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A photograph of an outdoor courtyard session with a devotee in orange robes standing at right, long dreadlocked hair swept back, rudraksha mala beads across the chest, a wristwatch and a bangle. He bends forward and touches the forehead of a bald man in white clothes seated at left, while a young person with curly hair and a beaded mala sits nearby. Stone pillars, green foliage and a pink wall form the background, with a crowd of seated devotees in the foreground. a person candidate not established; the standing robed figure is a devotee performing an initiation-style gesture.

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A photograph of an outdoor courtyard session with a tall standing man in saffron-orange draped robes and a long rudraksha mala with a red-brown bead necklace. He has swept-back long dark hair, hoop earrings and a bare upper arm, and he extends his right hand toward the forehead of a seated young man in white with a sacred thread and beaded necklace. Beside them a seated man wears an orange head wrap and a yellow-orange shawl over a bare chest. Several seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge, with green trees and a red wall behind.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25A photo of an outdoor courtyard session with a standing young man in an orange dhoti-style wrap and orange shawl, wearing a long double strand of rudraksha beads and a pendant necklace, a small hoop earring and bracelets. He extends one hand toward the crowned head of a seated devotee in an orange head wrap while holding a small brown object in his other hand. Around him sit several devotees: a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with a red beaded necklace at left, a man with an orange head wrap and dreadlocks, a long-haired seated figure in orange, and dreadlocked heads at the bottom edge. Behind them stand a beige stone pillar wrapped with string and tiny lights, green foliage, and a pink building with a barred window.2017-01-25 +1 copiesAugust 22 20062006-08-22Outdoor temple-area photo under a corrugated shade canopy. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, raises his right palm in blessing toward a crowd of devotees with hands pressed together in namaste. A shaved-headed monk in orange stands in the right foreground, and a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl is at the far right. Behind the crowd are ornate golden temple pillars and a pink-trimmed shrine structure.2010-09-18September 21 20142014-09-21A photograph under a corrugated metal roof showing a robed figure in orange clothing with a dark rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, placing one hand on the head of a man in a white collared shirt who bows his head. The robed figure holds folded papers in the other hand. Behind them, several onlookers in white and light clothing stand with hands pressed together, and a saffron-robed monk stands at the right edge. A wooden table with a cloth is in the foreground.2010-10-24December 09 20152015-12-09Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a central figure in front of a temple-like entrance with a red cloth hanging and green foliage behind. The central man has long swept-back dark hair, a white headband, an orange garment, and beaded necklaces, and he is holding his hands out toward the crowd, with white paste or ash marks on his arms. Around him, many people wear orange and saffron robes, some with shaved heads and others with long dark hair, and a few wear white. A woman with light hair stands among them. A figure at right in orange holds a brass vessel. Swamiji (probable) is the appearance-based label for the central figure, who has distinctive long hair, orange clothing and beaded necklaces.2008-01-17A photograph inside an ashram hall during a ritual blessing. A bald man in white clothes stands at left with his head bowed as a long-haired figure in a red-orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold necklace raises a hand over his head. This central figure is an appearance-based a person. Beside him, a monk in orange robes holds a white paper and stands at a wooden box of small items. Other men in white shirts and orange-robed devotees stand around, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge.2012-04-05May 06 20162016-05-06November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copies