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Indoor photo in a small white-walled room with a doorway in the background. Two seated men in orange-saffron robes with flower garlands of white jasmine and red blooms sit near the centre. The man at left, with long swept-back dark hair, holds out a small white item toward the seated man beside him, who wears a gold-coloured headband, tripundra-style white ash on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. Standing behind them are two men in orange robes with rudraksha malas, one holding a small white cup. At right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red-and-white sari stand near a uniformed officer, and a foreground man in a white shirt leans in with his hands together.

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A photograph of a small room where several men gather around a seated elderly man who is bare-chested, with white vibhuti on his forehead, a crown-like band across his head, and white and red flower garlands over his shoulders. Standing figures in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas flank him; one holds a silver-rimmed dish. A man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a man in uniform stand at right, and a woman in a white sari is visible in the doorway behind. Another person in a garland and saffron cloth sits in the lower left.2012-05-22A photograph of a seated elderly man with a shaved head and white tilak, wearing a red-bordered headband, bare-chested with a saffron wrap and garlands of white and red flowers, smiling while holding a small object. Beside him a younger seated man with long swept-back dark hair and white tilak, also garlanded with white and red flowers and wearing a saffron wrap, is having a white paste applied to his face. Behind them a standing man in an orange wrap with rudraksha malas gestures with his hand, and a woman in a brown and white patterned sari smiles at the right. A woman's head with dark hair is in the lower foreground. The seated men are not clearly identified by appearance.2012-05-22Photograph in a plain room with cream walls and a doorway. Two seated men in the centre wear saffron-orange cloth, flower garlands with red and white blossoms, and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. The man on the left has long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha beads and a thin gold chain, and sits beside an older bald man with a gold ornament and gold armband who sits with hands folded. Behind them a shaved-head man in orange with rudraksha malas leans toward a standing police officer in khaki uniform. On the left an orange-robed man holds a brass cup, and on the right a man in white with rudraksha malas holds a steel cup. Some people hold yellow cloth bags.2012-05-22A seated devotee in an orange and red sari with a white jasmine garland and red flower garland sits with palms joined in namaskar while a ritual is performed in a plain pink-walled room with a metal stand and a ceiling fan. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a pendant chain sits and holds a small brass oil lamp, while a shaved-headed priest in orange and saffron cloth with rudraksha malas sits nearby. Women in saris and glasses kneel at a brass plate, and several robed devotees in orange and maroon stand behind, some wearing rudraksha malas and holding hands together. This appears to be a padapuja in a devotee's home.2014-06-26Indoor photo of a small group in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door frame at left. A central seated man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum mark wears a saffron shawl and a garland of white and red flowers, smiling. Around him stand several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one holding a brass plate with a white offering, and a man in white shirt and glasses. A younger man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a small silver vessel. At lower right a bald elderly man with white vibhuti and a flower garland sits, and a woman with a gold-trimmed brass lamp appears at lower left. Probable Swamiji: the seated central figure's long hair, saffron shawl and garland match the candidate cues, so this is an appearance-based label only.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red wrap over an orange garment, wears a thick red, white and green flower garland and holds a tall silver staff with a small silver vessel. He is seated on an orange cushion. Around him, saffron-clad young sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand and kneel, one shaved-headed monk in orange pours from a small cup. Women in white and cream saris and a man in white shirt kneel with brass plates of offerings. Bananas and small metal pots sit on a shelf behind. The setting appears to be a house visit during a yatra, a ritual reception with blessings.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copies