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Outdoor photo of a seated man in orange robes with long dark hair, a garland of white jasmine and multicolour flowers, and a red bindi, holding a microphone in one hand and reaching out to receive a terracotta pot filled with offerings. A woman in a white blouse and blue waist cloth bends forward to offer it, and a small black digital photo frame sits beside him. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dress with lanyard badges and yellow shawls stands watching, with a blue plastic drum at left. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and a garland mark a person, seated as a speaker receiving an offering.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Indoor ritual gathering at an ashram hall with red curtains. A young man in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala stands centre-right, hands raised toward the head of a seated woman in a blue blouse, placing blessing or healing touch. Nearby, a woman in a blue sari with a braid and a bald man in orange stand in the crowd. Behind, a man in orange with a sash and a man in white with a mala watch. On the right, a woman in white holds a tray with a banana, coconut, rudraksha beads, flowers and small offering items. Many devotees in white and orange surround the scene, and a white ceremonial arrangement is on the right edge.2008-03-27July 17 20082008-07-17Outdoor photograph of a procession beneath a red umbrella with colourful tassels. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a multicoloured flower garland, sits smiling and holds a microphone near a black tablet. Around him women and men in white clothes with yellow sashes crowd close, some raising hands, and a person in white stands at right holding a silver ceremonial staff. Trees and buildings appear in the background.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor ritual gathering under trees where a central figure in a red-orange turban, red-orange dhoti-style garment and a long white and yellow flower garland with a gold necklace sits before a large silver tray or plate. Around them, men and women in white and orange-red shawls sit on the ground and hold brass plates of fruit, bananas, sweets and offerings, with a silver framed panel nearby. A dense crowd of devotees with rudraksha malas and orange robes surrounds the scene. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a red turban, long flower garland and gold necklace, a qualifying presentation.2014-12-17December 25 20092009-12-25July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a Gurupoornima devotional scene under a white canopy. A long-haired figure in a red and orange garment with a pink and green patterned shawl, and white markings on the forehead, holds a large silver bowl of grains toward a bald, older man in white clothes with a lanyard. Another hand reaches to receive it. Behind them, a woman in orange with gold bangles, a woman in a white sari, and other attendees in white and orange stand among flower garlands and a golden staff-like ritual object. Multiple people crowd the tent, and a partly visible figure in orange sits in the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or offering exchange.2009-07-07A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a garland of yellow flowers and a multicoloured flower-bead garland reaches forward, placing a hand over a red-and-white offering vessel held by a woman in white sari with gold border and a gold-trimmed blouse who kneels with head bowed. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and eyeglasses kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, rows of seated and standing devotees in white, including women in white saris and a woman in a yellow shawl wearing rudraksha-style beads, watch the ritual in a hall with a purple wall and a red cloth on the floor.2010-02-15January 01 20082008-01-01