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Photograph of a ceremonial oath or vow moment before a red velvet drape. A curly-haired woman in a white embroidered paisley tunic and an orange lanyard raises both palms toward a man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a gold chain necklace, bangles and a white forehead mark, his hair pinned in a bun. He holds a sheet of paper and gestures with his right hand. Behind them a child in white stands partly visible, and a person in orange stands at the left edge. Appearance is consistent with a saffron-robed swami figure, but the face and identity are not established by visible evidence alone, so this is only a role description: a man in saffron officiating an oath.

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August 22 20122012-08-22August 22 20122012-08-22August 22 20122012-08-22A photograph of a satsang exchange in front of a bright red draped velvet backdrop. On the right, a bare-chested man with a swept-back dark topknot, orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder, and a gold necklace gestures with an open palm toward a woman on the left, who wears a tan top, a white shawl, a gold bangle and a beaded mala, and raises one hand as she speaks. Between them, a younger woman in a white blouse, white shawl and a red bindi sits watching attentively, with another person partly visible at the far left edge. The man's appearance includes long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and saffron clothing, which are distinctive presentation cues; he is presented as a person figure in an in-person satsang exchange. Three people are visible.2012-08-22A photograph of a satsang-style darshan indoors in front of a deep red draped cloth. A man on the right, shaved-headed with a topknot and bare-chested, wears an orange-saffron shawl and a gold necklace, and raises his palm toward a woman on the left. She wears a purple patterned blouse with a gold bangle and an orange lanyard, and raises both palms facing him. Between them, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi sits in the background. Three people are visible.2012-08-22August 22 20122012-08-22A photo of a seated figure with long dark hair wearing an orange and black tiger-striped wrap and multiple rudraksha and white bead malas, handing a folded white paper to a woman in a white sari with a light shawl who holds her palm up in greeting. Trays of offerings sit on a low table in front, with a maroon curtain behind. Two people are visible in the foreground.2013-05-20August 22 20122012-08-22A photo of a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, placing his right hand on the forehead of a young woman in a white embroidered top and dark shawl who has her palms pressed together. Two other women in the background, one in white and one in red, watch quietly in front of a deep red draped curtain. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment. a person is a candidate for the man given the saffron cloth, long swept-back hair, gold necklace and malas, but the appearance is not fully confirmed.2012-08-22Photograph of an indoor satsang-style session in front of a backdrop of red draped fabric. In the foreground, a man in a vertically striped red, white and beige shirt bows forward with his head lowered while a robed figure extends a hand over his head in a blessing gesture. Behind them a woman in a white garment sits with hands together, and another woman in a red and dark top watches from the left. Gold bangles are visible on the blessing hand and on a wrist.2012-08-21 +1 copiesApril 23 20062006-04-23July 20 20122012-07-20