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A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors beneath a banner reading SWAMI in multicoloured letters. A seated man in an orange robe, with a long garland of white flowers and red blossoms, sits at the right edge beside a brass tray of white flowers. A bald young man in an orange robe and beads holds a silver-topped staff. Devotees in white and pink clothes sit on a floor covered with jasmine petals, and a woman in white with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp while others join palms in namaskar. Several standing people with folded hands and a man in white hold their hands toward the flame.

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June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a ritual aarti in a bright room with a corrugated metal wall and colourful letters reading "SWAMI" on the wall behind. A person in a saffron robe with a large white and red flower garland sits on the right, holding a silver staff topped with a trident. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a red and orange shawl, kneel on a green cloth strewn with white jasmine petals, holding their hands over a lit oil lamp. A brass plate of flowers sits in front. Behind them, standing devotees press their palms together in namaste, including women in white saris and a woman in a light blue sari, with a saffron-robed woman in the back-right. Roughly 15 people are visible.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual scene at a white-walled room decorated with colourful letters spelling SWAMI and a garland-hung ceiling. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-saffron robe, rudraksha mala and white jasmine garland, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial ornament; a shaved-headed young sannyasi in orange stands behind. In the centre, a man in white and a woman in white with a red bindi kneel on a green cloth strewn with white flowers, holding a small flame over a brass plate while a man in white attends. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. a person candidate visibility unclear; the seated figure's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to identify.2014-06-27A devotional home-visit scene in a room with colourful letters spelling SWAMI on the wall behind. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit oil lamp, its flame visible, over a plate, with the floor covered in white jasmine flowers. Around them, men and women in white, pink and orange clothes stand or sit with palms pressed together in prayer. A seated figure in orange robes with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha beads sits to the right, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange holds a ceremonial staff. A photographer in white takes pictures at the back. The frame shows a group of about ten to twelve people.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a devotional gathering in a room with a colourful banner reading "WELCOME SWAMI" on the wall. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a white jasmine garland and red flower garland, sits on a green carpet facing the group and has a small brass plate of offerings before him. Around him, many devotees in white and cream clothing sit or stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; several women wear white saris with red or gold borders, and others wear pink, yellow and light blue saris. A man in a white shirt and dhoti kneels at the front, and a standing figure in orange holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a silver ornament. The people's count is 21-100 because of the large crowd of devotees visible at the back.2014-06-27