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A photograph of a seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a loose orange-saffron cloth, placing both hands on the head of a kneeling, shaved-headed devotee in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Around them, many shaved-headed men in orange robes sit and stand, some holding tall bamboo poles with small orange flags. On the right, an ornate gold and silver ritual seat or peetha with a gold lion-head or deity-like ornament and a red cushion. A background banner or large image is partly visible at upper left. The scene suggests an initiation-style blessing in a hall.

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August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22Indoor ceremony with saffron-robed monastics seated in rows. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange garments sits bare-shouldered beside an ornate silver-gold ceremonial object with red accents, reaching toward it. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed devotee in orange with a rudraksha mala bends forward, facing him. Tall bamboo poles with orange tassels rise in the foreground, and a dark curtain hangs in the background. The setting suggests a disciple initiation or monastic training ritual.2006-08-22April 25 20122012-04-25August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of a Guru Poornima event in an indoor hall decorated with white and orange flower garlands. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold-coloured necklace sits on a decorated seat and rests his hand on the head of a man in white clothes who kneels before him. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the floor, several holding tall bamboo staffs topped with orange flags. A devotee with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground, and orange cloth hangs from the ceiling. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a gold necklace on a throne-like seat.2006-07-11February 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copies