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May 01 2015

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A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a long garland of marigolds and white flowers, smiles while standing indoors. Both hands hold a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and the wearer's arm extends forward offering it. Around them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, a younger man in a dark top and a boy in a white shirt stand nearby, and a shaved-headed man at right in orange clothing presses his palms together in prayer. A wall clock and barred window appear in the background, with orange curtains at right.2015-05-01A photograph of a ritual reception inside a building with a plain concrete ceiling and a wall clock. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long multicolour flower garland with a copper-toned rudraksha-style mala, stands with palms pressed together while a man in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders offers a brass plate from the right foreground. Several onlookers in shirts and a boy in a dark t-shirt stand at left, and a bald man in orange cloth stands behind the central figure. a person is visible with a saffron turban, orange robe, flower garland and mala.2015-05-01October 03 20152015-10-03May 01 20152015-05-01Photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall. A man in a rust-orange turban with gold border and an orange-saffron robe, wearing rudraksha malas, a gold ceremonial necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, stands at right with one hand raised in greeting and a broad smile. Several men to the left, in white shirts and pale pink shirts, bow or fold their hands in respect. Behind them stands a row of men in white, and a golden deity shrine with a red curtain and decorated backdrop is visible in the background.2013-07-05A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a road lined with onlookers and palm trees. The central man wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and two long garlands of white and yellow flowers with red blooms, and he smiles while raising a hand. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes wear rudraksha malas and white-and-ochre forehead markings, while a bald man on the left wears a maroon robe with a white forehead stripe. Spectators in white shirts stand behind and to the side, and a tree and a white building with a colourful cloth canopy appear in the background.2015-05-01August 17 20132013-08-17July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a procession inside a marble-floored hall. Centre, a figure in orange saffron robes and a rust-orange turban with long dark hair, wearing a red and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces and a gold armlet, holds the hand of an older man in a saffron-orange robe with a black beaded mala, who walks with a slight stoop. Behind them, a man in a brown-red dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala, and a man in a light blue shirt, follow. Women in sarees, one in teal, stand at the left, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala stands in the background. a person cues appear on the figure in the turban and garland, while the older man in saffron is a devotee-attended elder.2013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a brown-orange turban and matching saffron-brown robe with gold borders, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant. He stands with one arm raised in a blessing gesture and holds a sheaf of white papers, smiling. Around him, several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some in white and checked shirts. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare-armed rudraksha bracelets stands at right. Red velvet drapes and a bright ceiling form the hall background. Probable Swamiji by appearance: turban, saffron-toned robe, multiple rudraksha malas, gold necklace and gold bracelets, presiding in a blessing pose.2013-07-08May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01