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A photograph of an indoor devotional encounter in a wood-panelled room with a mirror and carved wooden cabinets. In front, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron garment with a maroon border kneels or bends forward, offering a tray of bananas and fruit on a steel plate to an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows. An older woman in a gold saree and eyeglasses stands behind the tray, and another woman in a pink-and-maroon saree stands at the right with palms pressed together in anjali. Several seated devotees are partly visible at the lower edges.

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Indoor photo of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a red top, receiving a tray of green bananas from a standing older man in a white shirt and white dhoti. A man in orange robes with a shaved head kneels in front, holding the tray's edge. The tray also holds a framed picture and a garland of white flowers. A woman in a gold sari and gold bangles stands behind, and a wooden cabinet and mirror are in the background. a person (appearance cues: long swept-back hair, red top) is the seated man receiving the offering.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a darshan moment in a plain room with pale green walls and yellow striped curtains. A seated man in saffron robes and a red and white flower garland receives a tray from an older woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles. Beside her a younger woman in a white and yellow-bordered sari holds an offering. A man in white dhoti stands at left, and a second saffron-robed attendant stands at right. A wooden table holds a box with compartments, apples and a small brass item. a person: the seated man has long dark hair, a tilak, a red and white garland and saffron robes, and the page identifies the event as involving a person; appearance cues are consistent but the seat is not a throne.2010-01-19October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with dark wooden pillars and a wall-mounted framed mirror. An elderly man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a white flower garland, stands bent forward at right, offering to a woman in a red sari with a red garland who kneels on a patterned floor rug. A younger man in orange robes kneels beside her, holding a silver tray of green bananas, while a woman in a red top kneels at left. A standing man in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace watches at left, and several men in white and orange garments stand in the background. Flower petals and a brass container sit on a low wooden table in the foreground.2008-10-15July 10 20142014-07-10 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a gold necklace, sits in a wooden armchair with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in white dhoti and shirt kneels before him, pouring water from a brass vessel over his bare foot, while a woman in a red blouse and gold sari assists. A silver plate holds white flowers and offerings. Around them, devotees sit on the floor in orange, yellow, green and blue saris and saffron robes; a woman in a pink sari stands at the right with hands folded. The room has wooden cabinets and a mirror, with a small table and books nearby. The scene resembles a padapuja ritual of foot-washing with a water vessel.2008-10-15July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a plain white-walled room. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with white flower garlands and green leaf garland smiles and holds a silver tray of bananas, mangoes and offerings. Across from him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded necklaces holds the other side of the tray. An older man in a gold-patterned shawl and white dhoti with a red tilak stands in the centre, and a man in a white shirt on the left looks on. Several people stand nearby, and a microphone is visible at the bottom. The saffron-robed man has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing, consistent with the probable Swamiji cues.2007-01-12October 15 20082008-10-15