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A photograph of an indoor gathering where a man in a saffron-orange robe and a cream turban with a gold ornament stands smiling, wearing a thick red-and-white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads. He holds the hand of a shaven-headed man in a maroon robe who faces him. Another saffron-robed man with beaded necklaces stands to the right, and a small red tray holding items sits in the foreground. Behind them, white-clad and casually dressed people watch, and red-and-gold decorative pillars line the hall. The identity of the central figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no name is assigned.

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A photograph of an indoor ceremony with a smiling man in the centre wearing a cream-coloured turban, an orange saffron garment draped over his shoulders and bare upper torso, a red tilak on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas with a gold necklace. He is reaching forward with his arm extended, handing or receiving something from a man on the left in a brown shirt. To the right, a bare-chested man in an orange saffron cloth with rudraksha bands on his arm stands near him. Behind them are several standing men in white shirts and an ornate pink curtain with orange lamps glowing in the background.2012-04-25April 21 20122012-04-21April 25 20122012-04-25April 21 20122012-04-21Photo inside a hall with red and maroon drapes and an orange banner above. A man in a pale tan turban and orange robe, with rudraksha malas and a gold chain, faces a row of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, several with palms pressed together in anjali. He extends his hand to a bowed devotee, while another man in orange stands at right. Wooden trays of small items and rudraksha beads sit in the foreground. A cameraman is visible at left edge. Roughly six visible people.2012-04-25April 17 20122012-04-17A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall with red curtains and a projection screen behind. A man in a cream-coloured turban, cream dhoti and wrap, and layered red-and-brown beaded necklaces stands smiling and places his hand on the head of an elderly man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Nearby, another man in a white shirt bends forward with hands joined, and a few other devotees stand with palms together. On the right edge, a man in orange clothing stands partly visible.2012-04-18 +1 copiesApril 17 20122012-04-17Photograph of a darshan line at an indoor hall with maroon and white draped tents and hanging orange and blue banners. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands at a wooden tray of small packets, handing an item to a smiling devotee. Beside him, a figure in a cream turban with a long swept-back hair and orange robe, wearing rudraksha malas, hands a red fruit or offering to a waiting devotee. Several men in white shirts and tan shirts, a child in a red top and a boy in a striped shirt stand in line with palms pressed together, while more people in white dhotis stand behind. Appearance-based a person: the turban-wearing figure with long hair, orange robe and rudraksha malas is presenting offerings at the darshan line.2012-04-17A crowded indoor hall with pink-and-cream walls and red curtains where a ritual is taking place. In the foreground a man in maroon-and-gold dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland and a maroon turban with white feather stands beside a bald, bare-chested older priest with white markings on his torso and a rudraksha mala, who holds a small wooden staff. Around them young boys in saffron-orange robes stand close, some holding offerings. Behind them, a woman in maroon sari and a man in maroon robe hold a silver tray near a gold-and-red ornate throne with a deity murti. Several other attendees stand in the background.2013-12-24April 18 20122012-04-18 +1 copiesIndoor ceremony with a row of men with palms pressed together in front of a figure in saffron-orange robes and a cream turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets. He raises one hand in blessing toward a devotee while holding a red box of beads and rudraksha. A second saffron-clad attendant with a shaved head stands at right holding a book, and a man in white with a gold-striped cloth waits behind. Red drapes and a decorated pillar with colourful panels frame the hall. Several devotees appear in white and pale shirts, their hands folded in greeting. The blessing scene suggests darshan.2012-04-17 +1 copies