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A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall during a ritual. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red cloth over his shoulders and a white-and-orange garland, sits with palms pressed together in prayer behind a microphone on a stand. Before him is a low platform of white bricks scattered with yellow marigold petals and a steel vessel holding incense sticks. Two large trishula standards, one silver and one gold, stand against the wall. Orange curtains frame a window at left. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit to the left, and a child watches from behind them.

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December 24 20072007-12-24A photograph of a ceremonial gathering with a large silver trident standing at the left edge. A long-haired man in an orange robe and white flower garland with rudraksha beads speaks into a microphone while holding a small object. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him, a woman in orange and a man in an orange shawl sit with others; a woman in white with folded hands looks on, and a fan is at the right. Marigold petals lie on a white stone platform in the foreground.2007-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a ritual inside a white-walled room with orange curtains. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white-and-green flower garland sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone on a stand. Around him, several men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit in a row, some with sandalwood tilak and rudraksha malas. In front is a low white-brick fire pit or homa structure decorated with yellow marigold petals and a metal bowl. A golden staff and a silver trident stand against the wall behind them.2007-12-24A photograph of a seated ritual ceremony. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white and multicolored flower garland sits cross-legged in front of a microphone, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, with eyes closed and hands held together. Behind him, a row of men in saffron shawls and white dhotis sit on a mat, several with white tilaks and ash marks. A brass lamp, a steel bowl, fruit and flower offerings and yellow marigold petals lie on a white platform in front, and a brass and metal stand stands at right. Probable Swamiji appearance cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, with the figure leading the proceedings. Visible people: about ten.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a white-walled hall with orange drapes. Centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, an orange garment and a white flower garland with a rudraksha mala sits behind a microphone stand, gesturing with one hand over a low white brick altar strewn with yellow marigold petals. Around him, young men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor; one at left wears a rudraksha mala and another has a white forehead marking. At right, a bespectacled man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits beside a golden ceremonial staff and silver trident. In the background, a woman in white and orange draws back an orange curtain, and a large orange cloth hangs from the window. Incense sticks stand in a metal holder at left. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated centre with long hair, orange garb, garland and rudraksha mala, presiding over the ritual.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25