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July 09 20122012-07-09A smiling woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a small red bindi stands close to a smiling man in white clothes with an orange shawl, who both hold hands and wear white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands. The woman also has an orange scarf draped over her shoulders and a name badge on her sari. Behind them, a child in a colourful shirt and an older woman with glasses and an orange top look on and clap.2012-07-09A night-time outdoor ritual where a man in white dhoti-style kurta, wearing a white jasmine garland with red roses and a rudraksha mala, stands with a banana in each hand and a red tilak on his forehead. Facing him, a woman in an orange and green silk sari and a child in a blue-green checked dress with curly hair receive the offering, the child held on her hip. Behind them a woman in white with a garland holds a tray. Dark background with a stone wall. Watermarked photo credit omitted.2011-11-06Indoor photo in a home room with a tiled wall and wooden floor. A man in orange robes stands centre, wearing a large gold necklace and layered garlands of yellow and magenta flowers, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he raises one hand in blessing. Beside him on the left, a smiling man in white kurta and a wristwatch has an arm around a boy in a white sports t-shirt with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a rudraksha mala stands with her arm around a younger boy in a blue t-shirt, also wearing a mala.2010-01-09November 06 20112011-11-06July 09 20122012-07-09A photograph of a man in white kurta and a woman in a cream sari with gold border, both wearing red-orange flower garlands, receiving a framed picture from a figure in saffron-orange robes with a shawl. The saffron-clad figure has long swept-back dark hair and is smiling as he hands over the framed photo. Behind them, several young men in white with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand in a hall with cream walls and red floor. The woman wears a black beaded mala and gold bangles.2009-11-29A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. A bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange saffron wrap, with a gold chain and gold armlets, sits on a red throne-like seat with a garland of red and white flowers, facing three people. A smiling woman in a white and maroon patterned shawl holds a decorated tray or wooden board with blue and gold ornaments. A man in a white kurta with a bindi laughs beside a boy in a dark green kurta, who clasps his hands in front of the seated figure. A portrait of a smiling man in a light blue head covering hangs on the wall behind, and a gold figurine stands on a shelf.2011-09-17A man in white ritual clothing with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala stands at night, wearing a long white garland of jasmine with red roses, and eats a piece from a banana-like fruit or sweet held in his hands. A woman in an orange and green silk sari, also garlanded, holds the offering to his mouth while a young girl in a light blue dress is held on her hip and watches. In the background, another woman in white holds a brass plate with offerings. The setting appears to be an outdoor ashram courtyard with a warm brick-coloured wall behind.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A posed group photo in a bright living room with cream walls and a framed Warli-style tribal painting on the left. Four people stand and sit together. On the left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet stands beside a woman in a cream and maroon silk sari with a long mala. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white, orange and red flower garland and a red tilak, raising one hand in greeting from a white chair with a gold border. On the right, a smiling young man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands. Behind them a television shows a saffron-turbaned figure, and a framed portrait labelled with a saffron-turbaned figure hangs on the right wall.2010-02-17A photograph of devotees seated on a tiled floor at an indoor gathering, many wearing orange shawls and white or cream kurtas. Several men in front are garlanded with white jasmine and yellow marigold malas. The man in the centre wears a grey-green embroidered kurta and smiles broadly; the man at left wears a cream kurta and wristwatch. Behind them, women and men in orange stoles stand or sit. No individual is identified by appearance as a person, and no deity or ritual setting is visible beyond the garlanded seated devotees.2012-07-09