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Indoor photograph in a yellow-walled hall with stacked cushions, folded cloth and a small framed deity picture on a shelf. A shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-bead necklace holds an open wooden manuscript board while a seated man in saffron robes with a gold necklace, a red headband and bare upper torso reads from it. A third man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala looks on from the right. Behind them a woman in a sari sits near red chairs and a white appliance sits in the foreground.

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May 11 20122012-05-11Indoor event photo with a yellow draped backdrop and a decorative red, yellow and blue panel behind. In the centre, a person with long dark hair, a crown-like headpiece and a gold necklace wears an orange robe and sits on a black chair, hand near mouth, looking down. Beside them, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold necklace stands at a wooden lectern-like table holding a small paper or cloth. A man in a white striped kurta with a rudraksha-style bead mala stands on the left. On the right, a woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace holds a phone to her ear. A cameraman with a video camera is behind them, and a white air cooler sits near the table with various objects on the floor, including a small vessel and a red metal frame.2012-05-11Indoor photograph of two men in saffron-orange monastic clothes examining a manuscript. The man in front is bald, bare-shouldered, with a saffron shawl edged in gold, a rudraksha bracelet, and he holds a wooden-framed palm-leaf or book page open on a blue bench. Behind him a second man wears a long gold-bead necklace, a gold-trimmed saffron wrap, and a headband with a red tilak, leaning in to look. Stacked books and red-cushioned chairs with white poles are in the background, and a yellow curtain hangs above. Only these two people are visible; a child is partly seen at left.2012-05-11 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11Indoor photo in a cluttered room with tables, bags, a red bucket and a brass bird figurine. A bald man in saffron robes and a long gold bead necklace stands at left holding a framed picture open toward a seated man. The seated man wears an orange garment over a bare upper body, a gold headband, gold earrings and a long gold bead necklace, and rests his hands on his knees. A figure in white with an orange sash stands at far right.2012-05-11A temple ritual scene in which a young man in an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala holds a folded white paper and reads from it, his head bowed with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Beside him stand other men: one in plain white dhoti with a white-striped shawl and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, another bare-chested in orange with a gold chain, and a shaven-headed man in orange with a gold neck ornament. To the right, a figure in white with white forehead markings holds a small brass vessel, and behind them an ornate gold-framed seat with red cushions stands in the background. A yellow cloth lies at the lower left and a metal tray with brass items sits in front.2010-11-30Indoor photo in a plain cream-walled room. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at left with hands folded. A young shaved-headed monk in saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits at left-centre holding a white paper. Centre, a figure in orange-red robes with a long swept-back hairstyle, white tripundra on forehead, layered beaded necklaces and white arm bands sits on a chair with a golden-bordered cloth. At right, an elderly bald man in saffron robe with a red beaded headband and white vibhuti sits in a wheelchair holding folded notes. A standing saffron-robed monk stands at the far right edge.2012-05-22A photograph in a bright hall with pale columns and blue doorframes. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in saffron robes with a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads holds a framed old painting of a robed, seated saint. A woman in orange draped clothing with gold jewellery and a flower-decorated hair braid sits in a wheelchair and reaches toward the frame. Behind them a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala stands watching, and several people in white, orange and dark clothing move through the background.2012-05-11 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph of a ceremonial initiation moment on a stage. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi holds a folded paper and places his right hand on the shaven head of a kneeling man in white dhoti with white ash lines on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a bald priest in orange with a gold necklace stands beside a row of gold ritual implements, and a gold and red ornate throne stands in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks, performing the blessing. A shaven-headed attendant in orange is at the right edge.2010-11-30January 22 20132013-01-22