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A photograph of a room with dark wooden furniture and cushioned seats. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a silver tray of fruit, bananas and apples. A monk in an orange turban, orange robe and beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands at right holding a folded green cloth, bending toward a seated person in a white striped shirt who bows forward. Behind them, another robed attendant in orange and a shaved-headed figure stand near a bookshelf and a painted deity picture. A golden cobra-shaped object sits on a small table. A projector screen glows at left. Text overlay on the image reads a copyright notice.

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August 04 20152015-08-04Indoor room with cream walls, a framed traditional painting of a deity on the wall, and bookshelves at right. A man in a cream-coloured shirt and white dhoti holds a silver tray of fruit, bananas and red apples. Beside him a bald man in orange-brown robes and a rudraksha mala holds a small dark wooden box. At right, a man in an orange turban, saffron-orange robes and a long beaded necklace picks up a lemon from a black tray, while another man in white bends over a low wooden seat in the foreground. Two men stand at far left, one holding a lemon.2015-08-04August 04 20152015-08-04August 04 20152015-08-04August 04 20152015-08-04August 04 20152015-08-04Indoor photograph of a ceremonial offering in a room with a large projection screen on the left and a framed painting of deities on the wall behind. A man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl, glasses and short hair leans forward with hands held out. A smiling figure in orange-saffron turban, bare-shouldered orange wrap and a long rudraksha-style mala holds a wicker basket of yellow and orange flowers toward him. Another robed person in orange stands behind, and a silver puja tray sits on a low table nearby. The appearance-based label is a probable match for Swamiji; the swept hair and orange turban and wrap are the qualifying cues, and he is handing the basket to the man.2015-08-04Indoor photo in a room with white walls and a wooden floor. On the right, a man in an orange turban, orange garments with gold borders, and a long rudraksha mala stands with an orange silk cloth held in both hands. In the centre, a bald man in an orange shawl and white-and-gold dhoti sits behind a green-covered tray with a gold kalasha beside it. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a platter of bananas, apples and mangoes offered from the frame's edge. Behind them hangs a framed deity painting in red and gold, with a bookshelf on the right. Probable Swamiji (orange turban, rudraksha mala and orange silk) is the standing figure accepting or presenting the cloth.2015-08-04August 04 20152015-08-04Indoor photo in a room with a large white wall-mounted screen showing faint text and numbers on the left. A man in a white short-sleeved striped shirt bends forward, receiving a folded green cloth from a person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban. The robed person wears a long beaded necklace and a bare upper shoulder, and extends the cloth with both hands. Behind them stands a man in a white shirt with glasses, and a second robed figure in orange is partly visible. A framed ornate painting hangs on the wall, and a small wooden table holds a green box and a brass object.2015-08-04Indoor photo in a room with a wood-framed painting of a deity behind. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at right, smiling, extending green leaves toward a seated man in a white kurta who leans forward with his hands on the leaves. Behind them a bald man in orange robes and beads smiles, and another man in white stands at left. Trays of bananas and fruit and a black tray of green leaves sit on low wooden tables. A large projection screen glows white at left.2015-08-04Indoor photograph of a devotional offering in a room with a framed painting on the wall. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the left holding a silver plate of bananas and red apples. A shaved-headed man in a reddish-brown dhoti and rudraksha mala stands behind, holding a wooden tray with carrots. On the right, a figure in an orange turban, orange robe and long ceremonial gold-coloured beaded necklace holds two yellow fruits, possibly lemons, while a man in a cream shirt prostrates on the leopard-print floor mat in front of him. A green powder is in a dish on a small stand.2015-08-04