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May 07 2015

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A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors with a red-draped setting. In the foreground, a person in a red turban and red shawl over a leopard-print top, wearing rudraksha beads and gold earrings, has a red cloth being drawn over the head by another person's hands. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange lanyard and bangles watches and gestures with a raised hand, while a man with grey hair in a white shirt and red lanyard sits with palms pressed together and holds an open booklet. A young woman in dark clothing stands behind, and an oil lamp and ornate metal fixtures appear in the background.2015-05-07July 13 20152015-07-13A photograph of a devotional darshan scene indoors with warm red lighting. A woman in a red turban and red sleeveless garment with rudraksha beads on her arms stands at left, holding a white paper and reaching toward a man in a white shirt with a red printed shawl and vibhuti marks on his forehead, who stands at right with his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala and another woman in a red shawl also stand with hands folded, and a child is partly visible at lower center. A golden deity murti and tall lamp stand are visible in the background. Four physical people are visible.2015-05-07A seated man in an orange-red turban and matching saffron-red robe with a yellow-orange border sits in a brown leather armchair, holding a stack of white papers that a woman in a white blouse and red-orange shawl is reaching toward. He wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and a wide ornate necklace. The woman wears a dark beaded mala and a red-and-black shawl with a red bindi, and she presses her palms together in front of her. A man in a white shirt stands at the left with hands joined in greeting. Behind them, seated devotees in red shawls and white clothes fill a hall with warm ceiling lights, and a display stand is visible in the background. The seated man is described as a probable Swamiji by his turban, saffron robes and rudraksha mala.2015-07-03August 14 20162016-08-14A photograph of a devotional exchange in a warmly lit hall. In the foreground, a figure with a red turban, red and orange wrap, rudraksha malas on the arms and a gold earring holds up a folded white paper to a man in a white kurta with a red patterned shawl, a wristwatch and forehead markings, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, another person in red with palms joined, and behind, a woman in cream clothes with rudraksha mala and red shawl look on. A tall ornate silver staff stands at the left edge, and a faint deity murti appears in the background. Four people are visible.2015-05-07A seated figure in an orange-red turban and a garland of white flowers and rudraksha beads, wearing bangles and a leopard-print cloth, holds a sheet of paper and reaches toward a kneeling man in a brown striped shirt who extends his hands. A woman in an orange-red sari with gold border and rudraksha mala stands behind, with a gold kalasha-like vessel beside the seated figure. Several women in white and blue stand in the background, and a red carpet and red drape frame the scene. a person appears as the seated figure with turban, rudraksha garland and leopard cloth; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving instruction.2014-04-28May 07 20152015-05-07A seated person in a rust-red headcloth with gold disc ornaments, a rust-red robe, a gold kiriti-style arm band and gold necklaces holds a sheet of paper and looks down at a kneeling man in a peach-orange shirt with folded hands. Behind them a standing woman in white with a rust-orange shawl and beaded necklace smiles, and other women in white and in a pink-and-purple patterned sari watch. A gold ornate throne back and a gold-and-red decorative object sit nearby, with red cushioned seating and dark red drapes behind.2014-02-14September 14 20152015-09-14April 02 20162016-04-02September 11 20152015-09-11