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Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a plain concrete floor. A figure with long, dark, shoulder-length hair and an orange saffron garment with a heavy gold necklace stands bending over a steel bucket of white liquid, dipping a ladle. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-and-pink cloth draped over one shoulder bends forward holding a bucket and steadying the vessel. Other seated attendees in white clothes sit on mats in the background, and a metal bucket with a brownish liquid stands at left. A person in white at lower right reaches toward a seated devotee. A visible shawl and ornaments mark the central figure's distinctive presentation, though the record does not establish identity.

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Photograph of a ritual scene on a concrete floor. A man in white dhoti and an orange shawl, with gold bangles, pours liquid from a steel bucket using a ladle into the cupped hands of a long-haired figure in an orange saffron garment with a red top and a gold necklace. The figure stands barefoot in front of seated devotees on red mats, while a hand with palms pressed together is visible at lower right. Many seated people in white and light clothing fill the background hall.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a ritual at a hall with seated devotees on red mats. A man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl bends over a steel bucket, ladling white liquid, while a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe with a heavy gold necklace stands barefoot beside him, holding the ladle steady. Seated people in white and pastel clothes fill the background and foreground, and a golden altar table is visible behind. The scene suggests abhishekam offering being distributed.2007-12-26A photograph of an indoor ritual gathering on a light floor with dark red-and-white mats. In the centre, a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and has long dark wavy hair, and is bending forward toward a metal bucket and cup. To the left, a man in white kurta-pyjama and an orange shawl pours liquid from a steel bucket with a ladle. At the lower right, a seated man in white receives liquid into a small steel cup. Other white-clad devotees sit and bow on the floor in the background, and a large metal bucket stands at right. A dark sofa and windows are visible in the far background.2007-12-26A photograph of a ritual exchange on an orange cloth mat. A long-haired man in orange sleeveless robes and a red-orange wrap sits cross-legged on the left, extending his hand over a stainless steel bowl of cooked food, from which he hands a portion to a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt with gold borders who kneels on the right with cupped hands. Another white-clad man sits at the far left, and standing figures in white dhotis and orange garments are visible in the background. A microphone stand stands near the seated figures. The setting is a hall with pale tiled flooring.2010-10-12A seated figure in orange saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an orange cloth beside a steel bowl of food, extending his hand to receive or hand over a portion of the mixture. Behind him a dark-haired man in white ritual clothes kneels and offers food from a plantain leaf, and a stainless-steel bowl and cups sit on the floor. Several people stand in white dhotis with yellow shawls and gold-coloured trim, one holding a steel vessel overhead. A microphone stand, steel pots and a plastic basket appear in the background of an indoor hall. The scene suggests a food offering ritual with the orange-clad figure at its centre, with his identity as Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair and saffron robes.2010-10-12 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors on a cream tiled floor. In the foreground, a long-haired man with dark shoulder-length hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth draped over his lap, and extends his hand to pass a portion of cooked food to a shaven-headed man in white clothing with glasses who receives it cupped in both hands. A steel bowl of rice and vegetable mixture sits on a wooden tray in front. Behind them, a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala sits, a person in white and green-bordered dress bows forward with head down, and a standing crowd in white and yellow clothing is visible at the back. A microphone stand stands at left and a bald man in white sits near the edge. The scene reads as food offering and prasad distribution. a person appearance is probable on the long-haired man in orange with swept dark hair and orange cloth, though the face is partly turned.2010-10-12A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits on an orange cloth, mixing food from a steel bowl with his hands. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a gold-coloured bead necklace sits in the background. Standing behind them, women in white saris with yellow shawls hold steel vessels and offer food, while a man in white dhoti kneels at right, reaching into the bowl. Floral garlands in yellow and purple rest on a white cloth at lower left. Steel cooking pots are stacked along the left wall. The setting is an indoor hall with tiled floor, consistent with a ritual food offering.2010-10-12 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange cloth draped across his body, reaching forward to hand food to an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who holds a small portion of cooked yellow rice in cupped hands. A steel bowl of the same rice sits on an orange cloth in front of the seated man. Behind them, several people in white and cream dhotis and shawls sit or stand on a light floor, and a microphone stand is visible at left. The scene suggests a prasad or annadan distribution.2010-10-12A photograph of a dimly lit hall with a whitewashed wall where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, holding a wooden staff, extends his hand toward a woman in white clothing who is bowing with palms together. A younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels on a newspaper beside brass pots and copper vessels, while several other people in white dhotis and saddle-style white garments stand behind, some holding small vessels. The seated figure's appearance with long swept hair and saffron robes is a distinctive presentation, and the page identifies a person as present at this event, so an appearance-based candidate is noted as a person receiving a devotee's greeting during a ritual energy darshan setting.2007-02-05A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak, wearing an orange saffron garment and a gold bead necklace, pours milk from a silver vessel over a white marble deity murti. Splashing liquid runs down the white statue. A second man in orange robes with a beard stands behind him, and other orange-clad devotees are partly visible at the right and left edges. A dark stone basin or pedestal is in the foreground right.2010-02-12Indoor ritual gathering with people seated on mats on a concrete floor in a hall with white chairs and a table at the back. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari, a red blouse and a gold necklace, bending to ladle contents from a steel bucket. Around her, seated devotees wear white clothes, and a woman in a purple sari sits in the lower left with a child. A man in white and an orange-clad figure stand or bend in the background near a cloth-draped table. Steel tumblers and plates lie on green cloth at the bottom right.2007-12-26