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A night photograph of a brahmacharya initiation ceremony on a teal cloth. A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and tends to the head of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta who kneels before them. A golden tiered kalasha-style vessel with red flowers sits in the lower left, and a white-covered wooden bench is behind. Several standing men in white clothes with orange-saffron shawls watch from the right, and a stone wall forms the dark background. Matches Swamiji (probable) based on long hair and saffron robes; seated figure is the officiant of the initiation.

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A seated young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and sits on a white-draped bed or platform. He holds a white thread stretched taut between his fingers while a bald man in white traditional clothing with a red-bordered dhoti kneels in front of him, holding the other end of the thread. Behind them, a young man in an orange shawl and white garment stands beside another standing figure in white with an orange shawl. A brass pyramidal kalasha-like object with red flowers sits on a tray in the foreground, and a wooden staff leans at the left edge. The setting is dim.2006-11-22Evening scene in a hall with a dark backdrop. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair sits on a white-cushioned seat on a raised platform, placing a hand on the head of a kneeling man in white clothes. Behind them, a standing man in white with an orange shawl and two other standing men in white with orange shawls watch; a woman in a sari stands at the right edge. 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The seated man in orange shows distinctive long hair, saffron and gold robes, and a cushioned throne-like chair, a person candidate, though appearance is only partially clear.2006-12-27February 11 20072007-02-11Indoor ritual scene in an ashram hall. A long-haired person in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on the left, holding incense sticks, with a silver tray of rice or grain on a white-draped table in the foreground. In the centre, a man in white kurta and dhoti stands with an orange shawl, while a man in white prostrates himself on the floor with his forehead touching the ground, surrounded by bundled incense sticks. To the right, several people in orange robes stand behind a stack of folded orange cloth on a bench. A white wall with a small round logo and a white board are behind them.2006-08-17September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of a seated devotee in white clothes with an orange shawl kneeling with palms pressed together before a man reclining on a white cushioned couch under a cream blanket. The reclining man wears an orange shawl with long dark hair and touches the kneeling devotee's forehead with his fingers. Behind them a standing attendant in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds aluminum crutches. A dark blue drape hangs behind, with a brass lamp and an ornate gold throne chair at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the reclining figure has long swept-back hair and orange saffron clothing, consistent with the page's Energy Darshan note.2006-12-10February 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony on a stage with a dark curtain backdrop. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in orange robes sits on a white-covered seat with white and red flower garlands and fruit on the table, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothing and a rudraksha mala. Standing nearby are a bald man in white with an orange shawl, a young man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in a yellow sari, and other onlookers. On a golden throne at the upper left sits another figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala on the seated figure in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or temple-style ritual. 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