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January 18 2017

A photograph of an outdoor courtyard session with a tall standing man in saffron-orange draped robes and a long rudraksha mala with a red-brown bead necklace. He has swept-back long dark hair, hoop earrings and a bare upper arm, and he extends his right hand toward the forehead of a seated young man in white with a sacred thread and beaded necklace. Beside them a seated man wears an orange head wrap and a yellow-orange shawl over a bare chest. Several seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge, with green trees and a red wall behind.

A photo of an outdoor courtyard session with a standing young man in an orange dhoti-style wrap and orange shawl, wearing a long double strand of rudraksha beads and a pendant necklace, a small hoop earring and bracelets. He extends one hand toward the crowned head of a seated devotee in an orange head wrap while holding a small brown object in his other hand. Around him sit several devotees: a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with a red beaded necklace at left, a man with an orange head wrap and dreadlocks, a long-haired seated figure in orange, and dreadlocked heads at the bottom edge. Behind them stand a beige stone pillar wrapped with string and tiny lights, green foliage, and a pink building with a barred window.

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January 25 2017

A standing young man in orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder performs an aarti with a brass lamp holding two flames in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He wears a leopard-print headband, a long dreadlocked topknot, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces with a pendant, bead armbands, and white ash markings on his chest and arms, with a red tilak on his forehead. Two men in orange cloth stand blurred behind him beside a yellow railing, with green foliage in the background.

A photograph of two men standing outdoors among green leaves and branches, with a pink wall behind them. The foreground man wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder, multiple strands of gold beaded necklaces, and a gold armlet; his hair is short and dark. A second, partly visible man stands behind him, bald and wearing an orange wrap. The setting appears to be an ashram grounds.

A photograph of an outdoor courtyard session with a devotee in orange robes standing at right, long dreadlocked hair swept back, rudraksha mala beads across the chest, a wristwatch and a bangle. He bends forward and touches the forehead of a bald man in white clothes seated at left, while a young person with curly hair and a beaded mala sits nearby. Stone pillars, green foliage and a pink wall form the background, with a crowd of seated devotees in the foreground. a person candidate not established; the standing robed figure is a devotee performing an initiation-style gesture.

January 18 2017

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December 16 2017

Outdoor ritual gathering with a central man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, long swept-back dark hair, multiple rudraksha malas and ornate gold bead necklaces, smiling with one hand extended. Surrounding devotees in orange and saffron clothing press palms together in namaskar or kneel; a bald man in orange kneels in front with a white bandage on his head. Behind is a decorated deity murti in red and gold with a crown, and two grey stone statues stand at right near a silver spear. Greenery and a red wall form the backdrop. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold bead necklaces and saffron clothing; this is an appearance-based label only.

Outdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.