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June 17 2017

A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors. A man with long hair pulled back, a vermilion tilak on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas holds up a handwritten sheet of paper toward the camera. On the left, a man in a white garment with a red-and-gold striped shawl watches. On the right, a man with long hair and a red shawl gestures. Behind them, saffron-orange shawls hang on a rack, and a small brass deity murti with a silver-toned tray sits in the foreground beside a brass lamp stand.

A photograph of a ritual exchange in a temple-like hall. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a white forehead band, and a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders is seated near a silver ornate stand holding a small object. On the left, a man with short dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds up a handwritten sheet of paper, while a man behind him wears a golden-yellow dhoti and rudraksha beads. Several robed attendants in white and orange-striped shawls stand in the background. The scene suggests a formal initiation or written-offering moment.

A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks, a full beard and a bare upper body wrapped in a red-brown shawl, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace. He holds a short rod or staff in one hand and extends his other arm toward a young woman on the left who holds up a small white printed form. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare torsos stand with hands folded in prayer, and a devotee wearing a rudraksha mala looks on. Ornate silver-and-gold ceremonial staffs stand at the right edge. Faces are marked with white and red ritual paste. The setting appears to be a Shiva Deeksha initiation darshan.

July 05 2017

June 24 2017

A photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a beard, and white ash marks on his forehead sits at right, wearing a rust-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, with one hand resting on the head of a kneeling devotee below. Beside him stand bare-chested male devotees in white dhotis with mala necklaces and ash-marked bodies, and a standing woman in a white top at left holds up a small printed paper with a figure drawn on it. Older men and onlookers stand in the background, and a microphone stand and silver ceremonial pillar appear at right.

A bald, light-skinned man in a white kurta stands with bowed head while a long-haired person in a red-orange sash and dense beaded garlands places a hand on his scalp and holds a sheet of paper. The person wears rudraksha-style beads, bangles and a red bindi, with a pale-yellow garment beneath the sash. Beside them a man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace stands with hands folded. A man in saffron clothing and another in white stand nearby, and a tray of small items sits at lower right. Behind them hang framed portraits on a cream wall, and a projector screen and red curtain fill the background.

2012-04-05 +2 copies

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe wearing a long gold-and-rudraksha mala with rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms, a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair, reading a small white paper in his hands at an indoor gathering. Several people crowd around him, including an older man in white with white hair and a younger man in a dark shirt, a man in a red striped shirt in the foreground, and a man in white dhoti in the background. Behind them is a golden shrine area with a red curtain. The photo is credited to Sri Nithyananda Paramahamsa and Nithyanandapedia. Appearance-based probable identification: Swamiji (probable), the person in the saffron robe with the long gold-and-rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, reading paper in a satsang-type setting.

A seated man with hair tied in a bun and a saffron-orange robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala, sits on a red cushioned seat in front of a golden backdrop and a yellow draped table. He holds a folded white paper and speaks toward a kneeling devotee in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Behind them a woman in cream and a green-bordered sari with a mala sits near potted green plants, and several people in white stand in the background. Gold offering plates hold oranges, and a peacock-feather fan is at the left edge.

A photograph of a ceremonial gathering on a red carpet. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wearing a cream and gold-bordered sari receives something from a man in a white dhoti and shawl, who holds an open booklet. Beside him stands a young boy in white shirt and dark trousers holding papers. Behind them, a bearded man with glasses, wearing an orange robe and a large gold-beaded garland, stands among other figures in white and orange clothing. Marigold petals and a red cloth with a brass plate lie near the bottom edge, and a golden-brown umbrella rests at the lower left. a person is the bearded man in orange with the gold garland, identified by his appearance and orange saffron robe with ornate gold necklace cues.