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A photograph of an indoor ashram gathering. A man with long dark hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and a leopard-print shawl stands center-right, placing his hand on the head of an elderly man wearing a grey knit cap, glasses and a salmon-pink shawl, who holds folded hands and a white envelope. Several people in white clothes watch with folded hands, including a bald man in white with a shawl at left. Other shaved-headed men in white dhotis and orange cloth with white forehead markings stand at right, one holding a small red-and-white box. A decorated backdrop with a framed picture and orange draping fills the background.

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A photograph of a temple-hall ritual in which a long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth and a leopard-print shawl with a dark rudraksha mala stands centre frame, pressing his palm to the forehead of an elderly man in a grey knit cap and pink-orange wrap who holds his hands in anjali. Around them, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard holds his hands together, a younger man in a blue shirt stands nearby, and temple priests in white dhotis with red borders and bald-shaved heads stand at right. The orange-and-white banner hangs from the pillar above, with colourful painted columns and a shrine decorated with deity images behind. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment.2010-11-30A photo of a group in an indoor hall with a draped canopy and a pillar wrapped in colourful cloth. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a leopard-print shawl over saffron-orange robes holds a folded paper in both hands and wears a beaded mala. Probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and beaded mala; he is the central figure receiving the paper. To his right, saffron-robed men with white sandalwood tilak on their foreheads stand near a tray of offerings. On the left, a bald man in white with an ID lanyard and a man in a pink-orange wrap and white knit cap stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Others stand behind, including a man in a light grey shirt, also in namaste, and a man in a blue t-shirt.2010-11-30Photograph of a satsang-style greeting indoors. A central figure with long dark hair tied back wears a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing and raises a hand in blessing, placing his palm on the head of a bowing man in white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in a light blue shirt presses palms together, and other men in white shirts, a checked shirt and glasses stand behind. On the right, a shaven-headed young man in white dhoti with a gold chain and a tilak holds a white box with red trim. Saffron-robed men stand further back. Colourful striped pillars and white drapery decorate the hall.2010-11-30A photograph inside a pandal with white fabric canopy and orange-and-white decorative hangings. A man with long swept-back black hair and a red tilak wears an orange sleeveless garment with a long rudraksha mala and raises his right hand in blessing while holding a folded white paper. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti holds a wooden tray with apples and brass items, and a silver plate with gold-coloured offerings sits in the foreground. An older man with grey hair and a yellow shawl stands with folded hands, and a young man in white shirt stands at left. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan with ritual offerings.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing at an indoor ashram hall with a white canopy and orange-and-gold banners overhead. A long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest places his right palm on the head of a short-haired devotee in a white shirt, while holding a paper in his left hand. Nearby, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a red tilak and gold chain watches, and a wooden tray holds apples and a brass plate. Several devotees with folded hands stand around, including a grey-bearded man in white with a yellow shawl, and a silver plate sits in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20122012-09-13December 02 20102010-12-02A crowded indoor scene in a red-curtained hall with a gilded shrine at upper right. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a wide gold-striped shawl, wearing a thick rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands with a red tilak on his forehead. A man in an orange-saffron turban and gold chains at left reaches forward and touches his shoulder, while others in orange robes, pink and orange turbans and white shirts crowd around. Priests in white dhotis stand in the background, one at upper left near a draped table of offerings.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20122012-09-13October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with orange and red tassel-hung pillars. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and swept-back dark hair stands at centre, his right hand raised to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together. The robed man holds a silver tray containing gold-coloured items and a folded paper. Nearby, a bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a white vertical mark on his forehead, stands with clasped hands, and another man in white with sacred ash marks observes. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure in orange with rudraksha mala and long hair, shown in person performing a blessing.2010-11-30March 23 20082008-03-23