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A domestic indoor scene with beige patterned curtains and an orange wall. A man in a white collared shirt with bird prints and a white dhoti holds a silver plate with a small dish, offering it to a smiling figure on the right. That figure wears a rust-red and gold-bordered garment, a long gold-beaded garland, and their hair in a bun with red flowers, with an orange cloth draped over the shoulder. A woman in a white saree with a red blouse stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and an older woman in a dark patterned saree stands at the left edge. A brass oil lamp is visible at the lower right. The figure's appearance is not a distinctive presentation match, so the identity remains uncertain.

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Indoor photo of a ritual exchange in a room with orange walls and beige curtains. A man in a white polo shirt with a bird print and a white dhoti holds a small brass plate toward a smiling man in a saffron-red robe with a gold-and-rudraksha garland and a flower in his hair, who holds a small bowl. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red blouse stands with a brass plate, and a partly visible person in red stands at the left edge. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower right.2014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10Indoor photo of a satsang-style gathering in a hall with a red carpet, cream walls, red curtains and framed photographs on the wall. In the foreground at left, a man with a shaved-head style, white tilak and rudraksha-style orange-and-red garments and a golden ceremonial object in his hand reaches out to a devotee. 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