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Photograph of a blessing or initiation moment indoors. A man in orange saffron robes with long dark hair, seen from behind, leans toward a young boy in a red t-shirt who has his hands clasped in front of him, holding a small object. Standing behind the boy, a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in anjali, and a woman in white with a hair bun and a rudraksha mala looks down with hands folded; her badge reads Kalpataru. To the left, a woman in a yellow shawl and white garment stands near a table with yellow cloth and flower offerings. A man in white with a shaved head stands at the far right edge. Background shows a dark red curtain and a decorated pillar.

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November 20 20092009-11-20A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a person ashram event. A figure seated with his back to the camera wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with bare shoulders and arms, and his dark hair is swept back; he is handing a small object to a young boy in a striped collared shirt with a name badge. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a bindi stands near a gold-and-orange decorated seat. On the right a man in a white shirt raises an open palm toward the scene, and behind them a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and an older woman in white with a gold necklace look on, with metal truss structures visible overhead.2009-11-20November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees greeting a figure in an orange-red garment at an indoor event. In the centre, a smiling middle-aged man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him, a woman in white clothing also has her hands folded. On the right, a person with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange-red top leans forward, holding a folded white paper or card, and a smiling man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind. A young woman in white with a beaded mala smiles at the right edge, and another person is partly visible on the left. A lanyard badge is visible on the central man. The background shows a dark room with a ceiling fan and hanging decorations.2009-11-17 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23October 09 20102010-10-09A photograph of a seated congregation during an evening temple gathering. In the foreground a man in a sleeveless orange robe and a heavy gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Beside him a young boy in a red shirt and red-brown beaded mala holds his hands together in prayer. Behind them, devotees in white shirts, yellow lanyards and rudraksha malas, along with men in casual clothes, sit with hands folded or raised in devotion. Partially visible at left edge, another robed figure in orange sits in front. The setting appears to be a crowded satsang or evening aarti in a temple hall.2010-01-01Indoor photo of a devotional exchange. On the right, a figure with swept-back dark hair wears an orange wrap, multiple beaded malas and gold bangles, and reads from a folded paper held in both hands; a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands at the right edge. On the left, a woman in an orange shawl and striped top holds a young child, and a man in white kurta with a white forehead mark stands beside a man in white with a lanyard. Other people stand in the background, and a projection screen is visible behind them.2011-11-05A photograph of devotees gathered indoors in a white-walled hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with small floral print and orange-gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaste, her eyes closed and face tearful. Beside her, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a blue lanyard badge holds his hands in anjali, smiling toward a seated figure. That seated figure, viewed from behind, wears an orange saffron robe and has long dark hair, and sits with a pink cloth and a small offering nearby. Behind them, other people in white clothing, some with rudraksha malas, stand and watch; a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari appears at the right. A white cloth hangs on the wall behind the group.2010-02-04A photograph inside a tented hall with a dark red curtain and a decorated wooden pillar painted with elephants. In the foreground a man with curly hair wears an orange kurta and orange shawl, holding a garland or mala toward a boy in white with a white shawl and a red rudraksha mala, who has a white tilak on his forehead. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and red rudraksha mala stands behind the boy. On the right, robed men in orange and white shawls stand nearby, and a woman in white sits at left. Brass and gold objects and purple flowers are in the lower foreground.2009-11-17 +1 copiesIndoor devotional gathering in which a smiling man in a white shirt with a small blue badge presses his palms together in namaste while receiving or holding a small folded white card-like item from a woman in an orange sleeveless top with her dark hair in a low ponytail, who extends her hand toward him. Behind him a man in white with a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala, and a horizontal white-and-red tilak on his forehead looks down. A woman in white stands at the left edge with a rudraksha mala and bangles, and several people in white are visible in the background near draped dark curtains. No candidate for a person is visibly present in this scene.2009-11-21