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A photograph of a seated elderly man with a white beard, wearing orange robes and a matching orange hood, reclining in a cushioned chair with his hands folded in his lap. A young man with long dark curly hair and bare upper body, wrapped in orange cloth, leans forward at left beside a small wooden table draped in orange cloth holding a bowl, a pen and printed pamphlets. Another person with long dark hair in orange clothing kneels at the lower right in front of the chair. Behind them a standing man in white kurta and white dhoti is visible at right. Two microphones on stands, a blue backdrop, a framed poster of a seated deity with a halo on the wall, and a painted mountain-landscape picture at left complete the room.

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A photograph of an indoor event with a seated elderly bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange shawl draped over his head, sitting on a cushioned chair with a pale cloth. A younger man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange wrap, bends forward and reaches toward him, while a man in white stands behind them beside a framed painting of a sage in orange robes garlanded with marigolds. On the table sit a small orange bowl, books and a microphone; a blue draped backdrop and a red table cover fill the background. Several people in orange clothing are partly visible at the edges. Identity of the seated or bending figures is not established by visible cues alone.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A photograph taken indoors at a microphone setup in front of a blue draped backdrop. On the left, a bare-chested person with long curly black hair, wearing orange cloth and a thick gold ceremonial necklace, leans forward toward the microphones. On the right, a bearded older man seated on a cushioned orange-and-cream seat wears an orange shawl draped over his head and body, with a vermilion mark on his forehead, and holds a small white object between his fingers. An orange-draped table and two microphones sit in the centre. Two physical people are visible.2006-05-22Photograph inside a room with marble walls and a blue curtain, a wall-mounted air conditioner and framed devotional pictures. A bearded man with long hair wears saffron robes and sits in a white chair with his palms pressed together in greeting, on a red-and-blue patterned rug. Facing him, a long-haired figure with bare upper back in saffron cloth stands with hands folded, and a saffron-robed man at left also joins palms. A man in white clothes stands at right beside a microphone stand, and an elderly woman in white sits on the floor behind a wooden chair. A poster on the wall shows deities and saffron-clad sages. a person is the seated bearded man in saffron, whose head-covering and flowing saffron robes are distinctive; the long-haired standing figure is a devotee or sannyasi.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Indoor photo in a small white-walled room with a metal-framed bed covered in a floral pink sheet. A person in orange robes lies on the bed, reaching upward. Standing beside them, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban gestures with one hand, with a long dark braid over the shoulder and a rudraksha-style necklace. To the left, an older man with long white hair and beard wears an orange shawl with dark beaded rudraksha malas. A photographer in a purple shirt with a camera stands in the doorway background, and a partially visible person in white stands at the left edge.2016-05-06September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of an indoor darshan setting. A seated man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron robe with rudraksha beads and a gold ornament at his feet; he extends a hand toward a devotee. An older bearded man in a peach-colored robe with a pink shawl kneels and offers a small packet or card, and a younger attendant in white with an orange scarf stands behind him. A deep red curtain hangs behind, with a white cushioned seat at right. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so identity is left unsure.2010-07-19A seated man in saffron-orange robes reclines on a white-cushioned throne with an ornate gilded backrest, a checked cloth over his lap. He extends his right hand to apply a small dab of sacred marking to the forehead of a standing man in white kurta and white dhoti with long silver hair and a white beard, who has his palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. A rudraksha-style mala hangs around the standing man's neck. Behind them hangs a dark blue drape with a brass lamp fixture of several hanging oil lamps. A pale pink checked cushion lies on the bed. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan exchange in a ritual setting.2006-12-10A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, reclining on a cream cushioned throne against a navy blue drape. The figure reaches out with one hand to touch the forehead of a bearded man kneeling before him in white clothes with an orange cloth draped over his shoulders, his palms pressed together in namaskar. A brass hanging oil lamp is visible above, and a standing attendant in orange and white holds a cane at the left edge. a person is the seated figure, shown with long hair, saffron clothing and a throne, while the kneeling devotee is a devotee in white with a beard. The scene resembles a darshan blessing.2006-12-10Indoor satsang setting with a seated elder in saffron robe and white shawl, grey-white beard, holding two books, seated in a white-covered chair on a saffron-cushioned platform. A younger devotee with long dark hair, bare-chested in saffron cloth and a ceremonial orange necklace, bows with hands pressed together toward him. Two people seen from behind in orange, one wearing an orange cap embroidered with a circular emblem, sit on the floor. Microphones on stands, a blue backdrop, red-draped table and a white-clad figure at left. a person: the seated elder in saffron with a white shawl, a flowing white beard, a saffron chair and a devotee bowing to him.2006-05-22A photograph in a hall with dark red velvet drapes. A seated figure in an orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder, rests one palm on the head of a bald older man in an orange robe and peach shawl who bows forward and receives offerings from a white-clothed table. The seated figure's appearance and adornments are consistent with a person, seated on an orange-upholstered throne and blessing the devotee. Behind them a young man in white with an orange shawl stands with a hand on the devotee's back, and a figure in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge. Trays with yellow flowers and small items sit on the white table.2010-07-02 +1 copies