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September 30 20072007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30A dim indoor ritual scene with a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head wrap, smiling, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets, with hands extended as a woman in a pink top and a woman in a purple top bow before him. Behind them, standing men in white kurta-style clothing and a woman in a red and white outfit with a white shawl look on, beside a garlanded deity image and a plate of red flowers and fruit. Another standing man wears a sash and mala. An oil-lamp-lit puja setting with a fan and offerings is visible. Printed copyright text appears in the lower corner of the photo.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30A candid photograph of a devotional gathering indoors at night. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair tied back in a bun and a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe, leans forward and places his right hand on the head of a seated person in white. Behind him, a man in orange robes stands with a folded garland or ritual items. To the left, a man in a white shirt bows his head, and a person in white with a yellow shawl leans forward with hands joined. Brass and yellow flower offerings sit on a low table in the lower foreground. Several onlookers stand in the background. The scene appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style moment.2009-11-17A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and orange head covering, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and gold bangles, places a hand on the head of a kneeling woman with a long braid and blue sari. A man in an orange shawl holds a shallow bowl of orange kumkum or vibhuti. Behind them, standing devotees in white dhotis and white shawls bow or watch, and a woman in pink sits near the back. A deity garland and flower decorations are visible on a shrine at the upper left, in a dim, smoky room.2007-09-30A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering at night. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange head wrap and saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits and reaches out to a woman in a pale green and gold sari. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, one in a white shawl with green border, and women in red and pink saris lean in, some with hands raised. A young man at lower left in an orange shawl holds a rudraksha mala. Several people's hands are outstretched toward the seated figure.2007-09-30A photograph of a small room with pale walls and a window with sheer curtains. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron sari sits centrally on a low seat, with a fruit and flower offering tray in front of her. A man in an orange robe with long hair and a beard stands behind her in orange clothing. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs on the left, and one man kneels with his forehead on the floor near the offerings, while another bends forward in obeisance. A man in a dhoti with a shirtless upper body and forehead tilak stands on the right with arms folded. Rose petals scattered on the tiled floor suggest a bhoomi puja ceremony.2008-04-01Evening photograph at an open-air satsang venue with stage lights overhead. A man with long dark hair and an orange turban, wearing an orange robe, sits on a cushioned seat and smiles as he places his hand on the head of a bowing older man in a white shirt. Around them, a grey-haired woman in a beige top has her palms pressed together, and devotees in white shirts and orange shawls stand nearby. A woman in orange holds a microphone at the upper right, and a white air conditioning unit is visible. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identified by the turban, long hair and orange robes, and he is giving blessings to a devotee during darshan.2010-02-17Indoor photograph in a plain room with cream walls and a pale door. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak sits at left on a white-covered chair, smiling. Beside him a bearded man in saffron robes stands with hands clasped. At right a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands, hands near his face. A man in a white shirt stands near the door, and a seated man in white clothes and a seated man in a white shirt are at lower center. On the floor a tray holds fruit, flowers and sweets as a puja offering. a person: the long-haired seated figure in orange robes with a red tilak fits the page's identification, though the appearance is only a partial match.2008-04-01