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A photo inside a large hall with pink-red curtains and a white ceiling, where devotees gather. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari with a long green-lime fruit garland and gold bangles stands facing a man in white kurta and dhoti who holds his hands out over a red tray of fruit. Behind them several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas, one of them holding a bowl, while a man in white shirt stands at right. Several other people in white and saffron clothing are visible in the background.

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A photograph in a large hall with white ceiling fans and red curtains. On the right, a figure with swept-back hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial orange-and-gold shawl stands with raised hands, smiling, appearing to bless a man in a white shirt who holds a red fruit in cupped hands. Several other people in white and light-coloured clothes stand behind metal barriers, some with folded hands, and a bald man with a white forehead band is partly visible at left. The right-hand figure is an appearance-based a person, with long hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial orange-and-gold shawl, performing a blessing for a devotee.2013-10-04December 11 20112011-12-11A photo of a large indoor hall with cream walls, a white drop ceiling and red banners on the upper wall. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long gold-coloured garland and a white-and-red forehead mark stands smiling and reaching out a hand to take an apple from a woman in a green sari and gold jewellery. A man in a grey-striped shirt and glasses stands behind her, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers is nearby. To the right, a young man with a shaved head wears an orange dhoti and a beaded mala, holding a silver tray. Several other people in orange dhotis with white body markings stand around the room, and a tray of red apples sits in the lower right foreground. a person candidate is visible in the centre, shown by his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold garland. He is receiving a fruit offering from a devotee.2013-09-05 +1 copiesA photo of an indoor ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls, red curtains and ceiling lights. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds a tray of apples and other fruit toward a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a thick rudraksha mala and a red tilak, who raises one palm in blessing. Behind him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stands beside him, and another devotee in white bends low at the tray. Several other men in white stand in the background near a decorated altar with deity murti and gold-framed pictures. The saffron-clad man is shown in appearance-based likeness to Swamiji (probable), wearing a crown-less ochre shawl, rudraksha mala and tilak.2013-09-04October 06 20132013-10-06A photograph of an indoor hall where a man in a white dhoti and shirt, wearing glasses and a black cord, drapes a long garland of green lime-like fruits around the neck of a smiling man in a maroon-brown robe and dhoti with a matching shawl and a beaded necklace. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand and sit, one in a white shirt holds a mobile phone, and a sannyasi kneels at a table. A red tray of apples and sweets sits in the lower right, with a screen and stage backdrop behind. Several people are visible, and a camera operator stands at the right edge.2013-10-30October 30 20132013-10-30September 24 20132013-09-24October 30 20132013-10-30July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold-and-red throne on a stage at the back. A man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, dark hair swept back, a red bindi and gold bangles, stands at the right raising his hand in blessing toward a man in white shirt who bows with folded hands. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand along metal stanchions, and a shaved-headed monk in orange-brown robes with a white tilak and beads stands at the left. Women in colourful salwar kameez watch at the far right.2013-09-12September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copies