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A photograph of an indoor ashram doorway with a grey wall and a white-framed door. A shaved-headed young man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, places a red-and-gold beaded mala onto a young man in a white shirt and black backpack, who bows his head forward to receive it. On the left, a woman in an orange and red sari with gold bangles is partially visible. On the right, a man in white clothing and glasses watches. Another person in white stands in the background near a covered outdoor walkway with green trees beyond.

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October 07 20122012-10-07 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a plain white-walled room with a wall-mounted air conditioner and an electrical panel. A young man with short hair in an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala places a red-beaded garland over the head of a man in a white polo shirt and dark trousers, who holds a black backpack. Another man in a white shirt stands behind, with a doorway and greenery visible beyond. The scene reads as a devotee receiving a garland from a sannyasi; no identity is established from appearance, so the robed figure is described by role only.2012-10-07October 07 20122012-10-07 +1 copiesOctober 07 20122012-10-07A photograph of a devotional exchange indoors. On the right, a bare-chested man with his hair in a bun wears a red and gold-bordered shawl over his body and a rudraksha mala around his neck, facing left with his head slightly bowed. On the left, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing and rudraksha beads kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, his head bowed toward him. Behind them, a man in white kneels holding a woven basket or tray, and a person with a tripod-mounted camera and other onlookers stand in the background beside a red curtain. The right-hand figure has distinctive adornments and a red shawl, but his face and appearance are not clearly enough established to identify him as a person, so his role is described as the person being honoured.2011-09-10October 19 20122012-10-19A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with a man in a maroon shirt and white undershirt on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala and a blue-and-white lanyard, looking down toward a plate. On the right, a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes with a white tilak on his forehead and multiple rudraksha malas holds a silver plate with a green leaf and yellow cloth, extending one hand over it. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange and yellow robes with rudraksha beads stands near a gilded throne-like chair, and several other people in white and orange clothing stand in the background. A small framed picture and a bag sit on a table.2012-09-09April 01 20112011-04-01A photograph of a figure in an orange saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti mark on the forehead placing a hand on the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt. The man has his palms raised in a receptive gesture and a rudraksha necklace. The standing figure holds a sheet of paper in the other hand. Behind them, an older man in white and orange clothing is partly visible, and a red cloth sits in the lower left foreground. The setting is a plain cream room with a maroon curtain on the right.2012-10-11September 12 20122012-09-12A seated man with a long dark ponytail and white forehead markings wears a rust-red wrap and a white and yellow garland with blue ribbons, plus rudraksha beads on his arm and chest. He leans forward and accepts a folded paper from a kneeling man in a white checked shirt. Behind them a woman in orange robes with a brown beaded rudraksha mala stands and smiles, with another orange-clad person at the right edge. Warm light and a dark red curtain fill the background.2014-04-27May 22 20122012-05-22