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A photograph of a seated ritual in a hall with patterned gold wallpaper. On the right, a figure in an orange-red turban, orange-red robe, heavy gold necklaces and a gold armband sits on a brown leather chair, extending one arm forward. Before them, a man in white clothes with a red-orange shawl kneels and bows with palms joined, receiving the touch on his forehead. Behind them, seated and standing women in white, orange and red shawls watch; one woman in a red sari holds a rudraksha mala. A brass vessel and a gold-framed pole are in the foreground. The figure in the turban appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, including the ornate turban, saffron clothing and gold ornaments.

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July 12 20152015-07-12A seated figure in an orange-red turban, saffron-orange robes, a long gold necklace and a gold ornamental pendant, wrist bangles and earrings, reaches out to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in white with an orange-red shawl whose hands are pressed together in greeting. A brown leather throne-style chair and a tall gold staff stand beside them. Around them, many seated and standing women in white and orange-red shawls sit on the floor of a hall with patterned gold-and-purple wall panels, and a white-haired man in white stands in the background. The kneeling man in white receives the touch at the forehead.2015-07-12A photograph from a KAILASA event in a room with patterned gold wallpaper. In the foreground a man in white ritual clothes with an orange shawl kneels at left with hands pressed together in namaskar, facing a seated woman at right. She wears a rust-orange turban, a rust-orange sari with gold border, a heavy gold necklace with ornate pendant, bangles and a small lapel microphone, and sits on a brown leather chair. Behind them a woman in a dark-red sari sits with a rudraksha mala, and a crowd of women in white and orange-red shawls sits or stands along the back. The seated woman is presented as a central figure, but no appearance-based cues qualify her as the a person candidate, so she is described by role only.2015-07-12Photo of a seated ritual session in an ornate hall with brown leather armchair and gold-patterned walls. A figure in an orange-red turban, orange robe, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and gold bangles sits on the chair, extending one hand to touch the head of a man in white kurta with an orange shawl who kneels before him. Behind them, a woman in an orange-red wrap speaks into a microphone, and a gold staff stands at the left. Around them, women in white and orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand and sit watching. A seated woman in an orange shawl is at the lower left. The scene is a visible blessing or initiation exchange.2015-07-12October 21 20152015-10-21September 06 20152015-09-06March 16 20142014-03-16August 22 20152015-08-22October 25 20152015-10-25Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate brown throne-style chair in a hall with patterned gold wallpaper, facing a large seated audience. The central figure wears an orange-red turban, a gold-and-beads necklace and a patterned orange garment, with hands raised in a mudra. A tall golden trident stands beside the chair, and a small table holds a microphone and a steel tumbler. Most of the audience wear white or orange-red clothing and orange shawls, with several holding microphones and some people standing at the back.2015-07-12October 26 20152015-10-26Devotees gather in a red-draped temple room with golden pillars and brass lamps. In the foreground, a seated figure in a rust-orange wrap, rudraksha mala and gold bangles extends a hand as an elderly man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows low to touch it. Behind them, a bald priest in a saffron-brown dhoti with a white-and-gold beaded necklace stands near a golden staff, while women in cream and green saris and headscarves look on. A pale-yellow sari wearer with a rudraksha mala raises a finger to her lips. Several other people stand in the background. The seated figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone; the scene is darshan with pada-puja-style respect.2015-10-26