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A seated figure in orange robes with long, wavy dark hair sits on a white-draped low platform with a leopard-print cushion, while another person in orange prostrates with forehead to the floor before them. A standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds an orange cloth, and a woman in white stands at the right beside stacked orange draped fabric. A large round brass or silver tray of rice sits on a white-covered table, with bundled sticks and a small flower arrangement in the foreground. a person: the seated figure in orange with long swept-back hair and orange robes matches the page's reference to a presiding guru, though the face is not clearly visible.

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A photograph of an indoor monastic ceremony. A long-haired person in an orange saffron wrap sits on a white-draped chair with a leopard-print cushion, hands together, smiling, beside a round white-covered tray. In front of them, a person in orange robes bows low with forehead to the floor on a white cloth. Standing behind, a person in white dhoti and shirt and another in orange robes observe. A white board stands on a tripod, and a small vase of flowers sits in the lower left. The long-haired seated figure shows visible but not sufficient cues for identification, so the appearance is uncertain.2006-08-17Indoor photo in a hall with a white board on an easel and a dark maroon curtain behind a low stage. A seated person with shoulder-length dark hair in an orange wrap sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat with hands clasped, smiling. In front of them a man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange shawl and bends forward to touch the feet of the seated person. Behind them other people in orange and white clothing stand, and at left a figure in orange robes carries an object on the stage. A golden ornate figure stands at left edge, and a silver framed mirror hangs on the right wall beside a tall decorated stand. The seated person has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, but that identification is not established from appearance here, so they are described by role only.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph from a monastic training gathering shows a man with long swept-back dark hair seated on a white-draped platform, wearing an orange saffron wrap, with his bare feet resting on a reddish-brown powder spread on the floor. Facing him, a kneeling person in orange robes holds a long thin bamboo cane, while nearby another orange-robed figure stands beside a folded bundle of orange cloth. Behind them are several people in orange and white attire, and a large round metal tray sits on the white table at left. The scene is an indoor hall with a white board on a stand in the background.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Indoor ashram scene during a monastic training event. A seated woman in orange robes with long wavy hair sits on a white-draped platform beside a round silver tray of white offering. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at center, and a kneeling man in white with red-trimmed clothing bends forward at the foreground, touching the orange cloth of a seated figure. Several people in orange and white stand behind, some holding long wooden poles. A woman in white stands at right near a purple mat, and a portrait of a woman in red is on a backdrop at upper right. Flower petals and a water bottle sit in the foreground.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph from a monastic training gathering on a stage with maroon curtains. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-orange robes with orange head wraps walk past, carrying long bamboo poles; the one on the right holds his palm out. A television monitor stands on the left. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl stands beside an ornate golden peetha with a gold deity murti and red-and-white decorative base. Another man in white and orange moves across the back, and a woman in orange sits at the right edge.2006-08-17