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A photograph of a ritual in an indoor hall with a stage backdrop of dark red curtains and a projection screen at left. A bald man in white dhoti and white shirt stands with palms pressed together while a robed figure in saffron-orange cloth and a gold-bead necklace places his hand on the man's head. The robed figure has a white forehead mark, a gold garland, and a ribbon-like sash. Behind them, two attendants in white dhotis stand; one holds a metal vessel and wears a rudraksha mala, and another wears a white garment with a red-orange border. Two ornate gold and red-flowered thrones or decorated seats stand on the stage, and red fruits sit in a tray at lower right. A man in an orange shawl at left holds a sheet of paper. A gold-colored bowl with red fruit fills the lower right corner.

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September 21 20122012-09-21A ceremonial initiation scene in a hall with draped cloth and a screen showing a deity image. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long gold bead necklace and orange shawl places his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed young man in white kurta and glasses, who stands with hands folded. The orange-robed man, smiling, holds an open booklet in his other hand. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with tilak stands at right holding a tray, and other attendees in white and orange stand in the background. Garlands and a draped decorative pillar frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and orange shawl, placing a hand on the initiate's head.2013-04-06 +3 copiesOctober 21 20132013-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing inside a hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a rudraksha-style wrist band and a lanyard, stands with palms pressed together while a saffron-robed figure places a hand on his forehead. The robed figure wears a white garland of flowers, layered rudraksha and gold necklaces, bangles and a white tilak, and holds a folded paper. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala gestures toward a brass vessel on an orange cloth. Onlookers in white and orange stand behind, and a young boy in an orange shirt watches. The robed figure has distinctive garland and necklace cues, so he is a person.2012-09-12March 27 20132013-03-27A photograph inside a bright hall with white floors and red curtains, showing a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armlets. He places his hand on the head of a devotee in white shirt who bows with folded hands, while another devotee in white holds a rudraksha mala. Several other people in white stand behind, with a crowd and a screen in the background. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan in an ashram setting.2013-10-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual initiation in an ashram hall. A man in a rust-red robe with a gold-bead necklace and an orange shawl stands at right, applying a hand to the head of a devotee, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and an orange-and-white cloth in his left hand. Several devotees in white and black clothing stand in a line with palms pressed together or hands folded, waiting for the blessing. Behind them are a white-clad attendant at right, a screen showing a deity image, a red curtain, and colourful painted deity panels on the wall.2013-04-07January 02 20132013-01-02October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesMarch 27 20132013-03-27April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a man in a rust-brown silk dhoti and shawl with a shoulder armlet and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace placing his hand on the forehead of a fair-haired young man in white kurta, hands joined in namaskar. Beside them a middle-aged man in white and a young man in white with a blue lanyard watch. Behind them a gold-and-red throne stands on a draped table in a bright hall, with a camera on a tripod and another man in brown robes with a sandalwood forehead mark at right. The brown-robed figure with long swept-back hair and adornments matches the in-person candidate on the page, though appearance is only partly distinctive.2013-10-24 +1 copies