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Photograph of a ritual scene under a corrugated metal shelter with yellow railings. A man in a rust-red robe with long dark hair sits on a stone ledge while a devotee in a saffron-orange top with flower garland bends forward and touches his feet; a girl in orange sits beside. Petals and flowers lie on the ground in front. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands at right holding sandals and gesturing. Other devotees in white and blue clothing stand behind, some with folded hands and a tray of offerings. A padapuja-style feet-worship scene. The man in rust robes has long hair and a shawl, a distinctive cue for the event's honoured guru, so the appearance label is probable Swamiji (probable), seated in person.

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January 04 20182018-01-04Outdoors under a corrugated metal shelter with yellow-painted railings, a man with long dark hair and a beard sits on a concrete ledge in a rust-orange robe, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. His bare feet rest on a red pot decorated with pink and yellow flower petals. A devotee in a white dhoti and shirt kneels beside him with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another man in a white shirt stands behind them. At left, a younger man with curly hair wears an orange shirt with a flower garland and sits on the ledge. On the right, a shirtless man with long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala wears a white dhoti with gold border and holds sandals, smiling. Several onlookers stand in the background, some holding phones. The seated robed man has long hair and a sannyasi appearance, though the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A photo inside a covered, yellow-railed pavement shelter where a man in a rust-red robe with long dark hair stands on a stone platform while a kneeling attendant in orange robes bends to his feet, with a brass tray of marigold flowers and petals at the base. Around them, several people in white dhotis with gold borders stand with hands folded or touching, including a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse and a bindi. A young attendant on the right, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and a rust-coloured tassel, holds a pair of sandals. The setting is an open outdoor walkway with a corrugated metal roof and a yellow-and-white sign on the wall. The scene shows padapuja-style foot veneration in a devotional procession setting.2018-01-04A photograph under a yellow-railed metal shelter with a corrugated roof, showing a group of devotees around a seated man in a rust-red robe with long dark hair. He sits on a low concrete ledge with his legs folded, hands raised in greeting, and a pile of pink flower petals lies at his feet. To the right, a young man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold-bordered white dhoti and shawl stands holding leather sandals and speaking. Around them, people in white dhotis, an orange-clad sadhu with flower garlands, a woman in a dark sari, and a man in a blue shirt press in, some with hands folded in namaskar. Nothing in the scene is a clearly identifiable throne or ritual setting; the seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues alone.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Photograph of a devotional gathering in a covered, yellow-railed enclosure with a corrugated roof. A bearded man in a rust-red saffron cloth and rudraksha mala stands centre, hands on hips, with long hair falling down his back; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but his face is not used for identification and the cues are only partly distinctive. Beside him a woman in a red-orange garment and rudraksha mala kneels near a brass pot of pink and yellow flower petals. A man in an orange-saffron top and white dhoti bends over the pot at lower left. Others in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, including a woman in a green saree and a man at right holding a pair of wooden sandals, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala with an orange tassel.2018-01-04A photograph of a ritual padapuja in a covered, yellow-railed area with a corrugated roof. A man in a rust-red robe with long dreadlocks and a tilak stands on a stone step while a man in white dhoti kneels and offers flowers and water at his feet, which rest on a red cloth with pink and yellow garlands. Around them, a man in an orange top kneels with a hand on the railing, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas holds sandals, and several devotees in white clothes stand nearby, some with orange garments. The man in the rust-red robe is a candidate for a person, based on long hair, saffron-toned robe, and rudraksha malas, shown as a devotee receiving the puja.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A covered yellow-railed shelter where a seated man in a rust-red wrap and bare feet smiles, flanked by devotees. A man in saffron-orange clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at left; a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari presses her palms together; an older man in white folds his hands. On the right, a bare-chested man with long locks, rudraksha malas and a gold-bordered white dhoti holds a pair of sandals. Several onlookers stand behind the railing. The seated man has long dark hair and a bare chest visible beneath the red wrap, which is consistent with the page's a person reference but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a seated figure rather than a confirmed identification.2018-01-04