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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a white-draped platform, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears saffron-orange robes, a long white and multicoloured flower garland, gold bangles, a gold chain and a red bindi, with long dark hair. His hands are raised in a gesture as he speaks. Behind him is a decorated deity murti with gold ornaments and jewelled adornments, beneath a white canopy with red fringe. A tiered silver kalasha-style vessel sits on a brass tray at right, and a partly visible person stands at the left edge. The wall is painted turquoise with a green leafy motif and the ceiling is orange. Swamiji (probable) is seated in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style garland and ceremonial gold adornments.

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a long white and red-blue-pink flower garland performs an offering with raised hands near his head while eyes are closed. A microphone stands in front of him. A tiered silver meru-shaped vessel sits on a brass tray at right. Behind him is a decorated deity murti adorned with gold and jewelled ornaments and a white canopy with red fringe. The room has an orange ceiling and a painted green leaf decoration on the wall. A bracelet and a gold bead necklace are visible. A red tilak mark is on his forehead, and a rudraksha or bead mala hangs at his chest. The scene looks like a devotional offering or discourse. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the seated figure, identified by the robe and flower garland, with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.2006-05-21A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a white-covered seat, eyes closed, both palms raised above his head in a devotional gesture while singing or chanting into a microphone on a stand. He wears saffron-orange robes, a multi-strand gold necklace and gold bangles, with a long white, red and blue flower garland around his shoulders. Beside him is a tiered silver meru-shaped vessel on a gold tray. Behind him stands a richly decorated deity murti in gold and jewelled ornaments, with a white and red umbrella canopy above and an orange ceiling. A small leafy garland decorates the wall at right. Another person's head is partly visible at the left edge.2006-05-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland and a heavy gold necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead, and gestures upward with one raised hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him is an orange and red draped backdrop with garlands and a deity murti partly visible at top left. A brass or gold kalasha-shaped vessel sits on a gold tray in the foreground, and a second seated person in white clothes is in the lower left foreground with their back to the camera, while another person in white stands at the far right edge.2006-05-21A seated man in saffron robes, with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold necklace and a white-and-multicolour flower garland, speaks into a microphone with one hand raised. Behind him is a deity murti draped in orange and a small orange-cloth backdrop. In front stands a golden Maha Meru on a gold tray, topped with a red flower. Two men in white clothes sit nearby: one in profile at lower left and one at right in a white garment with a maroon stole.2006-05-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white and multicolored flower garland sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone stand. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold chain around his neck. Behind him is an ornately decorated deity murti draped in green, orange and pink garlands, with a silver umbrella canopy above. Before him on a white-draped table sit a silver kalasha-style vessel, a tiered brass pyramid-shaped Meru, and a silver pot. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge and another partly visible at the right.2006-05-21A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead raises his right hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a white garland with red, blue and pink bands, a gold chain and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind him, an orange-draped deity murti decorated with garlands sits on a white-covered platform. In the foreground, a seated devotee in white with his back to the camera faces him, and a gold Meru-shaped vessel with a pink flower sits on a gold tray. On the right, a man in white with a red-bordered shawl sits near the wall. This appears to be a satsang or discourse setting.2006-05-21A seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a red bindi speaks into a microphone on an ornate gold throne with lion armrests and red cushions. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha-style gold necklace and a garland of white, red and purple flowers. Hands are raised in discourse. Behind the throne hangs a gold canopy with floral garlands and a backdrop of red, purple and yellow floral arches. In the foreground, fruit, a flower-decorated deity murti, and a bowl of oranges sit on a white-draped table. An attendant in orange and white stands at the right holding a tall gold staff. Probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha and gold necklace, seated on a throne during satsang).2008-01-01January 12 20092009-01-12A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala of white and multicolored flower garlands around his shoulders, and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on a white cushion speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him stands a richly decorated deity murti with a silver crown, a golden face and an orange and green garland, set against a blue wall with a gold-and-green hanging. A silver ceremonial staff stands at left. In the lower foreground, the back of another seated person's head is visible, and at right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits beside a gold kalasha-like vessel on a tray. Green flower decorations hang on the wall at upper right.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of a seated figure in orange saffron robes and a white-and-multicolour flower garland, with a rudraksha-style bead and gold necklace, leading a ritual with hands joined in namaskar before a microphone stand. The figure has long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi. Behind on the left is a decorated deity murti draped in green, pink and white garlands, under an ornate canopy. A silver pyramidal Maha Meru vessel sits on a brass tray on the white-covered table, with silver pots in the foreground. A second man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits at right with hands folded. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a person leading a puja or arathi.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21