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Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a brown wooden door. Seated on a green-framed folding chair in the centre is an elderly bald man with a thin gold headband, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, a golden pendant necklace and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his bare chest. Beside him on the left, a woman in an orange sari with a long dark braid and white ash marks on her forehead sits with her head bowed. Standing behind, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti is looking on, and another man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold chain holds a small metal bowl. On the far right a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with his hand near his face, and another man is partly visible at the edge.

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A photograph of an indoor room with cream walls and a wooden door. Long-haired man with white vertical tilak marks on the forehead wears an orange-red shawl with gold border and sits in a chair, smiling. Beside him a bald, bare-chested elder with rudraksha mala and gold bangle sits, wearing an orange cloth and a bead headband. A man in a white shirt bends forward placing his hand on the seated long-haired man's shoulder, palms pressed together. Behind them stand a man in glasses and white shirt, a bare-chested man in white dhoti holding a silver cup, and an older white-haired man in white shirt. No ritual fire or altar is visible.2012-05-22 +2 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a wooden door. On the left, a long-haired person in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace extends a hand, receiving a small white offering from a man in a white shirt and dhoti. Beside them, a shaved-headed elder in a saffron wrap with a gold headband and rudraksha mala sits on a chair. Standing behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth holds a small silver cup, and an older bespectacled man in white with a sacred ash mark on his forehead gestures. Others in white shirts watch. Two people sit or kneel on a plain floor mat. The people wear white ash marks on their foreheads and arms.2012-05-22 +2 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A seated saffron-robed figure with long dark hair, white tilak on forehead, a white ceremonial necklace and rudraksha malas, smiles while an elderly woman in a gold-bordered orange-gold sari with a red-beaded headpiece sits beside them, her hands together. Behind them, several men in orange robes and a man in a white shirt stand close, and a man in a salmon-pink shirt reaches forward with his hands. Walls are plain cream and a wooden door frame is visible at right; a brass bowl is held at the right edge.2012-05-22 +2 copiesA photograph of two seated men in saffron robes at an indoor gathering. The man on the left, with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti lines, wears a white and orange flower garland, a silver necklace and a saffron shawl; he is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, and his hand rests near a small metal vessel. Beside him an elderly, shaved-headed man with white vibhuti, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, bangles and a red and white flower garland sits in orange cloth. Saffron-clad attendants stand behind, and several men in white shirts and a man in a cap crowd at right, one leaning in with a hand extended.2012-05-22 +2 copiesA photograph of an indoor room with pale cream walls and a speckled tile floor. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a beaded headband sits on a wooden chair, facing left. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a red-streaked forehead and beaded necklaces sits on a chair. Beside him, a man in white ritual cloth with gold borders sits near a wicker basket. On the left, several people in everyday clothes, including a man in a white checked shirt and a woman in a blue sari, stand and look on. An orange cloth lies folded on a stool, and a wall air conditioner is mounted above.2012-05-18A 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.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22A photograph in an indoor room with pale yellow walls and a shelf of folded orange and yellow cloth at left. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at left, bending forward and holding a small book and a folded paper toward a seated figure. In the centre, a young man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with white sandal marks on his forehead, arms and chest, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, sits on a chair with his hands together on his lap. At right, an elderly bald man in orange clothing with a red rudraksha headband sits in a wheelchair and extends his hand toward the book. A man in orange robes and a wristwatch stands behind him at upper right, with a mask hanging at his chin. Four physical people are visible.2012-05-22A photograph of a formal exchange indoors in front of a plain cream wall. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white trousers leans forward, offering folded currency notes with his right hand. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits in a chair, wearing an orange wrap and a gold necklace. On the right, an elderly bald man with white ash marks on his forehead and arms, wearing a red-beaded headband and an orange wrap, reaches out to accept the money. Another man in orange robes stands at the far right, and a seated man in white is partly visible at the lower left.2012-05-22June 23 20142014-06-23