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January 16 2018

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Outdoor photo in hazy morning light of a garlanded man with a shaved-looking head and a white vertical tilak, dressed in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, hands pressed together in greeting as a devotee in a teal blue sari bows toward him. Around them stand saints and attendants: a white-haired man in white dhoti with gold border and spectacles, a bearded man in orange robes with a white forehead band, a woman in orange with a long plait, and a man in a white shirt smiling and gesturing. A garland of yellow, red and white flowers hangs on the central figure. Trees and a dusty road appear behind.

April 10 2016

Outdoor photograph in bright daylight under trees beside a white wall. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and is greeted by a man in white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms pressed together. Other saffron-robed sannyasis stand nearby, one bald with glasses, and a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti and gold-toned necklace stands behind. A man in white shirt bends forward to touch the feet of the garlanded figure, and onlookers in white shirts and mundus stand in the background. Orange flags and a white boat-like structure appear at the left edge.

2014-07-04 +1 copies

June 27 2013

Outdoor photo of a central man with hands pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, wearing a deep red-maroon robe over a rudraksha mala and a long multi-strand necklace of red and white flower garlands with gold ornaments, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and a gold pendant. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and a red tilak marks his forehead. Around him, devotees in orange and white attire stand with hands folded; a woman at left wears an orange head covering and an orange-and-gold sari with a gold ceremonial staff nearby. A man at right with a white forehead band and rudraksha malas wears a white dhoti with gold border, and other attendees in white stand behind. Trees and a red pillar appear in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) at the centre, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and red-maroon robe with rudraksha mala.

May 09 2012

2012-05-09 +4 copies

August 12 2016

Outdoor photograph of a crowd on a garden path with greenery behind. In the centre, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti line on the forehead and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste. They wear an orange saffron robe, a long yellow marigold garland, a red flower garland and a gold pendant with a deity figure. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand beside men in white shirts and white dhotis. On the right, a man in orange wraps with a red cloth held at his chest carries a long staff, and an elderly man with a white beard stands behind.

Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering with a central man in rust-red robes, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a thick rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a white and red flower garland, and a vibhuti tilak on his forehead. Around him, many people in orange and saffron robes stand with palms joined in prayer, several with forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit in the lower left. Green trees and a temple structure appear in the background. The central man is a person candidate based on his robes, garlands, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, with a tilak marking.

A photograph of a temple or ashram doorway with a blue-painted frame and a framed portrait on the wall above. A man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a long rudraksha mala and a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers stands smiling, a small silver vessel in one hand, while a shaved-head man in white-and-orange dhoti stands behind him holding a bell-like object. Other men in white dhotis and orange cloth stand nearby, and an older man in white shirt and orange dhoti stands at left. A person kneels or bends low at lower left, seemingly receiving blessings. a person is the central figure with long swept-back hair, a flower crown, a long garland and rudraksha mala, though his appearance is uncertain.

A photograph of an indoor hallway with a blue-painted wall and a framed picture above. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands at centre, wearing a brown-maroon robe, a dense rudraksha mala, and a long white and yellow garland with red flowers. He smiles and extends his hand toward an older man in a white shirt and cream dhoti, who holds a small silver vessel. Behind them stand a man in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads, a man in a pink-striped shirt and white dhoti, and a few other devotees. A white-clad figure in the foreground is partially out of focus. A statue of a figure in a white shirt with a rudraksha garland and orange cloth stands behind the group. The scene appears to be a ritual exchange of offerings.

September 02 2017