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A seated figure in long saffron-orange robes and a long swept-back dark hair sits on a white-draped low seat, reaching forward to take an object from a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears white clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, kneeling on a red patterned rug over woven mats. Behind them, standing attendants in saffron robes and white dhoti hold malas, and an orange-clad man stands near the right edge. The setting is a plain white-walled hall with a white pillow on the seat.

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A photograph of an indoor ritual on a bare white-walled floor. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and seated on a white-draped cushioned seat, extends his hands to receive a mala. In front of him a kneeling devotee in white kurta and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, bows his head with cupped hands. A red and white patterned rug and woven mat lie on the floor. Behind them, a standing man in a white kurta and yellow shawl stands with folded arms, and another man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a mala aloft. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, which fits the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so this is an appearance-based label only.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30A seated figure in long dark hair and saffron-orange robes sits on a white-covered chair draped with an orange cloth, on a red and navy patterned rug. A kneeling woman in white with an orange sash and a long side braid leans forward with folded hands to receive a brown rudraksha mala being offered to her. Standing behind them, several people in orange and white robes and one in yellow-trimmed white look on. The setting is an open hall with a light floor and a green-edged mat.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30A photo of an indoor satsang setting with a woven mat floor and a red patterned rug. A seated figure in long, swept-back dark hair and a flowing saffron-orange robe sits on a white-covered cushioned seat and extends hands to offer a reddish-brown rudraksha mala. Opposite, a kneeling devotee in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and a mala around the neck receives it with cupped hands. A standing person in orange robes holds a mala at left edge and another person in white stands behind in the background. Probable Swamiji seated in orange robes, with cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, giving a rudraksha mala to a kneeling devotee.2008-09-30A photograph of a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair wearing saffron-orange robes and draped orange cloth, sitting on a white-covered chair atop a red patterned rug. Facing him, a devotee kneels on a mat in white ritual clothing with a gold-bordered white shawl and orange stole, holding his hands in a gesture of reverence. Two more people stand at the edge of the frame, one in a cream sari, on a plain white hall floor with a green-edged woven mat. The seated figure's long hair, saffron clothing and ornate presentation match the Swamiji (probable) cues, so he is described as the probable Swamiji receiving devotion.2008-09-30A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-covered cushioned seat on a red patterned carpet, extending one hand forward while a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl kneels before him on a woven mat, holding something in cupped hands. Standing devotees in white and orange garments with rudraksha malas watch from behind in a plain hall. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and the presence of devotees suggest a Swamiji (probable) receiving an offering or greeting from a devotee, in a satsang or darshan setting.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30A seated figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped low seat with an orange shawl and a cushion, extending a rudraksha mala toward a kneeling devotee in white clothes and an orange shawl. The devotee bows forward, hands cupped to receive the mala, on a red patterned rug over a woven mat against a white wall. Two standing men behind them, one in orange and one in white with a beaded necklace, watch the exchange.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30