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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a silver-framed seat and marigold offerings. A man seated on the right in maroon-red robes with a white and red flower garland laughs warmly, sitting in front of a silver-framed throne-like seat. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange shawls and robes stand and sit, including a man in brown robes with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a grey hooded vest and saffron shawl smiling. A shaved-headed man in white with a saffron shawl sits cross-legged on the left. A trident is visible at the left edge and a red canopy is overhead, with a painted deity image on the wall to the right. The scene looks like a lighthearted satsang gathering. The seated man with the garland is identified only by his appearance and role.

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January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon shawl over dark red robes and a red-and-white flower garland, receiving an orange cloth from a kneeling bearded man in a cream kurta and olive vest with an orange shawl. Around them, shaven-headed monks in orange and saffron robes, one with a rudraksha mala, stand and sit on a mosaic-tiled floor. The seated figure sits on a silver ornate throne-like chair with a zebra-striped cushion. The seated figure has long hair and a red-maroon shawl, but no unambiguous cues, so identity is unsure. Several devotees in orange stoles watch, and a bare-shouldered monk in orange and red looks down.2014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22A photo of an outdoor temple setting where a man seated on a leopard-patterned mat wears a maroon robe, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, smiling as a devotee in red and orange robes bows low and another man in an orange shawl presses a hand to his chest. The seated man is a plausible in-person candidate given his swept hair, ornate beaded necklace and ceremonial garland, though this is an appearance-based label only; the bowing devotee, standing monks in orange and maroon, and a hooded person in an olive jacket are also present. Behind them are a silver-clad altar with lion reliefs, a stone lion statue, orange and red cloth, and a small crowd of onlookers.2014-01-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a red-and-orange sanctuary wall and a carved stone shrine. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a maroon robe with gold trim and a long white and red flower garland with a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate silver-framed seat with a tiger-striped cushion, smiling. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, maroon robe, flower garland and rudraksha mala). Seated on the ground before him is a bearded man in a green vest over white clothes with an orange shawl, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes stands beside a child in a hooded pink jacket. Other saffron-clad sannyasis sit to the left, and a deity mural and marigold-decorated shrine appear behind.2014-01-22 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where several people in orange and maroon clothing gather around a silver-covered shrine panel with carved reliefs. In the centre, a smiling man in maroon robes and a white and red flower garland holds an orange cloth that a kneeling devotee in an orange shawl bows toward. Beside them, another man in brown-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and a young person in a pink jacket with an orange shawl looks on. A red and gold canopy stands behind them, and a man in an orange cap and red sweater stands at left with hands folded. Marigolds lie on the shrine ledge, and a stone figure sits at the right edge.2014-01-22Outdoor group photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and red cloth offerings tied to its branches. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stand and sit, several holding silver trident staffs and one woman holding a silver staff with a red and gold parasol above. A young shaved-head boy in pink and saffron sits on a red rug in front, and a bearded man in saffron sits at the lower left.2014-01-22A crowded indoor courtyard gathering of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans, many wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces and white vibhuti tripundra on their foreheads. Several sit cross-legged on the floor in front of an ornate carved wooden throne-like seat with a brass kalasha and a small Ganesha figure nearby. Behind them stands a red-walled building with a wooden door and pillars, and a few more people in orange move about in the background. Some participants wear gold ornaments and bangles; one wears glasses and a white dhoti-style garment. The atmosphere suggests an ashram satsang or ritual assembly.2017-08-08 +2 copiesJanuary 22 20142014-01-22