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April 23 20172017-04-23April 23 20172017-04-23A photograph of a ceremony where a man in a cream shirt and cream dhoti bends forward with rudraksha mala around his neck, cupping his hands to receive a small green fruit or coconut from a long-haired figure seated in front, who wears a white jasmine garland with orange flowers and green leaves and a red thread on the wrist. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand, and a golden pole rises at right. The scene suggests a devotional ritual exchange within an ashram setting.2017-04-23February 19 20172017-02-19A photograph of a ritual darshan scene inside a hall with a maroon curtain and gilded pillars. On the right, a long-haired man with a beard wears a saffron-red shawl and red top, smiling with eyes closed while his hand rests on a golden vessel-like object. On the left, a man with long dreadlocked hair, white ritual cloth with gold border, sandalwood marks on his forehead and gold bangle, bows with palms pressed together over a golden kalasha-style vessel. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls stand, and a golden deity murti appears.2017-07-14 +1 copiesA kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with short grey-flecked hair and a stubbled beard, extends cupped hands toward a seated figure on a gold-trimmed red throne. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long swept-back black hair style, a white horizontal tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace. The seated figure hands a small white object into the man's palms. Standing behind them are devotees in white, including a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a saffron-trimmed chain, with hands folded. Gold-framed red cushions and a dark-brown wooden floor complete the setting. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron shawl, swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, receiving the devotee's kneeling offering.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a temple-like hall. A long-haired sannyasi in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, with a dark braided mane and orange-red garlands, extends a red fruit toward an older man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth who bows with palms joined, holding a red fruit and a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in a white-and-gold dhoti stands beside him, and several men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together. A cameraman films from a tripod, and a saffron-robed attendant stands at right near a decorated kalasha pillar and a golden trident.2017-01-15A photograph of an indoor satsang setting. A figure seated on a deep red cushioned seat wears an orange-brown robe and a long rust-red beaded mala with large green-yellow beads, gesturing with one raised hand while smiling. In front of them an older man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard holds an offering in both hands. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red kumkum mark on the forehead sits, and a silver tray holding ritual items sits in the foreground. White air-conditioning units are visible behind. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style mala with ornate adornment, consistent with the page's attribution.2013-05-12May 07 20172017-05-07February 19 20172017-02-19May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesApril 23 20172017-04-23