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A photograph of a courtyard entrance beside a dark sedan and palm plants. A man in ornate saffron robes with a gold necklace, white forehead markings and a red bindi stands with hands clasped in front of his chest; the saffron-clad figure is an appearance-based candidate for the a person, though the cues are only partially distinctive. To his right, a man in white silk ceremonial dress and glasses holds a brass tray of pink flower petals with an orange-red cloth draped over it. A woman in cream sari stands at left, and another woman in an orange sari stands behind, with a third figure partly visible at right.

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A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.2013-12-20October 08 20152015-10-08Outdoor photo of a house-visit procession on a narrow paved lane lined with green trees and a pale pink-orange boundary wall. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and a thick red-and-white flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles while a woman in a pink-and-cream sari bows low with folded hands. Petals scatter on the ground. Behind him, saffron-robed followers and a man in white kurta walk, and an older woman in a blue sari with folded hands stands by the wall. Several more people are visible in the background. a person: the central figure wears long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial flower garland, matching the page's padapuja house-visit context.2014-07-07August 09 20152015-08-09June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesDecember 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a multicolour marigold and rose garland with green and blue accents, sitting on an ornate gilded throne draped with red zebra-striped fabric. A kneeling woman in white with a red-brown hairstyle, glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass dish and offers it to him while he extends his hand toward it. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white and saffron stands under banana leaves and a saffron banner with a floral motif, at night. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a turban, saffron robes, a garland and ceremonial gold necklace on a throne, which matches the page's Swamiji reference.2015-08-09Outdoor photo of a wedding-style ceremony with three people in front of a red velvet drape and blurred greenery. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a white and red flower garland, gesturing with his hand as he speaks. In the centre, a man in a white shirt wears a white and red garland and a dark rudraksha mala, with yellow turmeric paste on his cheek. On the right, a woman in an orange-yellow sari with gold border wears a flower headpiece, white and red garlands and turmeric on her cheek.2007-02-15A photograph from a procession at a street in Rajapalayam. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas stands at right, palms pressed together in greeting and smiling toward a bespectacled older man in orange dhoti and bare chest with a tilak and rudraksha mala. Beside them a shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a red shawl stands among onlookers. Red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas, one with a painted white-and-blue bird motif, overhead. Several men in white shirts and a man in a white cap are visible in the crowd.2009-01-21November 14 20132013-11-14Outdoor photo at an ashram under a golden umbrella with red tassels. A man in the centre wears a red-orange dhoti with gold border, an orange shawl, a heavy gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, standing beside a dark stone deity murti. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man with a shaved head and gold necklace pours or applies a white paste with a bowl, as if performing abhishekam. An orange towel lies on the stone base, and a few people are visible in the background among trees.2012-09-19June 07 20152015-06-07