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February 26 2017

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Photograph of a devotee offering oranges to a long-haired man in a rust-orange garment with a bare upper body and rudraksha beads, wearing a gold earring and bead bracelets; the man in orange leans forward smiling while the devotee in a striped polo shirt smiles and reaches out. Behind them a priest in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold pendant holds oranges, and other devotees in white with folded hands stand near a golden pillar and a camera operator. Probable Swamiji with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, receiving fruit offerings in an ashram darshan setting.2017-02-26February 19 20172017-02-19April 23 20172017-04-23October 20 20162016-10-20April 23 20172017-04-23October 12 20152015-10-12A seated figure in a rust-red turban and matching saffron-red robe with gold trim, wearing layered beaded necklaces, sits on an ornate gold throne and smiles while reaching out to receive offerings from a man in a pale yellow shirt who kneels on a red patterned carpet and hands over green fruit. Beside the throne a monastic in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala, forehead tilak and spectacles sits attentively, and a standing figure in white with a beaded necklace watches. Brass oil lamps stand against a deep red backdrop. The scene is a satsang-style ritual offering.2015-10-12April 23 20172017-04-23A seated figure on a gold ornate throne, wearing an orange-red turban with a small emblem, orange-red and gold robes, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces, receives mangoes from a bald man in a light grey shirt kneeling on a red patterned rug. A second seated robed man with a yellow vibhuti line on his forehead, glasses and beaded mala holds a yellow paper. Behind them stand a man in orange-red robes with a beaded necklace and a woman in a white sari with a brown beaded necklace and a red-brown bag. Gold lamps and mangoes lie in the foreground; a studio light is at upper right.2015-10-12A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation ceremony in a hall with pink walls and deep red curtains. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas holds a tray of oranges and bows toward the lower left. Other men in white dhotis, some with saffron cloth, stand in the background with white ash markings on their bodies. In the foreground a seated bearded man receives a thread being tied on his wrist by a man in saffron and gold ornaments and long dreadlocks, whose appearance is not an identifiable a person candidate in this frame. A woman in a dark garment and a woman in red attend at the edges. A total of about six people are visible.2017-04-26A photo inside an indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange cloth with gold bangles and a multicolour garland stands at a large floral-decorated golden structure, reaching toward a seated deity figure and offerings. Around them, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, one in a maroon garment with a rudraksha mala, stand attentively. A man in a checked shirt holds his palms together. Flower garlands in red, yellow, orange and purple decorate the altar at right, and a small golden deity figure sits on the platform. The scene suggests a puja or darshan.2012-01-01October 12 20152015-10-12