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Photograph of a temple or ashram gathering. In the foreground a bearded man in a white dhoti and kurta with a red-and-white sacred thread-patterned shawl and a lanyard bends forward, tending a small child with dark hair whose head is lowered in the bottom left. Beside him a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a dark beard wears a thick garland of white jasmine, pink lotus-like blooms, orange flowers and green leaves, and an ornate gold armlet. Behind them a man in cream clothing sits with a rudraksha mala, and a visible flower-decorated altar and orange-yellow hangings fill the background.

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A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors. A bare-chested man wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a green leaf garland sits at right, holding a ripe orange fruit toward a gold ceremonial vessel or murti in the foreground. A man in white with a red-and-white shawl and orange lanyard leans in beside him, wearing glasses and a forehead tilak. A bald man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood paste stands at left, and a seated man in a grey shirt reaches toward the offerings. Several people stand in the background near red curtains and a golden pillar. Visible people are roughly six to ten.2016-10-09A photograph of a temple-style darshan line. In the right foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a thick white and red flower garland and a dark sash, seated and receiving offerings; he has gold armlets. Beside him a bearded man in a white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a red apple toward the group. A young boy in a striped shirt and a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery stand among devotees; a man in a white shirt and a rudraksha-garlanded attendant stand behind. Behind them a red curtain, gold and orange ceremonial fabric and a gold kalasha-like object are visible. Several devotees lean in with folded or extended hands.2016-10-09November 07 20112011-11-07A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark braid, heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red and orange flower garlands, receiving a gesture from an elderly bald man in a cream shirt with a tilak on his forehead and round glasses, who kneels before him. Behind them a woman in a dark blue sari holds a red fruit or offering, a younger man in a white kurta wears a long rudraksha mala and tilak, and two more men in white stand in the background near a carved wooden pillar. A younger man in orange at the right edge steadies the elderly man's arm. Marigold petals and flower garlands lie on the floor. The seated garlanded figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-10-30A photograph of a devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala bending forward with folded hands toward a seated figure. The seated figure has long dark hair, a wide garland of white and red flowers with green leaves and yellow fruits, and a black garment, and sits on a gold-trimmed seat. Behind them, several men in cream and gold dhotis and rudraksha malas stand, along with men in white and green clothing and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod. Red curtains and a patterned rug frame the hall.2017-01-01A photograph of an older man in a cream-white kurta with a dark lanyard and an event badge bending forward to offer flowers at the feet of a seated figure. The seated figure has long dark hair, a bare back and shoulders, and is draped in a thick garland of white jasmine, orange blossoms and red roses, with gold bangles and a flower in the hair. A red tilak mark is on the bending man's forehead. A large gold-edged wooden panel is on the right. In the background, another man with short dark hair stands partially visible. The scene looks like a devotional honouring ritual.2017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16A photograph of a temple ritual in which a figure seated at the right, bare-shouldered with a swept-back dark hair and wearing a large garland of white, green and orange flowers, receives attention, while a bearded man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands centre and gestures. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a man in a dark green-and-white shirt bends forward to offer fruit. A golden deity murti or offering vessel sits in the foreground at the bottom, and orange and yellow decorative cloth hangs at the upper right. Devotees, including a woman with flowers in her hair, observe at left. Pure ritual abhishekam-style service in a temple hall.2016-10-09A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a large garland of red roses and white flowers around the shoulders, with gold bangles on the arm, receives attention from a man in white clothes and an orange shawl who bends forward and holds an orange cloth. Behind them stand several people in white and cream attire with a yellow-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala. A gold-coloured ornate throne or peetha is visible in the foreground, with an orange drape and a red curtain in the background. The scene suggests a formal ritual setting, with a probable Swamiji figure seated in the centre wearing orange clothing, long hair and a flower garland. Visible people number roughly six to ten.2016-10-11January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph inside a hall with red-curtained windows and a pale ceiling. A central figure with long dark hair wears a deep red-and-gold garment and a large red and yellow marigold garland, with gold bangles and earrings, while a man in a white kurta with glasses holds his hands up in front of them. Around them stand several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha beads and tilak markings on their foreheads, one in a white dhoti with a gold border, and a bald man in a white shirt. Other people in the foreground are partially visible on the left.2013-09-11A young man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold wrist bracelet bends forward smiling, holding an orange cloth over the hands of a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, a bare-shouldered orange garment and a large garland of red roses and white flowers, and gold arm bands. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stand in a room with red drapes, and a gold ritual vessel and metal stand sit in the foreground. The seated figure with long hair, a garland and gold ornaments matches the a person cues, but the face is not visible; the scene suggests a ritual offering or honouring during a puja setting.2016-10-11