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June 21 20122012-06-21 +1 copiesApril 23 20172017-04-23A photograph of two men exchanging a folded paper at an indoor event. On the right, a man with a white vibhuti line across his forehead, wearing a rudraksha bead mala across his bare chest and a rudraksha armband, a golden pendant on a chain, and an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder, holds out a yellow sheet and a handwritten note. On the left, a man in a plain white kurta wears a dark rudraksha garland and holds small items in his hands. Behind them, other people in white and saffron clothing stand in a hall with maroon drapes and a yellow-and-orange banner.2013-01-29A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.2016-11-16April 23 20172017-04-23February 02 20132013-02-02 +1 copiesTwo men face each other in a warmly lit hall with maroon drapery and a gilded carved pillar at right. The man at left, bare-chested with a saffron-orange wrap and layered gold-coloured beaded necklaces, has long swept-back dark hair and holds his hands out, cupped over the offering. The man at right wears a white kurta with a red-and-white checked shawl draped over his shoulders and holds a small clay cup in one hand while the other hand reaches toward the first man's hands. A partially visible figure in orange stands at the far left edge.2015-07-10December 15 20112011-12-15A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with short grey-flecked hair and a stubbled beard, extends cupped hands toward a seated figure on a gold-trimmed red throne. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long swept-back black hair style, a white horizontal tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace. The seated figure hands a small white object into the man's palms. Standing behind them are devotees in white, including a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a saffron-trimmed chain, with hands folded. Gold-framed red cushions and a dark-brown wooden floor complete the setting. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron shawl, swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, receiving the devotee's kneeling offering.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a maroon-brown shawl and a long dark rudraksha mala with his hair tied in a topknot, holding an incense stick and gesturing toward a bald, grey-haired man in a white kurta wearing a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, who has his palms pressed together as the incense is offered near his face. A small golden deity murti and a potted plant sit on a table in front of a beige wall with a window and a red cushioned chair at left.2011-08-31December 18 20162016-12-18December 17 20132013-12-17