on.2009-08-08March 24 20082008-03-24A photograph of a ritual scene. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red-and-orange bindi, and sits-crouched beside a seated elderly bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces on a red throne. The standing man places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white garments who bows at his feet, where flowers, a brass plate and offerings lie. Behind them a priest with bare chest and sacred ash markings wears a maroon dhoti, and a man in white dhoti and gold chain stands at right. Blue wall, brass plates with offerings and a padapuja-style foot-worship setting.2010-11-22Night outdoor event photo. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban, seen from behind, sits with a large white flower garland draped over the shoulders, receiving an apple from a man on the left. That man wears a white shirt, white dhoti, dark prayer-bead mala and a gold bracelet. Behind them, a younger man with long dark hair, orange robe and gold necklace stands at a table. Another man in a white shirt and beige vest with a dark mala is visible at centre left. Trays of apples and mangoes sit in the lower right, with string lights and banana leaves in the background.2010-01-08A smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair stands at center, holding a white tray with offerings toward a seated man in front of him. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala leans in from the left. Behind them, seated men in white dhotis and a standing man in a white shirt watch; a barred wooden shrine with an ornate niche and a deity image is visible in the background, within a temple hall with pillars.2006-09-23Indoor photo of a healing darshan. A long-haired figure in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a white-draped seat, placing a hand on the head of a man in white who bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a standing man in white wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A young man in white and orange shawl holds a small card near the kneeling man's head, while another in orange stands nearby. Older women in white saris kneel in the foreground. Trays of offerings, a trident on the right wall and a red flower arrangement sit behind. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired seated figure in orange, giving blessing; cues are long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala.2008-03-22