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June 21 2017

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in an ornate golden setting with embossed lion reliefs. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red turban with gold trim and a dark red shawl sits with eyes closed, wearing rudraksha beads. Behind her two young men in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces sit with tilak on their foreheads and crescent ornaments in their hair; one has eyes closed and the other looks sideways. Red velvet cushions and a gold vessel are visible at the lower edge. Three people are visible.

A young man with short dark hair and a white tilak with a red mark on his forehead smiles while facing a person seen from behind with long dark braided hair and a pink-and-white flower garland. The smiling man wears an orange saffron garment, rudraksha beads, a gold-bead necklace and a small pendant on a chain, plus a small brooch with a portrait. Behind them, other people in orange robes and a woman with a white forehead mark stand in a red-walled hall.

October 10 2017

A smiling young man with short dark hair and white and red tilak on his forehead stands at left, bare-chested under an orange saffron shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant. Facing him from the right, a figure with long dark braided hair seen from behind wears a white and pink flower garland over orange clothing. Other people in saffron and gold jewellery stand behind them against a red curtain and a gold railing.

Photograph of a seated young man with white and vibhuti markings on his forehead and chest, wearing a white and gold dhoti with a yellow shawl, and layered rudraksha malas with gold ornaments. Behind him, a figure in a maroon and red turban and layered pearl necklaces sits before an ornate gold throne backdrop with a purple curtain at right. A partly visible orange-clad person appears at the left edge. The seated figures are the visible focus; the person behind wears distinctive turban and pearl cues, so this is a probable candidate who is only partly visible.

2017-06-21 +1 copies

Photograph of two sannyasis facing each other closely in a ceremonial hall. On the left, a young man with long dark hair tied back wears an orange shawl with printed text and a rudraksha mala, his hand extended toward the other. On the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocks, a white forehead marking, a brown-red garment and a dense rudraksha mala with gold ornaments smiles toward him. Behind them, a man in white ritual dress with a white forehead mark and gold necklaces sits smiling, and several people in white dhotis and orange-striped cloth stand in the background near gold-patterned walls.

A seated man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles and gestures with an open hand while speaking to a curly-haired young man in a white t-shirt and red rudraksha mala who sits kneeling with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a statue in orange robes with a flower garland sits on a gold and red throne, and a bald man in orange stands at the left edge. The setting is an indoor satsang hall with cream walls. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed man with long hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, seated in conversation with the kneeling devotee.

October 10 2017

October 07 2012

2012-10-07 +1 copies

October 10 2017

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders sits on an ornate red velvet throne with a gold-carved back, in front of a gilded temple backdrop. He wears a white vertical tilak and a red dot on his forehead, multiple rudraksha malas, a large silver pendant, and rudraksha armlets, with his hands folded in his lap and a small microphone clipped near his ear. Beside the throne sits a young boy in a white dhoti and a rudraksha necklace, and a vase of yellow flowers stands at right. Appearance-based label: a person, with the orange robes, rudraksha malas and throne as cues; this is an unverified appearance match.