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A ceremonial puja at an outdoor stage. A standing priest in orange robes and a gold necklace waves a lamp and holds a small metal vessel, facing a seated figure in a white dhoti and shawl with a red flower garland and gold necklace, hands joined in prayer. Beside the seated figure, a younger man in orange sits with hands folded, and at right a man in white and blue with an orange shawl holds a yellow-handled fan. Behind them are orange draped seating, a golden swan-necked vessel, a lion-faced ornament, deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and a striped fringed canopy. Several people in orange and white shawls sit at left.

November 14 2010

A photograph of a seated ceremony at an ashram event. A central figure in a white garment with a gold-bordered cloth sits on an orange-draped seat, wearing a long red and white flower garland and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-tinted background. Beside him, a young man in orange robes and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, an orange-clad attendant holds a brass bell and another devotee in orange sits to the left. The backdrop is orange fabric with embroidered green motifs, and a red and gold cloth covers a table with a small brass box and flowers above. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the identity remains uncertain.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering with a standing man in orange robes and a long orange sash holding a small lamp or incense vessel aloft with his right hand, wearing a red bindi, a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a white wrist band. Seated behind him on a leopard-print cloth are two deity murtis decorated with orange and white flower garlands. Many seated devotees in orange headscarves and white clothes fill the foreground, some with shaved heads, while a hazy sky and mountains form the backdrop.

A photograph of a seated man in saffron and rust-coloured robes on an orange-draped throne, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers over rudraksha beads, holding a silver staff in one hand and raising the other palm in blessing. Several people in orange and white attire stand and sit beside him, including a shaved-headed attendant in saffron with a white forehead mark and a white-clad man holding a gold-tipped rod. Two women with flower-adorned hair sit with folded hands before a lit oil lamp and a brass thali of flowers and fruit. Marigold and jasmine petals lie on the floor. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification of the event.

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December 01 2009

July 21 2010

Outdoor puja scene with a seated central figure in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, long dark hair swept back, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a brass vessel toward a gilded deity murti on a carved wooden stand. Flanked by seated devotees in orange clothing, a man in white kurta with orange shawl and folded hands, and a man in white robes at a microphone stand. Marigold garlands and flower offerings in silver bowls lie on the floor, and a gold kalasha stands beside the murti. A pillar and wall with painted script form the background. a person: the central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads, presented as a performer of the aarti.

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July 07 2009

July 21 2010

A photograph of an outdoor satsang on a raised platform with a hazy forested hillside behind. A man with long swept-back hair, a red tilak, a saffron shawl and a double rudraksha-style gold-bead mala sits on an orange cushioned seat with eyes closed, probable Swamiji by appearance cues. Two small deity murtis in orange and red garments with crowns and garlands sit to the left. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with shaved heads, sit with folded hands. A brass kalasha stands on a red cloth beside the murtis.