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Photograph of a stage-side ceremony at an ashram event. A woman in a rust-red sari with a matching red turban sits on an orange throne-like chair, reaching toward a man in a pink-and-gold silk shawl seated beside her on an orange chair. A man in a white turban and white garment bends forward at the lower right, bowing and touching a seated person's feet, while another man in an orange robe stands behind. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers bends low in front of the seated figures. Behind them stand devotees in white and orange garments, and a gilded arch with a framed portrait and garlands is visible in the background. The scene appears to show honouring and blessing during a satsang or festival gathering.2015-01-13A photograph inside a decorated tent with red carpeting and hanging orange and gold streamers. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban, orange shawl and long rudraksha mala smiles while standing beside a tall silver trident. Behind him, a man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti with a gold-threaded border and a gold necklace, and a younger man in orange garments and gold chains stands near him. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on the red carpet, and a red-and-gold canopy hangs in the background.2016-05-05September 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of an outdoor temple gathering. Centre right, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red vermilion mark on his forehead, a bare upper body and an orange saffron shawl sits smiling toward the crowd. Behind him stands a bearded man in white kurta with an orange shawl and glasses, beside a man in orange shawl holding a microphone. At left, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl sits smiling. Behind them is a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange garlands on a green and purple draped altar, with a kalasha and brass lamps before it. Dark silhouetted heads of the audience fill the bottom edge.2007-12-07A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a smile places his hand on the bowed, bald head of an older man in white clothes and glasses who kneels at a railing. Behind them stands a man with a white forehead mark and a bare chest. On the right, a second man in an orange robe and long hair holds a flat orange cushion tray. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and magenta marigold garlands, and a brass lamp and a round fan-like object are visible. Several men in white shirts stand at the left edge.2009-12-15January 13 20152015-01-13Photo of a night ritual before a red backdrop with a large deity murti of a goddess with a yellow face, red eyes and multiple arms, decorated with white lace-like ornaments and marigold garlands. A seated man in saffron robes with a sandalwood-marked forehead, a long gold chain, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant extends his right hand in blessing toward a man in a white shirt and red shawl who bows with folded hands. A second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands behind holding a brass plate with a leaf. a person is seated on the cushioned throne as the blessing figure, displaying cues of saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Golden lamps and orange and red flowers surround the scene.2012-10-15A photograph of a seated figure on a flower-decorated throne draped in white and red garlands, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-blue garland with a long swept-back head of hair. Golden lion-head ornaments flank the seat, and red velvet drapes and orange cloth hang behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward with palms together in devotion, while another man in an orange robe stands behind the throne, and a man in a beige jacket with orange shawl stands at left wearing headphones. A woman in pink with orange shawl sits at right. The scene appears to be a devotional darshan or padapuja setting, with garlands and fresh flowers in the foreground.2006-12-27October 15 20122012-10-15A photograph of a ceremonial stage setting. A long-haired figure in a peach-coloured embroidered kurta and orange dhoti stands on a red cushioned platform before a golden throne draped with white jasmine garlands and yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands. Holding a red folder, this figure is receiving honour as a man in a white shirt and trousers prostrates himself flat on the floor at their feet. Behind, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style neck mala and bead strand stands near the throne, another orange-robed attendant stands at right, and a woman in a white sari with orange border watches from the background beside a wooden pedestal with brass lamps. A golden deity murti sits on the throne, and a bird motif appears on the backdrop. Probable Swamiji is the long-haired figure in peach kurta, identified by long swept-back hair and ornate embroidered clothing.2008-12-28April 25 20162016-04-25 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20