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A photograph taken at night of a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with bare shoulders and long dark swept-back hair, smiling as they hand or pour something from a small white cloth onto a silver tray. Beside them on a white draped table sit a steel cup and the tray. Behind the table, a golden staff or standard rises against a dark background and a pale concrete block wall. Several men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the ground in the foreground, bowing heads with their hands extended toward the tray, with one bald older man at right. The scene suggests a ritual offering or prasadam distribution.

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February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor setting beside a plain brick wall. A man in white clothes stands behind holding the staff, while several people in white clothes with a gold-bordered cloth sit or stand in the foreground with their heads bowed toward the seated figure. A brass vessel sits on a ledge at lower left. Dark trees fill the background.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A night-time outdoor ritual on a raised seat. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair, holding out a small white offering to a devotee in white who kneels in front of him and holds out cupped hands. A silver plate and a steel tumbler sit on a white-draped table beside him, and a trident-like staff stands behind. Other devotees in white clothes stand and sit nearby against a plain concrete-block wall, with a woman in a white sari behind the seat.2007-02-16Night outdoor scene before a plain whitewashed concrete-block wall. On a raised white-draped platform sits a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a bare upper body, holding a long golden staff and a small silver plate. Beside them, a second figure in orange robes with short hair sits on the platform. Several people in white clothing stand in front of the platform, including a man with white hair, a woman in a pink top, and a girl in a yellow top in the foreground. A man in white on the right holds a small object. Strings of cloth and a plate of offerings sit on the platform edge. A purple and white logo appears at the upper left.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Outdoor night ritual photo. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white-draped seat under trees, gesturing with his right hand. A younger attendant in orange robes sits to the left beside a metal tray and vessel. Seated devotees in white clothing surround the front, and a man in a white cap and an adjacent man in white shirt are visible on the right. A tall golden staff or standard rises at the upper right. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja, with a person being the central figure in the seat.2007-02-16Night photograph of a shrine area beside a rough brick wall. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark sits center, smiling, holding a tall golden trident-like staff; a red-and-white cloth is in use nearby. Two men in white ritual clothes stand before him, one wiping or handling his feet with white cloth, another behind. A third man in white kneels or sits to the right. A seated attendant in orange sits at left beside a tree. The setting is outdoors at night, consistent with a Shivaratri observance. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and a golden trident-staff, matching the page's claim of his presence.2007-02-16December 31 20062006-12-31Night-time darshan: a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head cloth sits on a red upholstered chair, resting his hands on the head of a devotee who kneels in front in a white shirt. The devotee's head is bowed and palms are pressed together. Two people in white stand left, a woman with glasses and dark hair is partly visible in the lower-left corner, and oil lamps glow in the background. a person: the saffron robes, orange head cloth and seated central position align with the page's claim, though the face is not used for identification.2007-09-03