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A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a riverside stone terrace. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a black waist sash, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. He sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat. Around him seated devotees meditate with eyes closed: a woman in a maroon top with rudraksha beads, a man in glasses and white, a woman in a purple shawl with a gold pendant. A standing attendant in white clothes holds a long wooden staff at the right edge. Bags and water bottles lie on the stone steps behind.

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Outdoor riverside gathering on stone ghats with a crowd of devotees seated on the steps. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads match the candidate cues. Beside him, a standing man in white kurta with a long rudraksha mala holds a tall wooden staff. Around them, devotees in white, maroon and purple clothing sit with bags and water bottles. A brass kalasha/vessel and an orange cloth lie in the foreground.2006-05-22Outdoor photo of a group sitting on a patterned green mat on stone pavement beside a tall stone wall, praying with palms pressed together. In the centre a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark and a gold-and-orange flower garland sits with eyes closed. Beside him, a man in saffron robes with a bearded face and glasses sits with hands folded. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts, a bald man in white, and a man in orange with a maroon-edged shawl and garland kneel or sit with hands joined. A uniformed police officer stands in the background, and devotees, mostly in white or orange, fill the surrounding crowd.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with a stone wall behind. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace sits cross-legged on a patterned green mat with palms pressed together in prayer. Around them, devotees in white and orange sit or stand with hands folded, including a man in white with a shaved head and tilak, and a bald older man in white dhoti with beaded mala. Several people in orange garments and marigold garlands kneel nearby. A tall stone wall and a pink-painted structure frame the background, with a crowd standing further back.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08August 03 20082008-08-03May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in orange robes seated cross-legged with hands clasped in his lap, eyes lowered, on a leopard-print cushion beside microphone stands, with a blurred city background. In the foreground, a bald-to-grey-haired devotee in a white striped shirt and rudraksha mala bows forward, and another person in orange robes leans in at the bottom edge. The seated man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and a red mark on his forehead, cues consistent with Swamiji (probable) giving a talk to devotees. Visible people: three, the seated man and two bowing devotees.2006-05-23February 24 20072007-02-24Close photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, eyes lowered, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads. Behind him, a man in a white shirt with an orange thread and a woman in a red-and-white sari also stand with folded hands. The setting is outdoors with blurred background figures.2006-05-22Outdoor photo of a seated group on a bare stone floor beside a plain stone wall at a temple. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headwrap and a long gold-and-orange beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, a person. Around him, devotees in orange and white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in prayer, some with folded hands, and a uniformed police officer stands behind. A teal patterned mat lies in front, and an orange cloth is held by a seated devotee at right. Crowd standing in the background.2010-01-08A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone wall. In the centre a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and layered orange-and-gold beaded necklaces sits cross-legged on a green patterned mat with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing sit or stand with hands folded, including a bald man in white with a sacred thread, and a uniformed police officer stands behind the crowd. A man in the right foreground in orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl also sits with folded hands, and a few people hold mobile phones. A satsang or darshan-style gathering of about 25 people is visible.2010-01-08May 27 20062006-05-27