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A crowded indoor photo at a Kumbh Mela-style camp tent with orange fabric backdrop and hanging posters. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands bare-chested, offering or applying something to the hands of a man in a white shirt and checked shirt. Around them devotees crowd close: a man in striped blue shirt, a bespectacled man, a man in a golden silk kurta and light blue shawl, and women in yellow and pink saris with red bindis. Some men wear orange and pink turbans. No clear a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph inside an orange-draped tent at a ritual station. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at a table, holding a brass plate with a small oil lamp, kumkum and vibhuti. Beside him a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange cloth wears beads and a gold chain, and a devotee in a striped shirt and glasses holds his hands out over the plate. Several women in saris and a man in white stand behind, some with palms joined. A carved gilded throne and a microphone stand are at the left edge. Exact ritual type is not clear from the image.2013-02-14March 28 20082008-03-28January 02 20082008-01-02February 12 20132013-02-12A hall with a maroon curtain and a decorated backdrop shows a seated man with long swept-back dark hair in an orange sleeveless top, orange shawl and beaded malas, holding a devotee's hands in a blessing. Around him, saffron-robed attendants and white-clad men stand, and several women in saris, one in red, bend forward with hands clasped to receive blessings. A table in front displays booklets and small offerings, and a standing fan is visible. Swamiji (probable) appears in the seated central role, identified by long hair, orange garments and rudraksha malas, while the bald man in orange at right and the saffron-clad young man are attendants.2008-03-27December 10 20092009-12-10July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph inside a temple pavilion with a corrugated white roof and mango-leaf torans hanging overhead. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a dark sash, hand placed on his chest, stands at center right. Beside him a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak looks down. A bald elderly man in cream robes with red borders stands at far right. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder kneels and performs a ritual act, while a man in a green sleeveless top and yellow lower cloth bends forward. Several women in saris and onlookers in white shirts stand in the background.2009-01-07February 12 20132013-02-12February 11 20132013-02-11A long-haired man in a white and gold-bordered turban and white shawl, with gold ornaments and a garland of white flowers, stands at the left with his hand extended in blessing toward a kneeling devotee. Beside him a man in white holds a brass bowl of rose petals. Two men in white shirts approach, one folding his hands, another offering petals. A cameraman in a striped shirt stands at the top left, and a decorated pillar and a crowd of people in white clothes fill the outdoor evening setting. A figure resembling a person is shown in the foreground, but his appearance is partially obscured and recognition is uncertain. Several people are visible in the crowd behind the stage.2005-12-09July 07 20092009-07-07