Photograph of an older woman in a red sari and white blouse with gold bangles, pinning or adjusting a red-and-gold shawl over the shoulders of a shaved-headed young man in a white shirt. Several smiling young men in white kurta-style clothes surround them, one with a red bindi on his forehead, and a red brick wall with a lattice window and corrugated roof is behind them. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of an older woman in a red sari and white blouse with gold bangles, pinning or adjusting a red-and-gold shawl over the shoulders of a shaved-headed young man in a white shirt. Several smiling young men in white kurta-style clothes surround them, one with a red bindi on his forehead, and a red brick wall with a lattice window and corrugated roof is behind them.

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Outdoor photo of an elderly woman with grey hair pulled back, wearing a red sari with a gold border, white blouse, pearl earrings and a beaded necklace, placing a red and gold shawl around the shoulders of a smiling young man with short hair in white clothes. Behind them, smiling young men in white kurtas and a woman in white watch; a red brick wall with a corrugated roof and lattice panels sits in the background. No a person appearance is visible.

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October 01 2007

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An outdoor scene on a dirt and grass ground beside a red brick wall and a corrugated green roof, with palm trees behind. An elderly woman with grey hair in a low bun, wearing a red sari and white blouse, adjusts a red and gold shawl on a young shaven-headed man in white clothes who bows his head toward her. Around them, several smiling young men in white kurta-style clothing clap their hands and watch, one wearing a red sash and another with a rudraksha mala. The moment appears to be a felicitation or shawl-offering with clapping.

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A photograph of a woman kneeling in a red and gold silk shawl with long dark hair, smiling, as an older man in a white kurta with a red-and-gold bordered scarf bends forward and rests his hand on her shoulder. A pink lotus backdrop, garlands and a flower arrangement decorate the room. Men in white kurtas and red scarves stand nearby, watching. The kneeling woman wears a red and gold shawl; the standing man in white is the one giving blessing. Scene appears to be an inauguration-style honouring.

A photograph of a crowd gathered closely around a figure in orange ochre robes wearing a gold-beaded necklace and white and red jasmine-and-rose garlands, with a gold-banded headband and a red bindi. He is smiling and looking downward. A hand rests on the shoulder of a young man in a pastel plaid shirt with a white and red tilak on his forehead, who is speaking. Beside him an older woman with grey hair, a red bindi and a patterned sari watches, and men in white shirts stand behind them. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with orange and blue fabric in the background.

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A photograph of an indoor ceremony with a large pink lotus backdrop and a vase of yellow and pink flowers. A figure with long dark hair, draped in a red and gold silk shawl with a garland of white flowers, sits and bows forward with hands joined. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red and gold shawl bends over to touch or hold the seated figure's hands, smiling. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them, and a framed portrait hangs on the right. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, a red-gold shawl and a flower garland; the figure is the recipient of the gesture, a traditional honouring of a guru, and the man bending over is a devotee or attendant. About six people are visible in the scene.