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Indoor photo of four men in ritual dress gathered around a small silver figure on an orange cloth. At center left, a bald priest in white dhoti with red-edged cloth and a heavy gold necklace presents silver items on a tray, while a man in orange robe with brown rudraksha mala at left holds a steel cup. At right, a long-haired man in orange robe, dark beaded mala and leopard-print shawl leans in to look, and a shaved-headed youth in white and orange stands behind. Sacred ash marks are visible on several foreheads and bodies. Plain white walls and a small framed picture form the background.

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A photograph of a seated group during a homa or yagna ritual indoors. In the foreground a young man with short hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange sleeveless robe with gold border holds a small offering and bows his head. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with red border holds an offering in cupped hands. To the left, a bald man with glasses wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala and sits with hands together. Behind them, an older man with white-and-red tripundra marks on his forehead, white clothes and a gold armlet holds an object near his face. Curtains in orange and gold hang behind, and a copper plate with offerings sits at the lower right. Four people are visible.2012-09-05April 06 20122012-04-06September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with pale walls and hanging orange-and-yellow tassels. A man in a white dhoti with an orange waist sash stands at left, palms pressed together in greeting toward a smiling man at centre. The centre man wears a white shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold pendant necklace, a white forehead marking and a red bindi, with long swept-back dark hair. He holds a silver tray with a framed photograph. At right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl carries a silver plate. Devotees with folded hands stand behind them.2011-02-18A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. At the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala. He stands in front of a richly decorated golden altar with a deity murti. Around him, several men in white dhotis with white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms stand or bend, one holding a folded white cloth with red trim. A man in white holds a silver plate with offerings on the right, and another holds a wooden box. Orange-robed attendants stand behind, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge.2010-10-26 +1 copiesOctober 26 20102010-10-26A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall with orange-painted walls. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl extends his hands toward a brass tray. A clean-shaven, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a small head microphone holds a yellow-cloth-covered tray with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a silver kalasha with a green leaf. On the far left, a young attendant in maroon and gold holds a plate of red flowers. Desc notes: the long-haired man shows compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain.2013-03-07July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesOctober 27 20102010-10-27 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a small group in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door frame at left. A central seated man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum mark wears a saffron shawl and a garland of white and red flowers, smiling. Around him stand several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one holding a brass plate with a white offering, and a man in white shirt and glasses. A younger man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a small silver vessel. At lower right a bald elderly man with white vibhuti and a flower garland sits, and a woman with a gold-trimmed brass lamp appears at lower left. Probable Swamiji: the seated central figure's long hair, saffron shawl and garland match the candidate cues, so this is an appearance-based label only.2012-05-22A 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.2011-02-27A temple ritual scene in which a young man in an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala holds a folded white paper and reads from it, his head bowed with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Beside him stand other men: one in plain white dhoti with a white-striped shawl and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, another bare-chested in orange with a gold chain, and a shaven-headed man in orange with a gold neck ornament. To the right, a figure in white with white forehead markings holds a small brass vessel, and behind them an ornate gold-framed seat with red cushions stands in the background. A yellow cloth lies at the lower left and a metal tray with brass items sits in front.2010-11-30