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A photograph of an indoor hall with tiled walls, ceiling fans and barred windows. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a sash, leans forward and holds the hands of a young woman in a teal and purple dress with a green patterned shawl and a white name badge. Behind her, a man in white shirt and trousers watches, and a row of devotees in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, stand with hands pressed together. A woman in white with a brown handbag stands on the right. The saffron-robed man is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, given the orange robe, head wrap and long hair, and he appears in person.

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A photograph inside a plain indoor hall with tiled pink-brown walls, ceiling fans and tall windows. On the left, a bearded man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap sits facing right, appearing to hand something small to a young woman. She wears a pink-and-white salwar with a white dupatta and holds her cupped hands out. Beside them a man in white shirt and trousers stands watching, and a young man in an orange shirt is behind. Several women in white and blue salwars and kurtas stand in a loose group in the background, one holding a paper, with name badges visible on some. The a person cue of orange robe and head wrap is present, so this is a probable identification, though the person is not clearly distinguishable.2006-12-15A photograph inside a plain room with pink-tiled walls, ceiling fans and large windows. In the left foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap, with a long beard, stands facing right and holds out clasped hands containing offered items to a young woman in a white dress with a name badge. She holds a small notebook or booklet and cups her palms toward him. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with his arms relaxed. Behind them several people in white clothing with lanyards and name badges stand, including a woman in a green sari with gold bangles and a gold necklace who is joining her palms in greeting. Several other people stand in the background among the windows.2006-12-15Indoor photo in a tiled hall with ceiling fans and large windows at an event. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits with an orange cloth draped over the lap, reaching forward with a hand to a woman in a white top and rudraksha mala who holds small cupped hands out to receive something. Beside her a man in white shirt and trousers watches. Behind them a crowd of around twenty people stands, including a woman in a blue sari and several women in white with name badges. The orange-robed figure is shown with a long beard and hair, with the appearance-based cues of saffron clothing, a head wrap and rudraksha-style adornments, so he is a person seated in person.2006-12-15Indoor photo in a hall with pink-tiled walls, ceiling fans and windows. On the left a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with long dark hair and beard, leans forward and hands small white items to a smiling woman in white. Behind her a man in a white shirt and a woman in a pink patterned salwar kameez watch, and a standing crowd in white clothes fills the background.2006-12-15Photograph inside a hall with ceiling fans and tiled walls, showing a figure in orange saffron robes with an orange head wrap and long dark hair, seated at left with a gloved hand extended. Opposite, a smiling woman in a light blue saree with a blue blouse and a small bindi greets him with joined palms. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands behind her, and a crowd of women in white and blue saris and white uniforms watches from the background.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15Indoor photo in a plain hall with tiled walls, ceiling fans and barred windows. On the left, a man in an orange robe with an orange head wrap sits facing a woman in a pink salwar kameez with a floral print who smiles while holding a round stainless steel tray with offerings toward him. A man in a white shirt stands beside them and a young man in an orange top is behind. Several women stand to the right in white, green, blue and pink saris and salwar kameez, some with garlands or folded hands. The robed figure shows distinctive saffron clothing and head wrap, but appearance alone is insufficient to confirm identity, so he is described by role as a sannyasi receiving an offering.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15Indoor photo in a hall with ceiling fans, tiled walls and large windows. A figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long dark hair, extends an object to a woman in a beige and brown striped sari with gold-edged border and a small badge. Beside her, a woman in a yellow floral sari with a red blouse stands with hands pressed together. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands nearby, and a row of women in white and pastel saris and a man in white line the background, several wearing name badges. a person (orange head wrap, orange robes and long flowing hair, identified by appearance cues only) is handing something to the devotee in the center, a satsang-style exchange.2006-12-15Indoor photograph in a hall with pink-tiled walls, ceiling fans and windows. In the left foreground a man in long flowing orange robes with a matching orange head wrap leans forward, offering something from a plate to a woman in a green sari with an orange-gold border, gold bangles and an identity badge, who holds her cupped hands out. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white trousers, and other attendees in white and blue saris, watch. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with a sannyasi in saffron, but the identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a kitchen-style hall where a man in an orange turban and orange robe with long dark hair sits on a metal counter, smiling and handing food from a steel vessel to a woman in white with a long braid. Around them stand a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala beside an older man in white, a woman in white with a single braid and others in white and red sarees, with onlookers crowding behind. Tiled pink walls and steel utensils fill the background. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long hair, orange turban and orange clothing with rudraksha beads, a person cue, but the appearance is only partly clear from this angle, so identity is uncertain.2006-12-15