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A photograph of a seated ceremony. A person with long dark hair and a white flower garland, dressed in orange, bows forward and holds a hand over a silver tray of fruit, flowers and offerings. Beside them, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe, orange head cloth, rudraksha-style beads and a gold chain offers the tray, wearing glasses. A microphone stands in front. Behind them, seated devotees in orange, yellow and white garments, several wearing saffron shawls, watch. A red pillar and orange cloth hang at right. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly established, so the identity is uncertain.

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December 26 20092009-12-26A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual at an outdoor pavilion with a fire pit of bricks and flames at lower right. A bald-headed man in orange robes and an orange turban-style cap, with gold beads and a gold necklace, kneels at left, leaning toward the ritual with his hands extended. Beside him, a person with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sits cross-legged holding a brass plate of food with a ladle, facing a microphone stand. Marigold and yellow flowers lie on plates and the floor, and a brass vessel sits near the fire. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing stand and sit, and a row of orange and white floral garlands hangs at right. Swamiji appearance cues are present: long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, so the seated figure is a probable match for the Swamiji candidate.2009-12-26July 09 20122012-07-09A photograph of a temple-hall ritual in an open, covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-washed walls. A priest with a bare chest and grey hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with gold border, holds a brass tray of green leaves toward a man seated on an orange cushioned chair. That seated man wears an orange robe, a white-and-cream garland of flowers, a white tilak and white markings on his arms, with long dark hair swept back; he appears to be a person receiving the offering, with his long swept-back hair, orange robe and flower garland as the qualifying cues. Another orange-robed man stands behind, and seated devotees in white and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari sit on the floor, with a red mat below. A standing man in a white shirt watches at right, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind.2010-07-21February 02 20102010-02-02Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual platform. A fire burns in a yellow-orange brick fire pit decorated with red and pink flower petals, with a white jasmine garland along its edge. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long, swept-back dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark and a long beaded orange mala sits cross-legged at a microphone, hands joined in prayer, with an orange cloth beneath him. Beside him a second priest in orange with a maroon headcloth, gold chain and glasses tends the fire, placing offerings into it. Trays of fruit, bananas, apples, pineapple and brass lamps sit at the left, and a brass vessel with a kumkum-marked cloth is at the right. Behind them a large seated crowd in white clothing fills the ground, with a white banner and lights in the background. Probable Swamiji seated at the microphone with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style orange mala, presiding over the homa.2010-02-12December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor evening photo at a gathering. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair stands center, offering a silver plate with a yellow object and garland to a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with white tripundra markings on his forehead and gold-bead necklaces, who holds the plate. On the left, a smiling woman in a red and gold sari holds a microphone and a teal folder. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees wears orange shawls and scarves, with a few in white. A bright spotlight and dark night background frame the scene.2012-07-09Night outdoor homa ceremony at a raised orange-painted brick fire pit with an open flame, surrounded by flower garlands, fruit, brass vessels and offerings. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas sits at a microphone, his forehead marked with white. Beside him a second man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass plate and pours or offers from it. Behind them a large seated crowd, many with hands pressed in prayer, fills the dim open-air space.2010-02-12July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a ritual exchange in an outdoor setting against an orange wall. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak on forehead and upper arm, wearing saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-bead ceremonial necklace, is seated and reaching toward a steel tray of green leaves. Beside him, a bearded older man in a red shawl over orange robes bends forward holding the tray, while another hands over a plate of yellow and pink flowers. Behind them stand several men in orange and white clothing, one bald man wearing glasses, and a man in white dhoti at right. The gathering suggests a puja or abhishekam offering. A logo appears at top left and a copyright line at bottom right.2010-07-21September 14 20152015-09-14