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September 15 20152015-09-15A photograph of a devotional ceremony at night under a decorated tent. A bearded older man in saffron-orange robes with a draped shawl bows forward with hands raised as a younger figure with long dark hair, a red and yellow flower garland, and a red garland stands bare-chested in orange cloth, his palms pressed to the older man's head. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a white shawl and another bare-chested man with tilak and beaded necklaces watch, one holding a tray of fruit. Bright lights, gold and yellow decorations and a red curtain frame the scene.2016-01-03A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated tent with a golden backdrop. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a red and red-orange bordered cloth and a thick red flower garland stands barefoot, smiling as they offer a brass vessel to an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. The elderly man wears a saffron-orange robe and a saffron shawl and places his hands together over his chest. Behind them, men in white and yellow ritual dress with tilak markings and beaded necklaces stand near a glittering golden shrine, and a red-cloth-covered table holds offerings. The mood is a devotional ritual exchange.2016-01-03February 12 20132013-02-12Indoor photo in a room with red walls and a yellow curtain. A figure with long dark hair and an orange robe with rudraksha mala holds the hands of a smiling young man in orange kurta and white shawl with a tilak on his forehead and a mala. A young man in a lilac shirt and orange dhoti stands at left, and another man stands behind them. A silver ornate throne-like chair is at right, and a framed poster of a seated saffron-robed figure hangs on the wall. Four or more people are visible in the scene.2013-02-14A photograph of two men seated side by side with palms pressed together in namaste against a red backdrop, with a gold-carved throne visible at left. The man at left wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala, a white tilak on his forehead and gold earrings, and his hair is tied back. The man at right has a long white beard, long white hair tied in a knot, bare-chested with an orange cloth and a beaded necklace, and gazes upward in devotion. A black speaker stand is visible at right. a person cues: the left figure has a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, matching the page's satsang context, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2013-02-06Photograph of two men standing indoors in a room with wooden furniture, red upholstered chairs, a window with coloured glass panes and a wall lamp. A bearded older man with long grey-streaked hair in an orange robe holds a garland of yellow and pink flowers and offers it toward a bald man wearing a saffron-orange sash, a long beaded orange mala, multiple rudraksha bracelets and a pendant, and red-brown robes, with a yellow tilak on his forehead and spectacles. The bald man stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling.2015-07-19Indoor 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.2007-08-09July 12 20092009-07-12February 06 20132013-02-06December 17 20112011-12-17April 14 20182018-04-14