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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and flower garlands on the sofa beside him, extending a hand toward devotees. Four devotees stand barefoot in front of him with palms pressed together in namaste: an older man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a gold chain, a younger man in a white shirt and grey trousers, and two women in white sarees with gold borders, one with a long braid. Red plastic stools, fruit, a white cloth on the floor and a white wall fan are visible in a plain room.

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long dark hairstyle and multiple rudraksha malas, seated on a white sofa and smiling as he holds hands with a seated devotee in a white kurta. Two more seated men, one in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and one in cream with a mala, sit on red stools, and a woman in white sits at the right edge. Before them on a white cloth are silver puja vessels, a silver conch-shaped vessel, a kalasha with flowers, marigold petals and a dish of offerings. Four physical people are visible, with the saffron-robed man presented as a person by his long swept hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing.2008-08-13Indoor photo in a white-walled room with a white sofa and an electric fan. A figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas sits on the sofa, its arm extended to a seated man in white kurta and grey trousers who clasps the robed figure's hands. Beside him, a man in cream kurta with a rudraksha mala sits on a red stool. At right, a woman in white clothes kneels on a white cloth. In front stand silver puja vessels, a conch shell, a silver kalasha and scattered yellow and orange flowers. The robed figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, with long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha malas, shown in person receiving devotees.2008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13A photograph of devotees performing pada puja in a plain white-walled room with a grey sofa and a white fan. A smiling figure with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl and wearing a multicoloured yellow, white and purple flower garland, sits on the sofa with a visible kumkum mark on the forehead. Seated on the floor in front of him, devotees in white and yellow clothing face him; a woman in a white sari with gold border holds her hands together in greeting, and a young man in a beige shirt sits beside her. A bearded man in an orange robe and orange dhoti stands at the right by the doorway, and a young woman in yellow salwar kameez sits on a red plastic chair at the right edge. Flower petals lie on the floor.2008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13A photograph of a padapuja house visit in a plain white-walled room. A central figure with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a rust-red wrap sits on an orange-covered cushion, smiling with hands folded. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold adornments. A devotee in white dhoti and a red-and-yellow flower garland kneels with palms pressed together before them. A young sannyasi in orange cloth stands behind holding a box of fruit. An older man in glasses and white clothes and a woman in white with apple and steel vessel also attend.2014-07-07A photo of a puja in a bare-walled room with a white sofa and a standing fan. A figure in an orange robe with a long multicolored flower garland sits on a white cloth-covered floor mat before a brass tray of offerings, silver vessels, a conch-like kalasha and a platter of petals. Around them, devotees with palms pressed together kneel or sit: a man in a white shirt, a woman in a white sari, a man in a white shirt on the left, and a woman in a peach-colored robe in the foreground. A younger man in an orange shawl kneels with hands folded, and a woman in an orange robe stands at the right edge. The seated figure has a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle and orange ornate clothing, consistent with a person presence receiving padapuja.2008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13August 13 20082008-08-13July 09 20102010-07-09