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Indoor photo of several saffron-robed sannyasis gathered around a cardboard box of offerings on a floor covered with petals; fruits including bananas and an apple, and a small brass item are visible. A sannyasi in orange with rudraksha malas kneels and handles the offerings, while another in white dhoti with a bare upper body holds bananas. Behind them, a man in white with a white garland and devotees in white stand near a doorway, and a fan stands in the corner.

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June 24 20142014-06-24A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis gathered indoors during a house visit. A man seated at the front left with a bare upper body, bindi and a rudraksha necklace receives a green coconut from a devotee in white dhoti who bends forward. Other sannyasis in orange and maroon garments and beaded rudraksha malas hold bananas and offer fruit from a wooden tray containing bananas and sweets. A woman in orange with a beaded necklace stands at right, a man with glasses in orange and a gold-bordered shawl sits at right, and a standing fan and white-clad devotees stand in the background. Fresh white flower garlands hang on the right.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a house visit inside a plain white-walled room with an orange cloth draped over a low table. In the lower left, a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and orange-red robe sits smiling while his hand rests near an open cardboard box of offerings. Around him, several shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed dhotis crowd close; one in white dhoti and shawl pours or arranges items at the box. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one with a sandalwood-marked forehead and red garland, and a man holding a camera stand in the crowd. A wall-mounted electrical panel and a standing fan are visible. The scene conveys a person receiving offerings during a home visit.2014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24A photograph of a crowded room where several shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on an orange cloth spread on the floor. Centre front, a man with long swept-back hair and white tilak sits cross-legged, handling items from an open cardboard box. Beside him, a bald man in orange with an orange shawl and a garland of beads holds an object. Behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered sash and a rudraksha mala stands, and a photographer in white with a camera stands in the background along with onlookers in white shirts and garlands. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a fan. No a person candidate is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone, so the central figures are described by role as devotees and sannyasis.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small room during a house visit. A person in the foreground sits on the floor in saffron clothing with rudraksha beads and a white tilak on the forehead, smiling and gesturing toward an open cardboard box of offerings. Around the box, several saffron-robed devotees with shaved heads and rudraksha malas kneel or stand, one holding a cardboard box, with a man in white dhoti and shirt standing behind. An orange cloth covers a low platform at left, and a photographer with a camera stands at the back. Others in white and orange crowd the doorway and the bright window at right.2014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesIndoor ceremony with seated monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, several with white sacred ash on the forehead, sitting on red mats before brass puja items and small plates. In the foreground a bald young monk with a gold necklace and gold armbands sits cross-legged, while boys in orange robes sit in front. Behind them, men in white and light clothing sit in rows, one with headphones and a man in white with palms pressed together. The setting appears to be a hall with a white marble-like wall.2013-04-24September 22 20142014-09-22July 08 20142014-07-08June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a decorated hall with a large gold-ornate throne at right. A seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange shawl, with a white floral garland and gold bangles, extends an orange toward a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow tilak on his forehead, who leans in holding a small silver plate. Behind them, saffron-robed monks with rudraksha malas and shaved heads stand near a heap of oranges and pink flowers. Standing spectators in white clothes, one wearing a red garland, watch from the background, and a camera operator is visible at right. A rose lies in the lower right corner.2015-05-27