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A photograph of a figure prostrating full-length on a pale grey stone floor in front of a shrine platform. The prostrating person wears a flowing saffron-orange garment wrapped over the head and body, with bare feet and a bare back visible. Behind, several standing people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with hands folded, stand near the platform. The white and red-trimmed platform holds a plate of yellow fruit, flower garlands, a brass lamp, a small silver-toned vessel and a large metal vessel with a lit flame at the right edge. A copper-coloured bowl and small lamps sit on the floor near the standing devotees.

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A photograph of a person lying prostrate face-down on a teal tiled floor in a temple-like room, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrapped around the body and head. Standing behind them are several devotees in white clothes, including a woman in a white sari with a pale green border and men in white dhotis and kurtas, with hands clasped or held together. To the right stands a white and red altar platform holding a steel bowl of yellow fruits, flower garlands, a coconut, brass lamps and a lit oil lamp with a flame. The scene suggests a devotional prostration before the altar.2003-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene in an indoor hall with plain grey walls and concrete floor. A seated figure with long dark wavy hair wears a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha beads, and holds a long wooden staff across the lap. Before them a devotee in white clothes with a yellow shawl lies prostrate on a striped mat, touching the feet of the seated figure. To the left a man in white with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of white flowers, and another in orange sits nearby. Behind, a brass kalasha vessel is raised by a man in white with a yellow shawl, while other people in white and orange sit with hands folded or stand watching. Some are seated along the back wall.2007-08-08A photograph of a formal initiation scene indoors on a bare concrete floor against a pale wall. A seated woman in orange robes with a red bindi and beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on a white cloth-covered seat, holding a long orange-tipped staff upright. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels beside her holding a brass plate of white flowers, while a young man in orange and white sits at the left edge. In the foreground a devotee lies prostrate on the floor in white clothes with a yellow shawl, beside a brass kalasha-style vessel. Several seated devotees in white and orange sit along the back wall, some with hands in anjali.2007-08-08A photograph of a meeting room where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised white-draped seat with a microphone on a stand before them. A devotee in white clothing lies prostrate face-down on a blue mat in front of the seat. Behind, a group of men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, and on the left several saffron-clad sannyasis sit on the floor. The seated figure has long dark hair and wears a rudraksha mala, matching the Swamiji (probable) cues of saffron clothing and rudraksha beads; the presence is recorded as an in-person candidate.2008-03-23June 22 20082008-06-22A photograph of a ritual in a plain concrete hall at dusk. In the centre, a seated man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and holds a long wooden staff topped with an orange cloth. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a red-covered book. On the left, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of white flowers. In front, a man in white lies prostrate on the floor with a yellow cloth over his back, while a small brass vessel sits on a red mat nearby. Behind them, a group of people in white and orange sit and stand near a doorway and steps, some with hands folded in prayer. The image shows a prostration ceremony with a seated guru-like figure, though the seated man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2007-08-08March 23 20082008-03-23October 25 20102010-10-25A photograph of a hall with white walls and a doorway. A man in a prostrate position lies face down on a blue mat in front of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and multiple rudraksha malas, who sits on a raised white-draped seat with a microphone on a stand beside him and gestures with one hand. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing lanyards, stands and watches; a few saffron-robed people sit on mats at the left.2008-03-23A photograph of a formal initiation scene indoors on a bare concrete floor. A man in a long white garment with a yellow shawl lies prostrate face-down before a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala. The seated figure sits on a striped red-and-green mat with a brass lamp and a stick or rod before him. To the left, a man in white with an orange shawl kneels holding a brass tray of white flowers, and a younger attendant in an orange shawl sits at the far left edge. Behind them, about ten men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand and sit along the back wall near a staircase, some holding books or folded hands.2007-08-08Several devotees kneel and prostrate on a tiled floor in a hall with a red curtain, foreheads pressed to the ground and palms joined above their heads in namaskar. The foreground figures wear orange saffron robes with yellow borders and rudraksha malas; behind them, others wear white dhotis and one wears a red shawl. Brass plates with offerings sit nearby, and a mat lies at the left edge. The scene is a group prostration during puja or satsang.2011-12-29October 01 20062006-10-01