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Indoor event in a white-walled hall with a projector screen behind. A tall figure with hair swept into a bun, sandalwood/tilak marks on the forehead, ornate gold necklaces and a saffron-orange garment accepts a folded paper or envelope from a man in white. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing with distinctive adornments. Around them stand several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a purple polo shirt, and an older man in white; a bald sannyasi in saffron cloth stands at right holding a tray. People are attentively gathered, some smiling, some with hands folded.

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A photograph in an indoor hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long white and red flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace with gold pendants and a gold armlet, stands with hair tied up in a bun and a white tilak on the forehead. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows with hands pressed together toward him, while an older man in a cream shirt smiles nearby. On the right, a bald man in an orange and gold shawl holds an orange cloth with a brass object. Several onlookers stand in the background. The appearance-based label is a person for the central saffron-robed, garlanded figure receiving the devotee's respect.2012-09-12A photograph of a devotional exchange indoors. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, with a white sandalwood forehead mark, smiles while receiving a folded white paper from a bare-chested attendant in saffron-and-yellow cloth who holds a silver tray of gold items. Around them, devotees in white shirts and pink or lavender clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with red and white forehead marks. The room has white walls and red drapes. Visible text in the lower right reads a pedia.org2012-09-13A photograph of an ashram hall where a man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair stands centre-right, wearing a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a white and red flower garland, and a gold pendant. He is ornately dressed with gold bangles and earrings. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with a dark rudraksha mala holds a tray draped in orange cloth carrying a small gold ritual object. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali, while an elderly man in white clothing bows forward toward the robed figure. Several other men in white and orange stand behind, with ceiling fans and white walls in the background.2012-09-12October 16 20122012-10-16January 04 20132013-01-04January 23 20132013-01-23April 05 20122012-04-05 +2 copiesFebruary 18 20112011-02-18November 07 20102010-11-07A photograph in a bright white-walled room of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a long white-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala, receiving greetings from an elderly man in white clothes who holds his hand. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a younger man in orange robe on the right holds a tray draped in orange cloth with a brass object on it. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand behind, and the bald figure at far left wears an orange robe and mala. a person cue is present on the central robed man: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala with saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference; he is an in-person candidate. Several people are visible.2012-09-12A photograph of a devotional gathering in an indoor hall. In the centre-right, a young man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala and rudraksha bracelet, bows his head and holds a folded paper toward a man in a white shirt who receives it with both hands. Several men stand around them in white shirts and white dhotis, palms pressed together in anjali, one with a rudraksha mala and another with a tilak. A framed portrait of a smiling woman with long hair hangs on the wall at upper right, and a projector screen glows behind the group.2011-11-08Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain room with a white wall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange and maroon cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, raises his right palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in a red-and-black checked shirt, who presses his palms together. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with orange shawl and vibhuti marks, stand with hands folded in namaste. A shaven-headed man in orange with gold beaded garlands stands at right, and a bearded man in black shirt stands in the background. A white flower garland and ritual objects are visible at lower right. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the description uses his role instead.2011-02-28