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Outdoor riverside gathering on stone steps beside a fast-moving river with rocks. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi on the forehead and a saffron orange cloth wrapped over bare shoulders sits cross-legged before a microphone on a stand, speaking. Beside him to the left, another man in saffron robes and a gold necklace sits. A standing man in a long white kurta stands behind them. Seated devotees in the foreground face the speaker, and a row of brass kalasha pots and a stack of wood sit on the platform at right. Behind, people in casual clothes and saris stand along the riverbank.

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Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat. A young man in orange robes with a gold-and-beaded necklace and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on an orange cloth beside a center figure in orange robes with long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. Brass vessels and a plate of green fruit sit in front of them. Behind, a crowd of onlookers stands and sits on the bank, including a woman in a pink-and-blue sari and a man in a white BASS 19 t-shirt. A microphone stands at the right edge. The river flows in the background.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on stone steps by a river, with pebbled banks and people bathing behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a shawl sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, hands raised in a gesture, before a microphone stand. Beside him, seated men in orange robes wear garlands and tilak marks, and brass pots, plates of fruit and offerings are arranged on the cloth. Standing behind is a man in white kurta-style clothing near the mic. Seated devotees in white, orange and green clothing face the ritual, and women in red and orange saris and children stand watching at right. A brass deity murti sits on a small wooden stand at right. The swamiji candidate is appearance-based: a figure with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a shawl, seated centrally.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on an orange cloth-covered platform beside a river. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a red forehead mark sits cross-legged in the centre, gesturing with raised hands while speaking into a standing microphone; the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron robe) are consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji in person. A younger man in orange robes and a garland sits to the left beside brass and steel vessels, a tray of fruit, marigold flowers and a brass lamp. Standing devotees behind include a man in a white kurta, a young man in a green t-shirt, and a girl in orange; a woman in an orange sari with a child in blue stands nearby, and a seated woman in pink and yellow sits by the water. Seated devotees in the foreground face the speaker.2008-06-28A photograph of an outdoor satsang or discourse on a raised platform with a city of pale buildings blurred behind. A figure with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange robe, sits before a microphone on a stand and speaks. Beside and behind them, seated devotees in orange and white robes listen, including a woman in an orange shawl and a man in orange with sunglasses. A red-and-white object and a red cloth are at the lower left, and a pink flower is at the top edge. Swamiji (probable) appears in appearance-based form, seated and speaking with a rudraksha mala and long hair.2006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04A homa is performed on a riverside stone platform draped with orange cloth. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak and an orange wrap sits cross-legged before a rectangular metal fire pit where flames rise from wood. Beside him to the left, a man in an orange wrap and a gold necklace holds a brass plate of wood offerings. Further left, a man in orange wears a gold necklace. Mango fruit, brass vessels, a kalasha-type pot, marigold petals and a microphone on a stand are arranged on the cloth. Behind them a small child in a green top stands, and devotees and bathers are visible along the riverbank.2008-06-28A man with long dark hair and a short beard, dressed in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, speaks into a microphone on a stand at an outdoor event. Seated beside him to the right is a man in orange robes with a moustache, and a woman in orange clothing sits near the edge of the frame. Blurred buildings are visible in the background, and white and red cloth edges appear in the foreground. The speaker's distinctive long hair and saffron robes are presented as a person cues, and the page attributes this event to the 2006 Himalaya Yatra.2006-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoor riverside ritual on the banks of a fast-flowing river with pebbled shore. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair, performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp and bell-like implement on a raised orange cloth. Two younger attendants in orange sit or kneel beside him, one with a bare head holding a pot. A small deity murti dressed in green and white sits on a brass stand beside a red-cloth offering, and a flat iron pan with offerings rests in front. Devotees in white and orange sit on the cloth; a crowd of local men, women in red and orange saris, and children stand watching on the stony bank. Several people bathe in the river behind. A white-clad man at left holds hands folded in prayer.2008-06-28May 24 20062006-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20062006-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20062006-05-24 +1 copies