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November 13 2011

A photograph of two men in close conversation during a ritual setting. On the left, an elderly bearded man with white beard and a tall headdress of rudraksha beads with red cord, wearing a rudraksha mala and white ash markings, holds out his hand toward a younger man. On the right, a younger man with long hair tied in a bun wears a pink-orange robe and layered gold necklaces, holding a red fruit in his hand. Behind them, several men stand with hands pressed together in namaste, and a boy watches with hands folded. Tilak marks and white clothing are visible among the onlookers.

Two men face each other in close conversation at an event, with a crowd of onlookers behind them. On the left, an elderly man with white hair and a white beard wears a tall crown-like headpiece of rudraksha beads with red thread, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, his hands held in a gesture of respect. On the right, a younger man with long hair tied in a bun wears a saffron-pink robe and a long ornate gold-coloured necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead, listening with a smile. Behind them, devotees with folded hands and a boy watch attentively.

A photograph of an older bearded man with white-streaked beard, wearing a tall rudraksha-bead headdress and rudraksha mala, with white ash marks on his forehead and arm, speaking and gesturing toward a younger man holding a red apple. The younger man wears an orange-pink sleeveless robe, multiple ornate gold necklaces, and his hair in a knot, smiling. Several men stand behind with hands folded in anjali, and a young man with a shaved head and white dhoti stands at left. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.

Photograph inside a temple at a devotional welcome. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a crown-like brown bead headband wears a pink and green flower garland, gold ornaments, orange clothing and bead bracelets, with his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, an elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white sacred marks and a brown bead headband wears orange cloth, a long gold-and-rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl with a blue and gold embroidered panel and a red tilak stands among several devotees. Several people are visible in the crowd.

A photograph of a crowded indoor ritual setting with a group of men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with white vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a bare-chested man with grey hair and a white forehead mark wears a rudraksha mala and a colourful beaded necklace. On the right, a man with a topknot wears saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding out his hand toward the group, while another saffron-clad man beside him holds a small brass object. Men in white shirts and a green-striped shirt watch in the background, and a video camera operator is visible behind them near a projection screen. The setting appears to be a hall with warm lighting.

A photograph inside a stone-walled hall during a ceremonial welcome. A tall man on the right wears an ornate gold crown studded with coloured stones, a white flower garland with red blossoms, layered gold and rudraksha necklaces, and an orange-red garment; he raises one hand in a blessing gesture. A younger man kneels in front of him at left in an orange brocade shawl and gold-embroidered crown, hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them stand men in saffron and white robes with white and red forehead markings, one holding a gold ceremonial fan-shaped object. A gold-embroidered panel edges the left side. Several people in orange, white and saffron are visible in the background.

Indoor ashram gathering in a bright hall. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, hair swept back in a bun, stands on the right with palms raised in greeting while an older man in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and bare chests stand in a line, some with hands folded. Framed deity images hang on the wall at left, and a camera operator is visible in the background. a person in saffron robe with rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, receiving a devotee's namaste.

A photograph of an indoor hall with orange drapery and colourful striped hangings. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a yellow dhoti-style garment, a shawl over one shoulder and a large gold ceremonial necklace; he clasps hands with an older bald, white-bearded man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala who stands bare-chested with white ash marks. Behind them, men in white dhotis with red borders stand, one with hands folded in namaste, another in a white shirt, and a man in glasses. A tray with offerings sits at the left edge. The meeting appears to be a greeting between devotees during a satsang-related event. a person appearance match is uncertain.

November 08 2011

A photograph of a temple hall where a younger man with long dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a rudraksha-bead headband and layered gold ceremonial necklaces in orange-saffron robes pours or offers from a metal vessel into the cupped hands of an elderly bald man in an orange shawl and white jasmine garland with a rudraksha headband. Several other men in orange and white robes, rudraksha malas and a woman in a cream sari stand nearby while a crowd watches in the background. Pillars, a lamp and a visible camera crew frame the scene. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable) as the long-haired figure with gold necklaces and rudraksha headband, performing the ritual as the central officiant, though this identification is uncertain.

A man in white clothes with white and red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a bare upper chest and an orange-saffron wrap, wearing a thick rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant necklace with a gold armband. Behind them, other men in saffron robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas stand among devotees in white clothes, and a partly visible person stands at the left edge.

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