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Indoor photograph of a religious ceremony in a pink-walled room with a framed deity print on the wall and a brass oil lamp at right. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap stands at left with hands folded. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes reaches out to clasp the hands of a bare-chested priest wearing a red shawl with gold border and white dhoti, who stands before brass vessels and a bell. A bearded man in orange robes sits at right, and a yellow-saree-clad woman is partly visible at far left. Several figures in the room are visible, and the scene appears to be a formal blessing or ordination exchange.

February 14 2013

A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.

Indoor event photo in a hall with a red and white draped ceiling canopy, red curtains and a projection screen behind. A young man with long dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a vertical tilak with red kumkum on his forehead; he smiles and gestures with his hands. In front of him, an older bearded man with grey hair wears an orange robe with a maroon and gold shawl and presses his palms together while bowing toward the seated figure's lap. A microphone stand is in the foreground. Other attendees in white shirts stand in the background, and a person's dark hair is visible at left foreground in an orange robe.

Indoor event under a white draped ceiling with orange-and-yellow tassels, with a brick wall and windows behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red bindi, and an orange robe over a long rudraksha mala smiles while reaching forward to accept an object from an elderly bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, wearing an orange robe with a maroon and gold shawl. Another elderly bearded man in an orange robe and teal turban stands behind them, and a man at right wears a white kurta and green shawl. Partially visible people at left and in the background suggest a seated audience. a person: the long swept hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala are the cues for the central figure, who is receiving or handing over an item during a sadhu gathering.

A photograph of four saffron-robed men standing together in a red-draped tent interior. On the left, an elderly bald man in orange robes with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha mala looks toward the group. Next, a smiling man in a rust-coloured turban and rust-brown robe wears a long brown beaded shawl and a bracelet. Beside him, a man with long matted hair, white forehead markings and a full black beard wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. On the far right, an elderly white-bearded man in red robes and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant holds a mobile phone. Behind them, a deity murti is visible on a dark backdrop, with other devotees in pink and orange robes.

A tented gathering with orange and saffron fabric walls and a gold-coloured throne at left. A long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a rust-orange shawl with a yellow edge and several beads on his neck, and holds his hands together in greeting. Facing him is an elderly bearded sadhu in a white turban, glasses, an orange robe and a wooden staff. Around them stand other sadhus and devotees in orange and red robes, one in a yellow turban and one in a red turban, with a bald man in orange and a rudraksha-style mala at centre. The scene suggests a respectful greeting between a guest sadhu and the central figure. Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired man in orange, shown in person; the identification rests on his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and beaded necklaces.

December 13 2009

December 30 2009

May 05 2016

Photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in which a figure in white ritual dress with a long gold necklace leans forward to greet a bearded man in an orange shawl and white kurta, who has a vertical tilak on his forehead. Beside them, a shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala is smiling, and a woman in an orange top wears a garland of pink, yellow and white flowers in her hair in the foreground. Behind them, men in white and orange lanyards stand near a camera on a tripod, and a red backdrop hangs in the background. The scene suggests an ashram or camp event with devotees greeting one another.

A photograph inside a white-draped tent with ceiling fans and string lights. A devotee in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak stands at center, holding a red-and-gold shawl around the shoulders of a bowed, shaved-headed man in saffron who kneels before a white-covered table. Other saffron-clad monastics stand around, including a bearded man at left and a white-bearded older man with a rudraksha mala and gold chain at right. A bottle of water sits on the table and a framed portrait with a caption is visible. Background has red tables and decorations.