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Indoor event in a hall with a drop ceiling and red stage curtains. In the foreground, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a thick ornate gold-and-bead necklace and rudraksha bracelets, extends his hand to offer two oranges and a rudraksha mala to an elderly white-bearded man in white clothes with a white shawl, a rudraksha mala and a bangle, who holds his palms together. A purple tray on a table holds packaged items and a jar. Behind them, a boy in a purple shirt, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, a man in white dhoti with bare torso and sacred ash, and several other devotees stand around. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti at left shows sacred markings. The long-haired man with the ornate necklace appears to be a person receiving and offering items in a devotional exchange.

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A photograph in an indoor hall with a red-carpeted stage and a golden throne in the background. A long-haired man in an orange-brown robe with gold ceremonial chains and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets rests his right palm on the head of an older white-haired, white-bearded man in a white kurta, who holds yellow fruit in his hands. The standing man smiles broadly and holds a sheet of paper. Several people in white dhotis and orange robes stand nearby, and a woman in a pink sari and others watch with folded hands. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange-brown robes with gold chains is the central figure performing a blessing, consistent with a satsang-style blessing ceremony.2013-10-25October 25 20132013-10-25June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01September 29 20132013-09-29July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph inside a bright hall with ceiling fans, tube lights and pink walls. In the right foreground a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a red and saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest, smiles while handing a red apple and fruit from a silver tray to a woman in a cream sari with a pink border. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron and red shawl, ornate gold necklace) is making the offering. Around them stand a man in white with glasses, an elderly man in white with a sandal mark, and other devotees in white shirts and saris.2013-09-15A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.2016-11-16A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands centrally, smiling, as a bespectacled devotee in white kurta and dhoti reaches to place a long garland of green lime-like fruits around his neck. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and white-clad attendants stand in a hall with cream flooring, a draped red-curtain stage backdrop and projection screens. A tray of apples and sweets sits at lower right. The central figure has swept-back dark hair and gold bangles; the garland and dress colours are prominent.2013-10-30April 23 20172017-04-23April 23 20172017-04-23A photograph of an indoor hall where a man in a white dhoti and shirt, wearing glasses and a black cord, drapes a long garland of green lime-like fruits around the neck of a smiling man in a maroon-brown robe and dhoti with a matching shawl and a beaded necklace. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand and sit, one in a white shirt holds a mobile phone, and a sannyasi kneels at a table. A red tray of apples and sweets sits in the lower right, with a screen and stage backdrop behind. Several people are visible, and a camera operator stands at the right edge.2013-10-30