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Indoor ritual scene in a plain concrete hall with a carved stone pillar and hanging lights. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace kneels at a low stone platform, pouring or offering from a silver bowl over brass and steel puja vessels, with a brass kalasha and flowers on a wooden tray. Devotees in white clothes, including an older woman with folded hands, stand or kneel along the platform, with a young woman in orange at left and another in white with a mala at lower left. A woven vertical banner hangs at upper left. The visible man appears to match the a person cues of a saffron robe and ceremonial beads, yet his face and hair are not clearly distinct, so identity is uncertain; he is presented as a priest performing puja.

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October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of a puja inside a covered hall with white walls and a corrugated roof. On the right, a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a dark sacred thread sits behind a brass puja tray, holding a small silver vessel. Two young men in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand at the tray, one holding a silver plate of offerings and the other with spectacles. A young man in a saffron shawl and white kurta presses his palms together nearby. Brass and silver vessels, a brass kalasha, pink flowers and a lotus leaf sit on the table. Colourful painted pillars with floral and bird motifs rise behind, and a standing crowd fills the background.2007-10-13November 12 20102010-11-12Indoor kitchen scene during a multi-day programme. A person in orange robes, an orange turban, long dark hair and rudraksha mala sits on a steel counter, offering food from a clear plastic-wrapped tray to a kneeling woman in a yellow saree with a printed border. Standing behind them in white shirts and trousers are a moustached man and a man with grey hair, with young men in white and orange shawls nearby. Steel pots and cooking vessels fill the background, with other workers and devotees, and a pink tiled wall with a notice board. The orange-clad figure is a person candidate given the turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a kitchen-style hall where a man in an orange turban and orange robe with long dark hair sits on a metal counter, smiling and handing food from a steel vessel to a woman in white with a long braid. Around them stand a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala beside an older man in white, a woman in white with a single braid and others in white and red sarees, with onlookers crowding behind. Tiled pink walls and steel utensils fill the background. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long hair, orange turban and orange clothing with rudraksha beads, a person cue, but the appearance is only partly clear from this angle, so identity is uncertain.2006-12-15Night ritual inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a raised stone-edged pool or basin. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange saffron cloth sits at right holding a tall golden staff, facing a line of devotees. Women in white saris with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles stand in a queue at left, and a woman in a white sari kneels near the basin. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background, and a figure in white stands near a lit deity shrine at top right. Printed copyright and source text overlays the lower right corner.2007-02-16A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring in an indoor room. A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white flower garland and a sandalwood forehead mark, sits on a white-draped seat and extends a hand over a tray. A young man in orange robes sits beside him, with a brass vessel and loose flower petals on a patterned rug. A kneeling woman in a gold-bordered sari bows with her head down toward the petals, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti kneels at right, reaching toward the offering. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background near a dark wooden doorway, and a woman in a pale sari stands at the right edge. A red beaded curtain hangs at left.2008-10-15July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16A photograph inside a plain concrete-block hall during an evening ritual. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, gesturing with one hand toward a seated figure. Seated on a white-draped chair at right is a long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, legs bare and feet on a red mat, appearing to receive the ritual. On the floor before him sit a man in white with an orange shawl and a group of seated devotees; silver ritual vessels and small oil lamps rest on woven mats. Standing behind are men in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing green-and-white garlands, and a woman in a green sari. A red cloth hangs at right beside a carved stone pillar. The seated figure with long hair, orange robe and rudraksha is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance; identity remains uncertain.2007-02-16