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Indoor photograph of a ritual in a white-walled hall with red curtains and an orange-draped sofa. A person with long dark hair in an orange saffron shawl sits on a low seat, hands joined, receiving a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a yellow shawl who bends forward toward them. A standing man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with glasses watches nearby. A seated person in orange sits at the lower left, and a brass plate lies on the floor. A framed garlanded portrait rests on a table at left, and framed pictures hang on the wall. Seated figure appears to be a person, identified by long swept-back hair and orange saffron clothing, shown in a darshan-style ritual interaction.

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September 30 20082008-09-30July 09 20092009-07-09September 08 20092009-09-08September 08 20092009-09-08September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph in an indoor room with a pale yellow curtain on the left and an open doorway behind. A long-haired man in an orange-red sannyasi wrap sits on an orange-draped sofa with a microphone stand beside him, a stack of books at his feet. Facing him, a man in white kurta and dhoti stoops forward, extending both hands to offer a small object. To the right, a bespectacled man in white clothes with a rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded. Seated devotees in orange and white are visible in the background.2009-09-08A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap over a red undergarment and rudraksha-style adornment, sits on an orange-draped chair while a devotee in white kurta bows low and offers his hands toward him, holding a small item. Stacked books sit on a table at lower left beside a microphone on a stand. Behind them a standing man in white with an orange shawl stands in a doorway, and at right another man in white kurta holds his palms folded in namaste. A yellow curtain hangs at left and a small oil lamp sits on the floor. a person (saffron wrap and long swept hair, seated and being honoured) is the central seated figure. Printed ' in the lower right2009-09-08A photograph inside a room with cream sofas and blue floral upholstery and a white shag rug. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl sits on the sofa with his palms pressed together, his bare feet on the rug. A man in a cream shirt kneels before him on the rug, holding a yellow object in his hands as an offering. Behind them, a man in red-orange robes with a bead necklace stands, and to the right a man in a white shirt with a gold watch stands beside a man in grey trousers, arms crossed. An orange mat lies on the floor at right.2010-06-29Indoor photograph in a simple room with a blue-and-orange striped mat and a yellow curtain behind. A man in orange robes and a red inner garment sits on an orange-draped seat with a microphone on a stand beside him, his hand resting on the head of a kneeling person in white. A younger man in orange robes stands at left holding a stack of books. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, and a woman in white with orange shawl sits in the background. Two small sandals rest on the floor near the seat.2009-09-08September 08 20092009-09-08A seated figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped low seat with an orange shawl and a cushion, extending a rudraksha mala toward a kneeling devotee in white clothes and an orange shawl. The devotee bows forward, hands cupped to receive the mala, on a red patterned rug over a woven mat against a white wall. Two standing men behind them, one in orange and one in white with a beaded necklace, watch the exchange.2008-09-30A photograph of a house visit in a plain white-walled room with a framed picture on the wall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and red flower garland sits on a white-draped sofa, one hand raised toward a kneeling man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti who bows with palms pressed together. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border kneels on the right, holding offerings, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind. A red tray of fruit, flowers and sweets sits in front of the seated figure, and a patterned rug covers the floor. Appearance-based cues on the seated saffron-robed man, including the long hair and garland, make him a person; he is seated, not shown on a screen, and his identity is uncertain.2010-02-17