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September 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a long-haired man with a white forehead line and bare chest, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, smiling and placing his hands on the shoulders of a kneeling, grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white shawl and rudraksha beads. Behind them, standing devotees in white dhotis with yellow borders and orange shawls, one in a white kurta with a mala, and a woman in a dark outfit look on in front of a gold-patterned wall. The setting resembles a temple or satsang hall, and the scene shows a blessing given during a pada puja style honouring. a person: the long-haired figure wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace ornament and a saffron shawl, presiding over the blessing as the honoured teacher.2017-08-09A photograph of a satsang-style ritual in an indoor setting. On the left, a figure with long dreadlocked black hair, a gold ornate necklace, rudraksha beaded bracelets and an orange-red garment faces right with palms raised in greeting, with a smiling expression. a person by appearance cues: long dreadlocks, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha beads, and saffron-orange clothing. On the right, a bald, bearded man in white ritual clothes smiles and sits with hands joined. Behind them a woman in a white top and women in white dress stand. A small gold deity murti with a crown sits in the foreground beside a brass kalasha-like vessel.2017-07-07Photo of an indoor ritual setting. A long-haired man with a swept-back dreadlock style, white tilak on forehead, gold ceremonial necklace of many beads and a rudraksha-style red bead bracelet on the upper arm, wearing a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, smiles and gestures with an open hand toward a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl who kneels with palms joined in namaste. Behind them, a woman with a gold head ornament and dark clothing holds up a blank white card, and a gold deity murti and a brass lamp sit on the altar in front. Several people in red and orange robes stand in the background, and a photographer is visible at the top. Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired man with the gold necklace, rudraksha bracelet and red shawl.2017-07-07March 28 20182018-03-28A photograph of a formal honouring ceremony. In the foreground, a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a beard, dressed in a saffron/orange sannyasi wrap that bares his shoulder, drapes an orange shawl printed with repeated script over the shoulders of an older white-haired man in a white kurta who bows with his hands joined. Behind them stand several people in white and yellow clothing, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas; a woman in a yellow sari and another with a red bindi stand nearby, and a gold deity murti is partly visible at left. Red and orange fabric and gold decorations frame the scene.2017-07-30July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A seated long-haired man in a rust-orange robe with a brown rudraksha-style bead shawl sits on an ornate gold throne, smiling as he faces a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with a red-patterned shawl and pressed palms in namaste. Behind them a woman in white with a red-patterned shawl sits beside a second devotee, and a standing woman in white and red watches. Behind the throne stand a silver staff and gold garlands draped over a magenta cloth, with green foliage at left.2014-12-28March 27 20182018-03-27 +2 copiesMarch 28 20182018-03-28August 12 20172017-08-12