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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof hung with yellow palm-leaf festoons and cylindrical banners in red, blue and patterned fabric. A man in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha-style beads and a sandalwood mark on his forehead walks along a red carpet, holding a brass pot with a green leaf sprig; a second man in orange with a beaded necklace follows carrying a brass vessel. Devotees line the aisle: a woman in a white sari on the left presses her palms together, a woman in a yellow and gold sari and another in blue stand near the rail, and men in white dhotis and shirts with bare upper bodies and white-marked foreheads stand with folded hands on the right. The orange-robed central man has distinctive long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial ornaments, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, and a banner on the left wall carries partially visible printed text. The scene suggests a satsang procession.

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March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in white sarees with coloured borders and red or yellow shawls stand at a metal railing on the left. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a white-clad man with a tilak and white dhoti walk along the aisle at centre. On the right, a man in orange holds his palms together facing them. Painted pillars with decorative red, yellow and blue patterns and printed banners line the background.2010-11-03September 12 20102010-09-12December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange walls. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, long swept-back hair and a gold-and-flower garland stands centre, smiling with palms pressed together. Beside him to the right, a shaven-headed young man in orange robes and a white dhoti with a red border holds a brass vessel topped with mango leaves. Left, a woman in a cream sari with a green border and a woman in yellow with a floral sari bow with folded hands; several women in white and blue saris stand at the metal railing behind. Hanging decorations, palm-leaf festoons and a framed picture on the wall complete the scene. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, long hair, gold-and-flower garland, central position) is in person.2010-11-12A procession inside a covered temple corridor with a red carpet runner and metal railings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a shaved-forehead tilak wears a yellow dhoti and a long beaded garland, walking barefoot with hands folded, beneath a red, green and yellow fringed ceremonial parasol. Around him, men in orange robes and white dhotis walk, one holding a video camera. Women in cream and white saris and a few in western dress stand along the railing, hands folded in greeting. Colourful decorated pillars line the corridor and a deity shrine glows with lamps at the far end, while framed photographs hang on the right wall.2010-12-23A photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks down a red carpet toward a shrine where a deity murti is decorated with flowers and draped in red cloth. On the left, men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand holding a tray with offerings, and a few appear to be bald-headed. On the right, women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A wall hanging and a framed picture appear at the left edge, and ceiling fans hang from the roof. a person appearance cue: the saffron robe and long rudraksha mala are present, but the face and overall presentation are not conclusive enough for a confident identification.2010-10-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, hanging leaf-and-flower strings, and tube lights overhead. In the foreground a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti with a white vibhuti band on his forehead walks past the frame. Behind him a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron garment, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala walks with palms pressed together, flanked by saffron-robed sannyasis and many devotees. Women in saffron, lavender, green and white saris and white kurtas stand at a metal railing with hands folded in namaskar, and a deity shrine with brass and colourful decorations is visible on the left. Probable Swamiji is shown in appearance, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces; the scene reads as a temple procession or darshan. Several dozen people are visible.2011-11-29A photograph of a central hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with tall cylindrical pillars in patterned blue, red and yellow. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long flower garland walks barefoot down a red carpet, smiling, with a white-robed attendant beside him holding an orange shawl. Standing along the sides, devotees in white and yellow clothing and women in saris watch, with an attendant in a white dhoti and yellow shawl at the right edge. A metal railing lines the path.2010-08-19December 31 20092009-12-31