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August 15 2009

August 15 2009

Indoor photograph of a religious ceremony in a pink-walled room with a framed deity print on the wall and a brass oil lamp at right. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap stands at left with hands folded. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes reaches out to clasp the hands of a bare-chested priest wearing a red shawl with gold border and white dhoti, who stands before brass vessels and a bell. A bearded man in orange robes sits at right, and a yellow-saree-clad woman is partly visible at far left. Several figures in the room are visible, and the scene appears to be a formal blessing or ordination exchange.

August 09 2007

A photograph inside a pink-walled room with barred windows. A bald man in orange robes leans forward with an outstretched hand toward a seated devotee. A woman in a rust-coloured turban and layered orange-brown shawl, wearing a gold necklace, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style bead mala, sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside her, an older bearded man with white hair and glasses in orange robes sits cross-legged. A partly visible woman in orange appears at the right edge and a child's head at the lower left. Several people are seated on the floor in a satsang-style gathering.

February 08 2013

A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in an indoor room with recessed ceiling lights. In the centre, an elderly man with long white hair and beard wears a saffron robe and orange shawl, his hands extended in greeting toward a woman at right. She wears a rust-red head wrap, a red-brown garment, pearl necklaces and bangles, and holds a golden lion-headed object wrapped in orange cloth. Beside them a bald man in a brown-red garment and rudraksha mala stands, and to the right another man in orange adjusts cloth. Men at left wear orange robes and beards. Possibly a satsang gathering in Haridwar.

Photograph of an indoor reception in a wood-panelled room with a checkered wall panel. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala and a bracelet, smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a marigold and rose garland. On the right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes with folded hands faces him, and two more men in orange stand behind. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed sadhu hangs on the left wall. a person cues: the orange turban and rudraksha mala of the central figure, shown as a visiting guest receiving a garland.

A photograph of an indoor meeting in a wood-panelled room. A young man in an orange turban and orange robes with a black rudraksha mala stands on the left with hands joined, receiving a garland of white and orange flowers from a bald man in orange robes at right, who bows with his hands extended. Behind them a man in an orange robe holds his hands in namaste, another orange-robed figure is partly visible at right, and a man in a white shirt stands at the edge. A framed black-and-white photograph of a robed, bald elderly man hangs on the left wall. The scene shows a garlanding greeting between devotees and visitors.

A photograph of an indoor room with pale grey walls and a wall panel of small golden-brown shelves on the upper right. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a red undershirt sits center on a chair, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks. To his left, a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together. Behind them, a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a standing younger man in orange with a sash look on. On the right, an older bald man in orange with glasses sits with hands folded in greeting on a red floral cushioned chair, beside a tray of fruit and a water bottle. Five people are visible.

A photograph of an indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and a red curtain at right. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a white robe with an orange shawl, clasps hands with a younger person with long curly hair in a sleeveless orange top, who is smiling. Behind them a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi stands near other people in orange and white clothing, and a man in a white kurta stands at left with hands folded. Orange cushioned seats and a small tray of items are visible at right.

2010-07-03 +1 copies

A photograph inside an orange-and-red draped tent. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a brown and gold turban, an orange shawl over orange clothing, a brown waist cloth and gold bangles, and he reaches out to a bearded elder. The elder on the right wears a white turban, a bushy white beard and an orange robe, and leans forward to receive the shawl. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange holds fabric, and another bearded man in an orange turban stands at the right holding a steel flask. Decorative gold cloth edges the left side. a person: the man on the left shows long swept-back hair, a turban, orange clothing and ornate gold adornments, consistent with the page, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm.