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A photograph of a standing man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, receiving or handing a booklet or book with a red cover from a man in white shirt and dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl. Around them stand other men in white and an orange-clad bald man with a mala behind, and a bare-chested man in orange and gold cloth at right. Behind them hangs a red draped curtain and a painted pillar with floral and bird motifs. Several visible people, identity uncertain from appearance alone.

January 04 2012

Photograph inside a tented or hall space with a red draped backdrop and a small electric fan. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing orange saffron robes and an orange shawl, stands centre gesturing with raised hands while speaking. Beside him another saffron-clad person with a shaved head and orange shawl stands. On the left, three men in white shirts stand; one wears a red shawl with gold border and holds a booklet. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands at right. A plate of fruit sits on a table at the lower centre. The scene looks like a visit or greeting during an ashram visit, with a light-toned wall and window at left.

October 23 2010

2010-10-23 +2 copies

October 22 2014

2014-10-22 +2 copies

A photograph of an indoor room with a red curtain and a red cloth hanging on the white wall. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds out books to a figure seen from behind, with long dark hair and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth with gold-coloured trim. To the right, a man in orange robes holds more books, and a bald man in white stands behind. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge, and a tiger skin lies on the seat at the right. Two other people are partly visible in the background, one in white with a sacred thread. A probable Swamiji figure with long swept-back hair and orange-gold clothing is present, the appearance cues being the long hair and orange cloth with gold trim.

December 11 2011

October 20 2013

2013-10-20 +1 copies

A photograph of a ceremonial exchange on a stage before deep red velvet drapes. A man with long swept-back hair and a long-sleeved white garment with an orange shawl stands at right, smiling and receiving a framed photograph and a cellophane-wrapped gift bundle. Facing him at left, a man with a shaved head wears a brown and gold wrap and an orange shawl, holding out the framed picture. Between them, two saffron-robed monks with white tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas stand watching, one holding a dark cushion tray. Hands at the edges of the frame are raised in applause. Four to five people are visible in the scene.

2013-10-20 +1 copies

Indoor photo of a ritual offering in a plain room with a red draped curtain backdrop and a painted pillar with floral and bird motifs. A central figure in an orange robe and orange shawl with a long dark hair knot and beads holds out a red fruit, with a tray of fruit nearby. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes also reaches toward the offering. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one in a red-and-gold shawl holding a red fruit, and another young man in white with a red bead necklace watches. The scene suggests a devotional offering of fruit, possibly prasadam distribution. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; the central orange-clad figure has long swept-back hair and orange shawl, but identity is uncertain.

November 19 2009

Outdoor gathering under a white canopy with a red-and-white striped post and a few colourful pennants. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, holds an open book with an orange cover and receives it from an older bearded man in orange dhoti and shawl with a mala and a bandage on his shoulder. To the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold chain stands facing them. On the right, a smiling man in an orange robe with a pink cloth in hand stands beside them. Behind them, men in white shirts, white dhotis and lanyards watch the exchange.