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A photograph of a monastic training setting inside a hall with wooden furniture and a carved wooden shrine in the background. A young man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered and wrapped in orange saffron cloth, sits on a white-draped platform and holds a small object near a brass plate. A kneeling man in white ritual clothing and a white shirt, barefoot, with a thread across his chest, is bent forward at his feet, with bundled bamboo sticks and a reddish cloth on the floor. Behind them, other people in orange and white robes handle a large pile of orange cloth.

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August 17 20062006-08-17A photo from a monastic training event shows a seated man with long dark hair and a bare upper body draped in orange cloth, touching the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta and white dhoti with red-bordered edges. The seated man rests one hand on the kneeler's head while a white-clad attendant stands behind, and orange-robed devotees and a large folded orange cloth sit beside a white-covered table holding a round silver plate. The floor is laid with white sheets and marigold garlands at the lower left. The seated figure's appearance and role are consistent with the page's description of a person presiding, but the face-independent cues are limited, so the identity remains uncertain.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Indoor ritual scene in an ashram hall. A long-haired person in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on the left, holding incense sticks, with a silver tray of rice or grain on a white-draped table in the foreground. In the centre, a man in white kurta and dhoti stands with an orange shawl, while a man in white prostrates himself on the floor with his forehead touching the ground, surrounded by bundled incense sticks. To the right, several people in orange robes stand behind a stack of folded orange cloth on a bench. A white wall with a small round logo and a white board are behind them.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a seated man with shoulder-length dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, holding a comb or small tool to the head of a kneeling man in white clothes with a red-bordered white shawl. A flat round tray of grains or powder sits on a white-draped table at left, with bamboo sticks and a sprinkling of powder on a red mat in front. Behind them, a man in white and another in orange robes stand near folded orange cloth on a white chair. Flowers in a bottle lie at the lower left, and the scene is set on a reddish floor. a person appears as the seated figure with long swept hair and saffron clothing, shown performing the grooming or ritual act on the kneeling devotee.2006-08-17A photograph of an indoor ritual on a bare white-walled floor. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and seated on a white-draped cushioned seat, extends his hands to receive a mala. In front of him a kneeling devotee in white kurta and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, bows his head with cupped hands. A red and white patterned rug and woven mat lie on the floor. Behind them, a standing man in a white kurta and yellow shawl stands with folded arms, and another man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a mala aloft. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, which fits the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so this is an appearance-based label only.2008-09-30A photograph from a monastic training gathering. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe sits on a raised seat draped in white cloth, a leopard-print cushion at his side, with a white board behind him. A kneeling woman in a white sari with an orange-brown border leans forward, holding a long bamboo or cane rod to the seated man's feet while a round white plate of offerings lies on a table nearby. Standing figures in orange robes and a man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala watch from the background. Flowers and a water bottle sit at the lower left.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala draped across his chest sits on a white-draped couch before a red velvet curtain. A younger man in white shirt and white trousers kneels in front of him, one hand raised to the seated man's head and the other holding a small golden object near his forehead. Another person in orange robes sits at the left edge beside a potted palm.2008-01-25August 17 20062006-08-17