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A photograph of a formal ceremony inside a bright hall with pink curtains and framed portraits on the walls. A central figure wears a rust-brown turban, a rust-brown wrap striped with gold, a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant; the figure is a person in ceremonial dress and cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance alone. A young boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands before them while two older boys in orange robes adjust his orange cloth. To the left an older man in white dhoti with gold borders stands holding a gold-edged cloth, and women in saris stand in the background near a red table with offerings. Four to five people in the scene are visible.

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Photograph of a ceremonial initiation in an ashram hall with pink and red curtains and framed deity pictures on the walls. A smiling man in a brown-red turban, brown-red dhoti and wrap, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha mala stands centre, with a brown bindi and gold earrings. He looks down at a young shaved-headed boy in orange robes and a red-striped waistband, who holds a rudraksha mala while an older youth kneels in orange cloth and fastens it at the boy's chest. Behind them a man in white robes with gold borders carries a yellow-cloth-covered tray, and other saffron-robed devotees and women in white and pale green stand around the room.2013-07-07 +1 copiesJune 17 20132013-06-17July 07 20132013-07-07A photograph in a hall with a red curtain backdrop and a projection screen behind. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, extends his hand toward a row of young boys in orange robes and orange turbans, some with rudraksha malas, some holding folded orange cloths. Behind him a man in white dhoti and white shawl with rudraksha malas and a tilak holds a silver plate with fruit and offerings. Several other people in orange stand around the room, and a red table with rudraksha malas and offerings sits in the lower right. The man in the orange turban and gold necklace has a distinctive appearance and is a person candidate, though the image is not conclusive.2013-08-03A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a hall with white marble flooring. A woman in rust-brown robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, wearing a gold-bead necklace, smiles and turns while a man beside her in similar rust-brown robes with gold necklaces and a white tilak on his forehead adjusts a gold ornament at her chest. Behind them stand shaven-headed boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads, one of them looking down at a pair of black-and-orange sandals on the floor. Other figures in orange and maroon, including a seated man in maroon at the left edge, and a man in a pink shirt stand nearby. Whether any of these people is a person cannot be established from appearance.2013-06-17A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and ceiling lights. A man in an orange turban, gold-trimmed brown dhoti and a heavy gold necklace stands barefoot holding a red tray of apples and rudraksha malas, facing a small boy in orange robes and rudraksha beads who reaches toward him with an orange cloth. Behind a silver stanchion and chain, young boys in red and orange robes and shaved heads watch, with a smiling man in orange robes and white tilak lines standing with folded arms. Several devotees in white dhotis stand nearby, and a gold-lit deity murti or altar is visible at the back right. The orange-turbaned figure shows distinctive ornate gold jewellery and orange headwear, a compatible presentation, but the appearance is not conclusively identifiable.2013-07-30June 17 20132013-06-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with tiled floor and red-framed windows. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like ornament, a multicoloured garland of flowers, a heavy gold necklace and a rust-orange dhoti and shawl stands smiling in the centre. Probable Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange ceremonial dress; he is receiving or handing over small orange cloths from several shaven-headed boys in orange robes with white tripundra marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them priests in white dhotis and a standing man in a white shawl watch, and a crowd of onlookers in shirts stands at the back, several with folded arms. A young shaven-headed boy at right presses his palms together in greeting.2013-07-21July 20 20152015-07-20 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01June 17 20132013-06-17Indoor hall photo of a figure in an orange turban, rust-orange robe with gold border and a long coral-beaded mala, reaching out to touch the heads of shaven-headed young boys in saffron robes. Behind them, men in white dhotis and devotees with palms pressed together stand along a barrier, and a red-curtained stage and framed picture are visible. The appearance of the central figure matches the a person candidate cues (turban, saffron-orange ornate clothing, mala), but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. A photographer's camera is at the right edge.2013-09-19