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Indoor photograph in a living room with beige curtains, a table lamp, and a framed landscape painting on the wall. A figure with long dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange-and-saffron shawl over a leopard-print cloth, a rudraksha mala hanging on the chest, and offers fruit on a silver bowl to a woman in a yellow printed sari with a green border. The woman, her head covered, accepts an orange. A man in a white kurta with glasses and a bald-headed monk in orange robes with a red-thread wristband stand by, smiling, one holding fruit. Under the dark-haired figure's appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha cues), this is a probable Swamiji (probable) offering fruit in a blessing gesture, with the appearance-based label applied to that person.

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April 03 20142014-04-03April 03 20142014-04-03A photograph of four people in a living room with cream curtains, a framed picture on the wall and a brown sofa. On the right, a figure with long dark hair tied up wears a saffron-orange wrap, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print garment, holding a silver bowl of apples and oranges. Facing them, an elderly man in a white kurta and glasses smiles, and a woman in a green and yellow patterned sari stands beside him. On the left, a bald man in glasses wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown robe. A brass lamp stands on a table nearby.2014-04-03April 03 20142014-04-03April 03 20142014-04-03April 03 20142014-04-03A photograph of a seated man in a red-and-maroon dhoti-style garment with an orange shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, smiling on a brown sofa in a living room. Beside him a woman in a yellow printed sari bows her head toward his hands. In the foreground a man in a white kurta sits at a wooden coffee table holding a book with a portrait on its cover, next to a bowl of orange-coloured sweets or fruit slices and a small floral arrangement. A bald man in orange clothing and rudraksha beads sits at the right edge. Framed landscape prints hang on the white wall, and brass trays sit on side tables. The man in red and the rudraksha-clad figure match the page's a person reference only in general presentation, so identity is uncertain.2014-04-03A photograph in a hotel-style sitting room with curtains, framed prints and a table lamp. A woman in a rust-red garment with a leopard-print skirt, her hair in a bun and a rudraksha mala around her neck, leans forward holding out a folded saffron-yellow cloth to a seated elderly man in white kurta with a shawl, glasses and a vertical tilak. Behind them, a man in a red shirt and a bearded elder in an ochre-orange shawl with rudraksha beads sit on armchairs. A small table holds a brass bowl, sweets, a water bottle and a teapot.2014-04-03A photograph inside a home with wall shelves lit from within, displaying small figurines and a red clock. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white and green flower garland, sits barefoot on a cream sofa while a woman in an orange-and-cream sari bends forward to offer him fruit from a tray. A younger white-clad man with a yellow shawl kneels behind holding the fruit tray, and a woman in a light blue salwar kameez stands at the left edge. The seated man in orange with long hair and a flower garland resembles the Swamiji candidate, a probable match from his saffron clothing, long hair and garland, presented in a devotional house-visit setting.2010-02-17April 01 20082008-04-01April 03 20142014-04-03A woman in a cream and gold silk sari with a maroon border offers a red fruit to a long-haired figure seated on a brown cushioned chair. The seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland with a multicolour beaded band, and smiles while accepting the offering. A kneeling man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl holds a red lacquered tray filled with red fruits and sweets. Behind them, a man in white kurta and red shawl stands near the window, and a man in pale pink shirt with a rudraksha mala watches. An older man in white sits on the left beside a small table in a room with wooden furniture and grilled windows.2010-02-18