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September 24 20162016-09-24Photograph of a group of young devotees in saffron-orange cloths wrapped over their shoulders and waists, several with white stripes painted on their arms and foreheads. In the foreground a girl with long dark hair and a red pendant holds yellow prasad or offering mixture in both hands, while others around her hold up similar yellow offerings. Behind them a bare-chested young man with long hair and white forehead markings stands among the group, and a blurred yellow-walled building appears in the background.2017-07-03Photo of a ritual meal in a hall. A young boy with curly hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth wrap with a white vertical forehead mark, leans forward and offers a handful of yellow-green food to an older youth on the right, who has a white forehead mark, rudraksha beads and an orange shawl and opens his mouth to receive it. Behind them, another person with long dark hair in an orange garment stands, and several orange-clad people sit on a floor with coloured mats and food. Maroon curtains hang in the background.2017-07-03July 03 20172017-07-03A photograph of a devotee receiving a blessing at an indoor satsang. A man in the foreground, seen from behind, wears an orange-saffron robe and a thick red and gold flower garland, and places his right hand on the forehead of a woman with her eyes closed. She wears a white sari with a gold border, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, gold earrings and a gold bangle, and has a name badge clipped to her clothing. Two women in white saris stand behind them, with a blurred red backdrop and a wall fan in the background. The scene is an act of blessing or touch-based initiation during a gathering.2013-01-20Photograph of a seated puja or prayer scene outdoors beside a red-painted building. In the centre, a young man with a tall topknot, white forehead and body markings, and a long rudraksha mala with a large ornate gold pendant, sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, wearing an orange cloth. To his right, another young man with a braided topknot, white markings on arms and chest, beaded bracelets and a white dhoti sits in the same prayer posture. Behind them, a standing man in orange robes holds a rudraksha mala. A basket of flower petals, a glass vessel and a coconut lie in the foreground. Other figures in orange are visible in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the required cues.2016-09-05Outdoor bhoomi puja on a grassy field edged by scrub and trees. In the foreground a bare-headed man in orange robe bends toward a silver tray and brass vessel on the ground, with incense sticks and small offerings. Beside him stands a man with long dark hair, a tripundra mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, and an orange wrap, barefoot, facing the ritual items. Behind them women in white saris, some with orange or yellow shawls, hold offering plates and join palms in prayer.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01September 08 20162016-09-08Photo of a seated man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a thick white jasmine garland with red floral bands and a dark rudraksha mala. He smiles toward a bald, grey-bearded man in a light blue-white shirt who stands close behind him and rests a hand on his shoulder. A large white curved backdrop forms the setting. Two people are visible.2008-06-22September 11 20112011-09-11April 01 20082008-04-01