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A photograph of a plain white-walled hall with a ceiling fan and small windows. A seated figure in the foreground, wearing an orange robe and with long dark hair, sits on a red cloth and holds a fruit in one hand while another orange-robed person stands at left holding a tray of fruit. A circle of standing men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with white forehead markings, face the seated figure and hold fruit or join hands in front of them. One man at right wears glasses and a rudraksha-style necklace. The scene looks like a ritual offering being presented.

A photograph of an indoor ritual moment. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of fruit, bananas and offerings. Beside him, an older man in a gold-patterned shawl and red cloth, with a tilak and garlands, stands holding the tray. On the right, a figure in an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland raises a hand with a gesture toward a person. Men in white shirts and orange-clothed attendants stand around, with a microphone stand at the lower centre. Nearby a white wall is visible.

A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.

A photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled hall with ceiling fans and a metal-framed window. A figure in orange ochre robes sits cross-legged on a red cloth at left, gesturing with one hand toward a standing group. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray of fruit and offerings. Around them, about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a loose circle, several with hands clasped or arms folded, one holding fruit. Visible props include oranges, a water bottle and a small bowl at lower left. The seated figure has long hair tied back and a crown-like appearance is absent; he is described only by his role as a seated teacher in orange robes.

A seated satsang in a hall with many devotees in white ritual clothes, most with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. In the front row, an older bald man with glasses wears a saffron-orange shawl and a white kurta, hands folded. Beside him, a younger man with short dark hair wears a red-orange shawl over white, a rudraksha mala, and folded hands. At the right front, a man with glasses in white with a rudraksha mala also sits with hands together. Behind them, many men in white and some in striped shirts sit on red mats, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. No visible a person candidate is clearly identified by appearance.

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A photograph of a small white-walled hall with a colourful striped mat on the floor. A woman seated in front wears a bright orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl over her shoulders and her hair in a low braid, her back to the camera. Facing her, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in a semicircle; one in the centre gestures with his right hand while another in the middle with a rudraksha-style mala has his hands pressed together in namaste. An older man in a cream shirt also presses his palms together. The men's appearance is ordinary white ritual and everyday clothing; no candidate for a person is visibly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made. Fruits sit on a plate at the right edge.