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July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene against a white backdrop. A central man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, a thick gold-toned necklace and a red bindi and chandan on his forehead smiles while reaching toward a brass vessel and a small metal plate. Other devotees in saffron and orange-red robes stand around him, including a shaved-headed man with yellow tilak on the right holding a metal ladle and a shaved-headed man with white marks on the left. A woman in a red-orange garment stands behind, and a seated person with close-cropped hair bows toward the offering in the lower left. Brass implements and a bell-shaped copper pot are visible at the edges.2015-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded ashram hall. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti band and red bindi, wearing gold-coloured round beads and a gold chain over an orange-brown robe, raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha beads and a red bindi, observing. At left, a man in an orange striped shirt and a younger man with hands in anjali stand before them. Behind, draped maroon curtains with yellow and blue patterned bands and many onlookers in saffron and white clothing fill the room.2013-03-01July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesEvening ritual at a fire offering. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth, layered gold and coral beaded necklaces, gold bangles and a red bindi, stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside a small flame. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in rust-orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala tends the fire, another man in orange holds his hands near the flame, and a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his forehead and body and a gold chain holds a metal vessel. Marigolds, red and white flowers and yellow petals lie in the foreground, with a dim crowd behind. The setting appears to be a fire ritual, possibly a puja or homa.2013-05-27Photograph of a seated man with long swept-back dark hair, white sandalwood-paste lines on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and a white beaded necklace with a red-and-white flower garland. Several men in saffron-orange robes wearing rudraksha malas stand around him, one holding a gold-coloured vessel, while a man in white shirt stands behind and a seated person in the foreground, back to the camera, wears a flower garland. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial garlands, consistent with the page's reference. A blue-and-white logo sits at the top left and a pedia.org appears bottom right2012-05-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple-style interior where an elderly bald man with a bare chest, wrapped in an orange-brown cloth with gold border, wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold armlets. He reaches toward a small metal vessel held by a man in a white dhoti with a red-gold border and a white upper cloth, who bows his head. Around them, devotees in orange, red and saffron garments and white tilak stand close, several with shaven or short hair. Behind them hang a framed picture of a seated saffron-clad sadhu with a long beard and a framed grid of red-toned photographs on the wall.2012-05-24 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16