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Indoor ceremonial scene with a young bearded man in a maroon kurta kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling, while a man in white dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala gently takes his hand. Behind them a man in a green kurta holds a small booklet, and other men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, one with an orange shawl. At the lower right, a figure with long dark hair and a green leaf garland sits facing away, and a gold-coloured pole and red-cloth edged platform appear at the frame edge.

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April 23 20172017-04-23January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph of a ceremony where a man in a cream shirt and cream dhoti bends forward with rudraksha mala around his neck, cupping his hands to receive a small green fruit or coconut from a long-haired figure seated in front, who wears a white jasmine garland with orange flowers and green leaves and a red thread on the wrist. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand, and a golden pole rises at right. The scene suggests a devotional ritual exchange within an ashram setting.2017-04-23A smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti band on his forehead wears a saffron-orange garment with a red-brown shawl, a rudraksha mala with large pale beads, a gold necklace and bangles. He reaches out his hand toward a devotee in a white shirt who bows forward with palms and an offering of green leaves. Other devotees stand behind, one in white with hands folded in namaste, beneath an orange and cream draped canopy and dark red drapes. The man in saffron has distinctive long swept hair, rudraksha and gold adornments, consistent with the page's a person reference, a probable depiction of a person in person; the bowing devotee receives blessing in a satsang setting.2013-02-02A photograph of a ceremonial scene indoors with a bearded man seated on a low red-orange cushion, wearing an orange robe, layered gold and beaded necklaces, a gold armband and long matted dreadlocks decorated with pink flowers, holding a red fruit near a seated young man in orange who receives it on his head. Flower garlands lie on the floor. Standing in white dhotis with gold borders, a bearded attendant wears a rudraksha mala and a cameraman with a rudraksha mala films from a tripod. A man in white shirt bows with folded hands nearby, and a brass lamp and potted plants sit by a wooden doorway. a person appears in the seated figure with long dreadlocks, orange robe, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing.2017-01-15April 23 20172017-04-23A photograph of a ritual darshan scene inside a hall with a maroon curtain and gilded pillars. On the right, a long-haired man with a beard wears a saffron-red shawl and red top, smiling with eyes closed while his hand rests on a golden vessel-like object. On the left, a man with long dreadlocked hair, white ritual cloth with gold border, sandalwood marks on his forehead and gold bangle, bows with palms pressed together over a golden kalasha-style vessel. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls stand, and a golden deity murti appears.2017-07-14 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20132013-09-11 +1 copiesA ceremonial scene inside a hall with red curtains and a golden canopy at right. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with dark beard, gold earrings, gold armbands and a bright golden garment faces the camera, receiving a red-cloth-wrapped offering from a kneeling young man in white dhoti and orange shawl who holds a small red item in his cupped hands. Behind them a man in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl, with white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, stands with his hands folded in anjali. Another priest in white with vibhuti tripundra and beaded neck garlands stands nearby, and several men in white clothes watch from the background.2016-11-05December 02 20162016-12-02January 28 20132013-01-28November 11 20162016-11-11