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September 10 20122012-09-10A ceremonial initiation scene in a hall with draped cloth and a screen showing a deity image. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long gold bead necklace and orange shawl places his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed young man in white kurta and glasses, who stands with hands folded. The orange-robed man, smiling, holds an open booklet in his other hand. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with tilak stands at right holding a tray, and other attendees in white and orange stand in the background. Garlands and a draped decorative pillar frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and orange shawl, placing a hand on the initiate's head.2013-04-06 +3 copiesSeptember 21 20122012-09-21A photograph of a satsang-style ceremony in a hall with a magenta curtain and a yellow banner at top left. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, gold necklace and earrings, a white vibhuti stripe on the forehead, and a hair bun, places one hand on the head of a young man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha necklace, while reading from a small white paper in the other hand. Behind them, several people in maroon kurtas and white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. a person with saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-02-24A bald, light-skinned man in a white kurta stands with bowed head while a long-haired person in a red-orange sash and dense beaded garlands places a hand on his scalp and holds a sheet of paper. The person wears rudraksha-style beads, bangles and a red bindi, with a pale-yellow garment beneath the sash. Beside them a man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace stands with hands folded. A man in saffron clothing and another in white stand nearby, and a tray of small items sits at lower right. Behind them hang framed portraits on a cream wall, and a projector screen and red curtain fill the background.2012-04-05 +2 copiesJanuary 29 20132013-01-29September 10 20122012-09-10January 02 20132013-01-02A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a rudraksha-style wrist band and a lanyard, stands with palms pressed together while a saffron-robed figure places a hand on his forehead. The robed figure wears a white garland of flowers, layered rudraksha and gold necklaces, bangles and a white tilak, and holds a folded paper. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala gestures toward a brass vessel on an orange cloth. Onlookers in white and orange stand behind, and a young boy in an orange shirt watches. The robed figure has distinctive garland and necklace cues, so he is a person.2012-09-12August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesNovember 15 20112011-11-15A photograph inside an ashram hall during a ritual blessing. A bald man in white clothes stands at left with his head bowed as a long-haired figure in a red-orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold necklace raises a hand over his head. This central figure is an appearance-based a person. Beside him, a monk in orange robes holds a white paper and stands at a wooden box of small items. Other men in white shirts and orange-robed devotees stand around, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge.2012-04-05