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September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesNovember 07 20112011-11-07A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a white tilak on his forehead, leans forward and reaches toward a small red box filled with white flowers or petals. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, rudraksha beads and a red tilak bends toward a young boy in a maroon shirt who holds a green packet. Several saffron-clad men stand behind them, and a red cloth backdrop hangs in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold pendant) is the central figure, distributing offerings.2013-01-15Indoor hall scene at a satsang-style gathering. A man in an orange-red turban, gold-and-bead necklaces, gold armbands and a saffron-brown dhoti with gold border stands at right, his hand raised to a young boy's head in blessing. The boy in a red garment and rudraksha mala bows with folded palms. Nearby, a girl in orange and a young ascetic-looking figure in orange robes wait; a man in white stands behind them. Rows of people in white, orange and sari colours line the hall, and a red box of apples sits at lower right. a person is the turbaned man in saffron-gold with ornate gold necklaces, blessing the boy.2013-07-30October 24 20132013-10-24July 13 20132013-07-13A photograph of devotees receiving blessings indoors against a pale yellow wall with colourful paper garlands and balloons at the top left. A seated woman in an orange-brown garment with a rudraksha mala and a bindi, her forehead marked with white ash, holds a brass vessel and offers something from it to a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bends forward with cupped hands. A young girl in a checked top and a bystander in white stand nearby. Two standing men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold pendants stand to the right, one talking on a phone. Several onlookers in white shirts crowd the background. The scene shows a ritual blessing or prasadam distribution. Watermarked images are not described further.2012-05-18December 11 20112011-12-11Indoor event photo in a bright hall with pink-curtained windows and a projection screen behind. A man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-trimmed yellow border and a long gold ceremonial necklace, multiple rudraksha malas, gold bangles and a gold pendant stands at the right, smiling, with long swept-back dark hair and gold earrings. He extends his hand toward a man in a white shirt and a young boy, who hold out cupped hands. On the left a shaved-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha malas wears a white tilak on his forehead. Several people in white and a woman in a pink patterned top and red shawl stand in the background.2013-07-24Indoor hall with red curtains and a ceiling of fluorescent lights. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange turban, a gold-trimmed brown-and-gold garment, multiple rudraksha malas and gold bangles hands a small object to a young girl in a maroon dress with rudraksha beads. Nearby, a young boy in an orange robe, a bald-headed man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas, and an older man in a white dhoti with a shawl stand by. At left, two men in white kurta with folded hands look on. A chain-link barrier and rows of seated devotees in the background. The turbaned central figure has distinctive saffron turban, malas and gold ornaments, so the appearance-based label is a person, shown in person as the one presenting the object to the girl.2013-07-30September 26 20132013-09-26November 12 20112011-11-12