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A photograph of a group of devotees gathered indoors in a white-walled room decorated with colourful paper streamers and a banner with large coloured letters reading SWAMI. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with brown border holds red fruit that a woman in an orange-brown sari wearing a white jasmine garland offers to a man in a white shirt. A bald sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, and a woman in an orange sari with a mala stands beside him. Other people in white and pink saris and white shirts press their palms together or look on, and a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge with another person's hand near him.

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June 27 20142014-06-27A group of devotees gathers close around a seated sannyasi in saffron and orange robes at a home visit. The central figure, wearing a white jasmine garland with red flowers and holding a red apple, has long hair tied back and is extending his hand toward a smiling woman in a green salwar with glasses. Other devotees in white and cream clothing, including a woman in a white sari with gold border, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and a man in a pink-and-white shirt with hands folded, kneel and stand nearby. A man in a dark orange robe with a rudraksha mala bends forward at right. Red apples and flower petals sit on the floor. Behind them, a wall displays large colourful letters reading SWAMI, with a green-and-orange paper decoration hanging above.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A crowded indoor hall with pink walls and a white ceiling with fans and hanging lights. At the centre, a man with long dark hair tied back and a gold-coloured earring wears a red-and-gold dhoti with a long red-and-orange rudraksha mala and bracelets, and he touches the forehead of an elderly white-haired woman in a blue sari who holds a red fruit or offering. At right, a bald priest with white forehead markings holds a red tray with apples and small offerings. A young woman in white with a red border stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, and a priest in orange-red robes with white markings stands beside her. Several devotees and people in white and colourful saris watch from behind.2013-09-15June 27 20142014-06-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual aarti in a bright room with a corrugated metal wall and colourful letters reading "SWAMI" on the wall behind. A person in a saffron robe with a large white and red flower garland sits on the right, holding a silver staff topped with a trident. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a red and orange shawl, kneel on a green cloth strewn with white jasmine petals, holding their hands over a lit oil lamp. A brass plate of flowers sits in front. Behind them, standing devotees press their palms together in namaste, including women in white saris and a woman in a light blue sari, with a saffron-robed woman in the back-right. Roughly 15 people are visible.2014-06-27July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors beneath a banner reading SWAMI in multicoloured letters. A seated man in an orange robe, with a long garland of white flowers and red blossoms, sits at the right edge beside a brass tray of white flowers. A bald young man in an orange robe and beads holds a silver-topped staff. Devotees in white and pink clothes sit on a floor covered with jasmine petals, and a woman in white with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp while others join palms in namaskar. Several standing people with folded hands and a man in white hold their hands toward the flame.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A crowded indoor scene in a plain room with white walls and a window grille. In the foreground, a bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold-toned bracelets and necklace, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, smiles while holding a red fruit toward a woman in a pink-and-white sari with a flower garland, who extends her hands to receive it. Around them, devotees in white garments and saffron, including a shaved-headed man in orange with a white forehead mark, a woman in a white sari with a garland, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and a child in a blue-and-yellow outfit, watch and crowd closely. Visible people are about ten.2014-07-02October 20 20162016-10-20