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January 05 20192019-01-05A photograph of a temple ritual. On the left, a smiling woman in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, with a vertical forehead mark, and gestures toward a brass tray. A young girl with white sacred ash on her forehead and a white-and-gold sari-style dress kneels on the right with palms pressed together in prayer. The brass tray holds yellow, purple and white flowers and a brass vessel. Behind them, robed figures in white and saffron stand near golden temple pillars, and a white-clad figure stands in the middle distance.2019-01-05Two women in devotional dress sit beside a brass kalasha-style vessel set on a red-and-silver tray, decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemums and purple flowers. The woman on the left wears an orange sari, beaded necklaces, gold bangles and a bindi, and reaches toward the tray. The woman on the right wears a rust-red sari with a gold neckline, holds her palms together in namaskar, and has white vibhuti on her forehead. Behind them, other women in orange and white saris stand and sit in a hall with red curtains and gold-framed ornate shrines.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a raised platform, holding a brass tray of yellow and purple flowers and small brass vessels over a red-cushioned ornate pedestal. Beside her, a person in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala leans forward, hands near the offering. Scattered yams or tubers lie on a yellow cloth in the foreground. Behind them, red drapes, golden canopy structures and a figure in orange are visible in a hall setting. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is set to unsure.2019-01-05Two women sit on the floor in a temple-style hall, with a brass tray of yellow, white and purple flowers and two brass cups between them. The woman on the left wears an orange-red sari, rudraksha beads, a mala-style wrap, bangles and a red-and-white bindi-like forehead mark with a ring on her finger, and she gestures over the tray. The woman on the right, in a white sari with gold border, rudraksha mala and eyeglasses, leans forward to touch the flowers with a faint ash mark on her forehead. Golden pillars and a maroon curtain stand in the background. Copyright and archive credit appear on the photo.2019-01-05July 19 20132013-07-19A photo inside a small home room during a house visit. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in a teal sari holds a toddler beside a man in a striped shirt. At centre-right a woman in a red-orange saree with a white flower garland kneels with a brass vessel, and a man in white kneels beside her. On the right a seated sannyasi in orange-brown robes wears a multicolour marigold garland and holds a tall silver trident. Other saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a camera, and a man in white stands at back. Walls are cream with floral borders.2014-06-27May 28 20132013-05-28A photograph of a blessing moment during a satsang. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-yellow border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace extends his right hand to rest on the head of a young boy in a white shirt with an orange-and-red shawl, a red beaded bracelet on his wrist. Behind them a woman in white with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala smiles, and other children in orange shawls wait. Brass lamps and a red draped cloth stand in the background, with a pedestal fan at right. Probable Swamiji appearance cues: the man has a swept-back hair bun, saffron robes and rudraksha beads, and the page identifies him as Swamiji.2015-07-19A photograph of a shaved-headed?-no: a man in a saffron-orange and gold-edged dhoti-shawl wrap, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala, extends his right arm to place his palm on the forehead of a young curly-haired boy in a white t-shirt with an orange-red shawl and orange lanyard. The boy's hands are raised at his head in receptive posture. Behind them, a woman with a vermilion bindi and beaded mala sits, and several people in white and orange-red robes stand at a red-carpeted ceremonial area with a gold-carved throne-like chair and green plants.2015-07-19December 26 20122012-12-26