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January 03 2018

January 03 2018

A seated man with shoulder-length dark hair and a short beard sits bare-chested on a striped cloth at night, his skin dusted with white ash. Lemons are pierced onto his cheeks, arms, chest and shoulders, and he wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha pendant on a cord and a dark green sash. Bangles cover one wrist. Behind him, other seated people wear white and orange garments. The scene matches the lemon-piercing practice described on the page, but the man's appearance does not clearly establish that he is a person, so the identity is uncertain.

October 01 2016

A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with an orange wristband and a moustache, holds his palms together while a lime or lemon is placed in his hands. Behind him a standing man with a shaved head, orange vibhuti marks, a black rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with orange border has his hand on the kneeling man's shoulder. To the right, a large floral garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves rests on a black-clad figure, with scattered petals. Other people in white shirts and lanyards stand in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor event hall.

A photograph of a devotee kneeling in a white shirt and holding a green lime or lemon in his raised right hand while a bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a white flower garland, touches his forehead with an outstretched hand. Behind them, several people stand, including a man in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, and a man in a turquoise polo shirt with a visitor lanyard. A woman in the lower left is partly visible. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a patterned floor mat and a blurred crowd. The figure with the garland and dreadlocks could be a person based on the dreadlocks, beard and flower garland, but this is uncertain. The gesture resembles a blessing given with a lime.

Close-up photograph of a ritual exchange in warm reddish light. In the foreground, a hand holding a folded white paper or sacred leaf is offered into the cupped palm of another hand. Behind them, a blurred figure wears an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a fan-shaped white object behind the head and a brass or copper vessel at the right edge.

A photograph of a shaven-headed? no. A close side view of a man with short dark hair, white horizontal tripundra ash marks on his forehead and arms, and a gold-toned chain of rudraksha-style beads at his neck. He wears a yellow silk shawl over his bare upper body and holds a white-and-silver wrapped ritual wand with a feathered tip, gazing down at it during a puja. Behind him, a red cushioned throne and blurred deity murti and floral decorations suggest a temple ritual; a partially visible person in white and orange cloth stands at the left edge. Warm lamplight and bokeh fill the background.

July 04 2014

2014-07-04 +1 copies

Close-up photograph of a devotee's bare upper arm pierced by a lemon impaled on a metal skewer, with the lemon's green peel and a red-and-green pointed tip visible. A hand holds the lemon from below while the skin shows a white powdery mark and a dark shadow of a hand cast across the arm. Blurred figures and dim background suggest a crowded ritual setting, consistent with a lemon-piercing practice at a temple event.

A photograph of a ritual blessing at an indoor satsang event. A kneeling man in white shirt and white trousers, with a bald head, moustache and orange wristband, holds a small green fruit or offering in cupped hands. Behind him, a standing man in white dhoti with gold border wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and rests a hand on the kneeling man's shoulder. At right, a large garland of red roses and white jasmine rests on a seated figure dressed in black. Other people in white and pale clothing, some wearing ID badges, stand in the background.

A ritual scene in a temple hall with a red, blue and gold ornate canopy behind. A man in orange-red robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, seated on the right, holds a small paper or cloth-wrapped object above the head of a shirtless devotee who is bent forward with hands on his head. Another orange-robed person sits at the left, and a woman in white sari and bangles supports the devotee's shoulders. A white cord runs from the devotee's head down toward the floor, and a tray with offerings sits nearby. The long-haired figure in orange with rudraksha beads presents a distinctive appearance matching the page's indication of Swamiji, though the identification is based on appearance cues alone.

2017-12-31 +1 copies