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July 07 20092009-07-07Two young men in monastic-style dress stand outdoors at dusk beside a wooden window frame and a red curtain. The man on the left, in a deep red garment, holds an open book and reads aloud, with white horizontal marks on his forehead, a red dot between his brows, a small earring and a bracelet. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron wrap, a long rudraksha mala, white marks on his forehead and shoulders, and a hoop earring, and stands with eyes lowered, listening. Leafy trees are visible through the window.2013-06-25September 06 20172017-09-06 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07Two seated sannyasi-style men in orange-red robes with white sacred ash markings on forehead and arms sit on green mats in a hall. The man on the left wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet, and rests his hand on his chin while listening. The man on the right, with a small earring, holds a black microphone with a teal band and speaks to him, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a pendant. Other seated participants in orange robes and malas sit behind them, with white cups on the floor.2013-07-14Photograph of a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis moving through a red-canopied tent. At centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl with yellow borders wears a long white and pink flower garland, a white forehead band, gold bangles and hands pressed together in anjali. The probable Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold ornaments, saffron shawl and garland cues. To the left, a bearded man in a bright orange turban and a beige vest gestures outward, and a bald man in orange robes stands nearby. At right, a shaved-headed attendant in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a video camera on his shoulder.2013-02-12November 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photo under trees in a sandy clearing. A shirtless young man with long dark hair and a red-orange tilak on his forehead holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver ritual bell (ghanta) in the other, with a red cloth or flower stem between his fingers. He wears an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a large beaded necklace. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera, wearing a red dhoti and a rudraksha mala, gestures toward the lamp. Green leaves and a tree trunk are behind them, with colourful threads tied to a tree on the right.2016-10-31Three young men in ochre and maroon sannyasi-style cloth stand outdoors before a wire fence and blurred trees at dusk. Each has white and red tripundra markings on the forehead and white markings on the arms and shoulders. The man on the left wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holding a small wooden peetha with a green-draped deity murti decorated with a garland and gold ornaments. The man on the right wears a maroon cloth and rust-coloured shawl and holds a second green-draped murti with a white and gold decorative frame. The man in the middle, in a shawl, holds a long bamboo pole upright. This is a procession-style scene with murtis carried by devotees.2013-04-03January 07 20152015-01-07July 07 20092009-07-07August 24 20142014-08-24