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December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20Photograph inside a hall with a pink wall, white canopy and hanging decorations with orange and multicolour tassels. In the centre, a man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala has his hands raised to a boy's face, who is wearing a red garment. Around them, devotees and monks in white and orange robes, several with beaded necklaces, stand close. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at left, a woman in white with a mala at far left, and a shaved-headed monk in orange in the foreground right. A decorated stage with a colourful backdrop and a gold throne is visible in the background. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible, with some partially cropped.2010-10-27January 04 20122012-01-04November 07 20112011-11-07A ceremonial scene inside a decorated hall with a white canopy ceiling and hanging colourful cloth tassels on striped poles. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a large gold-coloured chain offers blessings to a devotee who stands with bowed head and hands folded in namaskar. The man in orange holds a small object in one hand and touches the devotee's head. Nearby, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, a young boy in a red t-shirt with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together, and a priest in white dhoti and gold necklace holds a tray with orange cloth. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange with rudraksha mala and ornate gold chain matches the candidate cues. Background shows a deity decorated with garlands and flower arrangements.2010-10-11December 20 20092009-12-20A crowded indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful striped pillar banners. In the centre, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala is reaching forward, while a man in white with an orange shawl stands before him with hands near the face. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange-clad sannyasis stand close, one holding a folded orange-and-gold cloth, and a silver tray with gold items sits at the lower edge. A large framed picture of deities hangs on the right wall.2010-10-27A photograph inside a decorated hall with a white canopy and striped cloth pillars with orange tassels. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala is draping a red and gold silk shawl over the shoulders of an older bald man in white clothes and glasses, who wears an orange scarf. Several men in white and saffron stand around, some with shaved heads. On the right, a person holds a gold tray or cloth, and a golden throne-like seat is decorated with a backdrop of framed images at the far right. The orange-robed man with the mala has distinctive adornments and a visible mala, but the face and presentation do not give enough cues to establish identity, so the figure is described by role only as a robed devotee giving a shawl.2010-10-27December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts standing with palms pressed together in namaste along the left side of an indoor hall. In the centre, a man with a bare chest and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-saffron dhoti and is receiving a greeting. Beside him, a priest with a shaved head and bare torso wears an orange cloth and white dhoti, holding a silver tray with offerings and lit items. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis stand near a decorated shrine with a deity murti and flowers.2010-11-30A photograph in a bright white-walled room of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a long white-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala, receiving greetings from an elderly man in white clothes who holds his hand. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a younger man in orange robe on the right holds a tray draped in orange cloth with a brass object on it. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand behind, and the bald figure at far left wears an orange robe and mala. a person cue is present on the central robed man: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala with saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference; he is an in-person candidate. Several people are visible.2012-09-12