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Indoor event photo in a hall with a red curtain and projection screen. A bald elderly man in a gold-beaded headpiece, gold-chain necklace and rudraksha mala holds a pink and red cloth while a bearded man in a tall dreadlocked turban and saffron robe, with hoop earrings, smiles at him. A younger man with long dark hair in an orange-gold silk shawl with green borders faces them. Other men in saffron and orange cloths stand behind, and a framed portrait with an orange turban hangs on the wall. A copyright overlay is visible at right.

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A photograph inside a hall with a projector screen and red drapes. A bald man with a white ash mark and a long beaded necklace, wearing an orange cloth, stands at left. A bearded man in an orange robe and a large dark turban is folding or unfurling a gold and green silk cloth over a table laid with offerings and fruit. Behind him a man in an orange head wrap bends forward. At right, a woman with long curly hair and an orange sleeveless top leans over the table. A framed portrait on the right shows a smiling man in an orange turban and an orange garment, labelled as a portrait with a caption. Several people in orange and white are visible in the background.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30January 03 20162016-01-03Indoor event under a white draped ceiling with orange-and-yellow tassels, with a brick wall and windows behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red bindi, and an orange robe over a long rudraksha mala smiles while reaching forward to accept an object from an elderly bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, wearing an orange robe with a maroon and gold shawl. Another elderly bearded man in an orange robe and teal turban stands behind them, and a man at right wears a white kurta and green shawl. Partially visible people at left and in the background suggest a seated audience. a person: the long swept hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala are the cues for the central figure, who is receiving or handing over an item during a sadhu gathering.2009-12-30A photograph inside a hall at an ashram event. A man in a black turban and orange robe with a red-and-gold shawl sits being adorned with a tilak-like mark on his forehead by a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala. To the left, a bald, bare-chested older priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha garland and gold beaded necklaces holds a cloth. Another orange-clad person with a mala stands at right, and a portrait of a turbaned figure hangs on the back wall. A projection screen, drapes and a white-covered table with fruit and a plate sit in the background. a person candidate appearance is uncertain given the turban and the long-haired figure, so no confident identification is made.2009-12-30Indoor event hall with a white curtain, orange-painted walls and a projector screen. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a pink-and-gold silk shawl and a red bindi stands smiling as an elderly white-bearded man in a red-and-gold shawl and white dhoti receives him, with a woman with a bun in the foreground. Beside them a bearded man in orange stands with hands folded. Behind, a table with red cloth and water bottles, shelves with deity murti and white-clad attendees.2009-12-30January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor evening ceremony in which a man with long dark matted hair and a yellow-orange marigold garland, wearing a brown robe and gold bangles and armlets, leans in to drape an orange cloth over a seated bearded man in orange robes and beaded crystal necklaces. The seated man has a yellow tilak on his forehead. Around them, a man in an orange turban holds a silver rod overhead, another orange-robed man sits in the foreground, and white-clad attendants wearing rudraksha malas stand behind. A man at left holds a camera. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering with a microphone stand visible.2016-07-15January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of an indoor event under a white draped ceiling with hanging colourful tassel decorations. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark hands a folded white paper and a yellow-handled umbrella to an elderly bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, who wears a saffron shawl with gold border and a saffron robe. Behind them, a bearded man in a teal turban and saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands watching, and other saffron-clad people and seated attendees in white fill the hall. The first man has distinctive long hair and saffron-and-rudraksha attire consistent with the Swamiji candidate cue, so he is described as Swamiji (probable), presenting an item to an elderly devotee during a gathering.2009-12-30January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated tent with a golden backdrop. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a red and red-orange bordered cloth and a thick red flower garland stands barefoot, smiling as they offer a brass vessel to an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. The elderly man wears a saffron-orange robe and a saffron shawl and places his hands together over his chest. Behind them, men in white and yellow ritual dress with tilak markings and beaded necklaces stand near a glittering golden shrine, and a red-cloth-covered table holds offerings. The mood is a devotional ritual exchange.2016-01-03