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Outdoor photo under a thatched roof with wooden beams and a stone pillar. Center right, a bearded man in white robes and a red-and-gold shawl holds a large white book with both hands and smiles. Left, a long-haired man in saffron orange robes and a red sleeveless undershirt, with white tilak on his forehead and beaded necklaces, gestures expressively toward him. Behind them, men in orange and white clothes stand, and a man in a yellow kurta on the right holds a green umbrella. A crowd of people is visible in the background, and a wooden cart wheel is at left.

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A photo taken under a thatched-roof open pavilion with wooden rafters. On the left, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and red undershirt, with a garland of beads, holds a red-and-gold ceremonial item and a small blue cup. Behind him, another man in orange robes stands. On the right, a long-haired figure in a white dhoti with a gold border faces the group. A bearded man in white robes and a white-clad man holding a small booklet stand near the centre. A woman in a dark dress stands at the right edge, and a turquoise pool and palm-like trees show through the openings behind them.2009-08-06Two men exchange a black book with a white cover across a green-topped table under a thatched wooden-beamed pavilion. The man on the left wears a red sleeveless top, an orange saffron wrap and a white forehead mark, and holds the book out with both hands while smiling. The bearded man on the right wears white clothes and a red-and-gold patterned shawl, and takes the book. Behind them, an orange-robed monk and several people in white stand, with a stone wall and greenery visible through the open side.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor gathering under a white canopy with a red-and-white striped post and a few colourful pennants. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, holds an open book with an orange cover and receives it from an older bearded man in orange dhoti and shawl with a mala and a bandage on his shoulder. To the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold chain stands facing them. On the right, a smiling man in an orange robe with a pink cloth in hand stands beside them. Behind them, men in white shirts, white dhotis and lanyards watch the exchange.2009-01-21A photograph inside a plain pink-walled hall with a yellow hanging decoration. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while accepting a silver tray with a paper slip from a kneeling man in white and a red-bordered sash. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold necklace and shaved head stands, and on the right another man in white and a light shawl holds a brass vessel. A man in a striped shirt stands behind. a person is the central figure by his long swept hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments; he is seen in person.2011-02-18A photograph in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, fluorescent lights, a framed portrait on the wall, and a striped floor mat with blue plastic chairs behind. On the left, a smiling young man with long swept-back hair, a red tilak and a long ceremonial gold necklace stands in an orange saffron robe. Beside him, a bearded man in white robes and a white head covering holds a red and gold-bordered shawl that he appears to be offering or displaying. At right, a bearded man in a white dhoti-style outfit gestures with his hands. Another orange-clad figure is partially visible at the far left edge.2009-08-06November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph of a festive indoor gathering under a white tent ceiling with hanging fans and colourful striped cloth pillars. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with a red tilak on the forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest, with beaded gold-toned necklaces, and smiles while extending hands in greeting. Several men in white shirts and dhotis press palms together in namaste or hold hands to chest, one wearing glasses, another an older man with a red mark on his forehead. Another monk-like attendant in saffron stands at right beside a wooden box. Behind them, more devotees stand in the hall.2011-01-23October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesA long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.2011-02-27August 06 20092009-08-06