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July 28 20172017-07-28May 03 20142014-05-03A seated man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits eyes closed on a low seat before a silver-embossed backdrop. A devotee in white dhoti with bare torso bends to touch his feet, while a woman in white sari leans in from the right and another in orange blouse stands at the right edge. A white thread is looped around the seated man's shoulders and held by attendants. Attendants in orange cloth with white tilak marks flank the scene; one wears a leopard-print headband. Ritual ceremony in an ashram hall. a person: the seated man in orange-red robe, rudraksha mala and gold chain receives reverence, matching the page's workshop context.2017-12-10May 11 20142014-05-11October 06 20172017-10-06A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a forehead tilak and a short beard wears an orange-saffron shawl over a bare chest, with a gold pendant and rudraksha mala. He touches the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and rudraksha necklace, who presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them is an ornate gold carved screen and a leopard-print cushioned seat. Two people are visible.2017-10-06Indoor scene on red carpet and red cushions at a person ashram-style hall. A bare-shouldered figure in saffron-orange cloth with a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned seat, extending a hand toward a kneeling devotee in white clothes and an orange-red shawl whose hands are pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak kneels, and another woman in a red blouse and white sari with an ID lanyard sits nearby. Standing devotees in saffron and red shawls and white robes watch from the back. A golden lion figure, a silver staff and a peacock-feather fan sit in the foreground beside a gold pot. Figure appears as a person based on hairstyle, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2014-09-04A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a pearl-and-gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, his hair tied back in a bun, placing his hand on the head of a long-haired person dressed in white with a red sacred thread on the wrist. Behind them, gold ritual objects, a peacock feather fan and red-and-white cloth are visible, with other people in orange and white seated in the background and a framed portrait in orange showing a turbaned figure at the upper right. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture in a satsang hall.2014-03-21August 11 20172017-08-11A photograph of a ritual initiation on a stage. A bearded man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red-brown cloth draped over his body, wears gold and yellow garlands. He sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate silver-embossed throne backdrop and touches the head of a devotee in a white shirt and rudraksha mala. The devotee has his back to the camera and raises both hands. Another arm holds a white card at the left edge, and a brass vessel sits at the lower left. Given the page's a person flag, the seated figure is a person on the throne, though his appearance cues are partial. The scene shows a blessing during an initiation session.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20142014-09-28A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-red robe and a gold-bead necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and a red-and-gold patterned shawl. Behind them are gold lion-head ornaments, a silver ceremonial staff with a round finial, a peacock-feather fan at left, and a red cushioned seat. The seated figure shows distinctive ceremonial adornments, a long swept-back hairstyle and the bare-chested saffron attire, so he is a person giving a blessing in a seated darshan setting. The devotee kneels with hands raised in a gesture of reverence. Two people are visible.2014-08-27 +1 copies