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Indoor photo inside a temple shrine with a gold-and-red decorated backdrop. In the foreground a young boy in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands beside a gold kalasha topped with flowers and a gold ornament. A man in a light blue button-up shirt and glasses sits near him, with another man in a patterned grey-blue shirt beside him, and a person in a white and gold garment at the right edge. Behind them, a deity murti and a seated white-robed figure with a garland sit in the shrine. Several people are visible, with the boy handling a folded paper.

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A young man seated on a golden ornate throne in a hall with a deep red curtain behind him. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and long gold ceremonial chains, and a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A woman in a green and white sari sits behind him, and a golden elephant-trunk shaped armrest stands at left. A person in dark blue clothing is partly visible at right. Appearance is not confident enough to establish a specific identity, so he is described by role only.2017-07-08A young boy in a white kurta with a red vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead sits among seated devotees in white clothing. A man on the left wears glasses and a red shawl over a rudraksha mala, and an older man in white leans in to adjust or tie a white cord around the boy's neck. Other seated people in white and a man in white at the right edge are visible in a bright hall. Rudraksha beads hang on the boy's chest. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2015-11-22A photograph of an energy darshan during an Inner Awakening session. A seated boy in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pendant necklace, eyes closed, receives a blessing as a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a white garland of pink and white flowers and a bracelet of red thread, presses his hand to the boy's forehead. Around them, participants in white kurtas and white clothing stand and sit, with a crowd further back. The boy holds a small card or booklet in his hand.2017-05-04October 05 20112011-10-05Indoor photo of three men and a boy seated at a round table draped in orange cloth, with a black pouch and a paper with a pen on the table. The boy in the centre wears an orange-red shawl, gold necklace and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, and his hands are pressed together. On the left, a man in a white shirt wears wooden rudraksha beads and glasses. On the right, a man in a light grey shirt wears rudraksha beads and a red tilak, and he sits with hands clasped. Behind them, another boy in a yellow garment sits at a second orange-draped table near a brass vessel and a wall with a tall black speaker.2017-06-21 +1 copiesIndoor temple-hall scene with red carpet and maroon curtains. A seated figure on the right wears orange-brown cloth, a long-haired crown-less head, rudraksha mala, gold-patterned cloth on his lap, and holds a small round fruit or offering while a young boy in white kurta offers another item. Beside them a young man in white kurta and rudraksha mala watches. Behind, standing people in white shirts and kurtas, one with a lanyard, and an older man in white. A standing priest on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads. A brass oil lamp stands on the right. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange cloth, so swamiji is in_person.2016-11-16A ritual scene in which a shaved-headed priest with bare upper body, white sacred thread and sandalwood stripes on his arms and forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala, guides a young boy in a navy shirt with a red tilak on his forehead. The priest's hands hover over a silver plate of offerings, with a glass bowl holding white and yellow items and pink flowers at the front. Behind them, a woman in a white and green sari with a black mala sits with folded hands, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold garlands sits behind a microphone stand. A gold-edged red backdrop frames the setting.2010-11-08September 04 20122012-09-04A photograph of a young boy in a white kurta with a white tilak band across his forehead and a gold-beaded rudraksha mala around his neck, being blessed as a bearded man with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland marks the boy's forehead with his hand. Two more people in white and a bare-chested attendant with a red bead necklace stand in the background. The bearded man in the foreground wears a saffron-brown shawl and is the central figure of the blessing. The scene appears to be a ceremonial blessing or initiation moment.2017-02-27A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like hall. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body wears white horizontal tripundra markings and a red bindi, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. He holds the hand of a young boy in a white embroidered kurta, whose forehead bears white and red marks. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a red border and a dark beaded mala looks down, and an orange-clad figure with a gold necklace stands at the upper left. Brass vessels and pink flowers sit in the foreground, and a gold ornate panel fills the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or ritual with offerings.2010-10-10A photograph of a seated young boy with a topknot, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered edge, eyes closed and hands pressed together in prayer on a striped colourful mat. A red pendant hangs on a beaded chain around his neck, and a red bindi marks his forehead. Beside him a man in a light turquoise sweater and glasses holds a white printed sheet and reads from it. Behind them, people in white clothing and saffron-orange garments sit on the mats, and a dark backpack lies on the floor.2017-07-08Photograph of a seated satsang or discussion in an ashram hall with a red and cream patterned rug and a golden seat at left. A young man with short dark hair, rudraksha beads, orange robes and white body markings sits at left, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Beside him a person in white ritual clothes with a long gold and bead necklace listens. At right, a bespectacled man in a pink and blue plaid shirt sits cross-legged with a white tilak on his forehead and listens attentively. Other seated devotees in white and blue shirts are visible behind, and a golden throne with leopard-print cushions is partly visible at upper left.2017-08-26 +1 copies