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Outdoor scene on a veranda of a cream-painted building with a yellow door and green shrubs. In the foreground a man with long dark hair in white kurta and dhoti, rudraksha mala at his neck, sits cross-legged holding small red objects and gesturing in conversation with a younger man in white with a yellow shawl. Behind them a woman in an orange sari sits on the steps with hands folded, and a man in white with a yellow shawl sits filming with a video camera. Another man in white stands at the left edge gesturing.

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A photograph of a courtyard outside a pale green building with a yellow wooden door. In the foreground on the right, a man with long dark hair and rimless glasses, wearing white kurta-style clothing and a rudraksha mala, sits holding a red object in his hands. On the left, a seated person in white with a yellow shawl leans forward beside a woman in a patterned blouse. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari sits on the steps, and a man in white with a yellow shawl operates a video camera. Another man in white with a yellow shawl stands near the wall, and a man in a white shirt holding a phone stands at the left edge. Crotons and leafy plants frame the scene.2010-02-08February 08 20102010-02-08February 08 20102010-02-08Photograph of four people at a building doorway with white walls and a grey-framed door. On the left, a man in a white kurta with a lanyard talks and gestures with one hand. Beside him, a smiling woman in a white sari with a gold border wears a gold necklace and bangles. In the centre, a bearded man with glasses and long dark hair wears an orange robe, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, holding a mobile phone. On the right, a seated woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt sits on red steps with her hair in a low bun.2009-07-14A photograph of a green-painted house entrance with a cream wooden door, a potted plant and a small tree. A smiling woman in an orange saree with maroon border and a rudraksha-style mala stands on a red-tiled step. Two men face her: one on the left in white kurta and dhoti with a red mala, and one on the right in white with a yellow shawl draped over the shoulder, barefoot. A woman in a patterned top films with a video camera at the right edge.2010-02-08Photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a long golden necklace and gold bangles, sitting on a red upholstered throne-style chair with a carved wooden frame on a white-pillared veranda with polished red floor. A kneeling man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala smiles up toward the seated figure, while a second man in white kneels at right. Behind them, standing devotees in orange and white robes, one wearing a pendant and white dhoti, fold their hands or hold them together. A small tray with offerings sits near the kneeling man and a carpet rests at the chair's base. Visible people: seated figure, two kneeling men, and several standing devotees.2006-10-01August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photo of a conversation on a building veranda. Facing him on the left, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a gold-coloured ornate object. Behind them, several people in white clothes, saffron shawls and mala necklaces stand and watch, including a woman and a child in the background. A blue-green sign hangs on the pale yellow wall and a white railing lines the right side.2006-09-25A photograph of a house-visit ritual indoors on a grey marble floor. A man with a bare chest and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses, sits cross-legged holding a lit oil lamp flame toward an elder seated on an orange cushioned sofa. The seated elder wears a flower garland, orange and maroon robes with gold border, gold armbands and bangles, a rudraksha mala, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them two young attendants stand: one in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads, the other in orange robes holding a tall silver staff with a ornate top. A seated attendant in orange robes beside a wooden box with offerings and a brass plate of flowers completes the scene. a person is the seated elder in orange and maroon, shown receiving the pada puja.2014-07-08A photo taken along a white-walled covered veranda beside a leafy garden with a tree and bare ground. In the foreground at right, a smiling man with a short moustache and a red tilak on his forehead wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a man in a white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a water bottle, and another man in white with a yellow shawl and glasses stands nearby. At left, a man in white kurta and dhoti stands against the wall, and a woman in a light patterned salwar kameez and a woman in a red sari stand near an open doorway. Several people are visible, all dressed in white or light clothing. No one is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues required, so no appearance-based candidate is labelled.2010-02-08Night-time photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, holding a small red object and extending one hand toward a kneeling man in white ritual clothes who holds a folded white paper in his other hands. A golden staff rests across the scene in the foreground, and a brass oil lamp sits near the kneeling man. Two more people in white and orange-sashed white attire stand in the background against a dark wall. The figure's saffron robe, long hair and staff match Swamiji (probable) cues, consistent with a darshan or blessing exchange.2007-02-05July 12 20062006-07-12