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A photograph of a formal honouring ceremony. In the foreground, a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a beard, dressed in a saffron/orange sannyasi wrap that bares his shoulder, drapes an orange shawl printed with repeated script over the shoulders of an older white-haired man in a white kurta who bows with his hands joined. Behind them stand several people in white and yellow clothing, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas; a woman in a yellow sari and another with a red bindi stand nearby, and a gold deity murti is partly visible at left. Red and orange fabric and gold decorations frame the scene.

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A photograph of a long-haired man with a white forehead line and bare chest, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, smiling and placing his hands on the shoulders of a kneeling, grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white shawl and rudraksha beads. Behind them, standing devotees in white dhotis with yellow borders and orange shawls, one in a white kurta with a mala, and a woman in a dark outfit look on in front of a gold-patterned wall. The setting resembles a temple or satsang hall, and the scene shows a blessing given during a pada puja style honouring. a person: the long-haired figure wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace ornament and a saffron shawl, presiding over the blessing as the honoured teacher.2017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09A photo of a ceremonial moment indoors. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and an orange-saffron shawl, a distinctive long-haired presentation, reaches toward a kneeling man in white who bows with hands joined, draped in an orange shawl printed with dark script. Behind them, several women in white and yellow saris with rudraksha malas stand watching, one smiling. A brass ceremonial vessel is visible at lower right. a person appears as the robed figure receiving the bow.2017-07-30August 03 20172017-08-03 +1 copiesA long-haired man in saffron-orange drapery with rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala, plus gold earrings and a gold necklace, places his right hand on the crown of an elderly, grey-haired devotee who bows forward in a white kurta with a red shawl. The devotee's head is bowed toward the standing figure, and a second person's hands rest on the devotee's shoulders. Behind them stands a white-haired man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, beside a red curtain. Brass items, a conch-shaped vessel and green plants fill the foreground.2017-07-03July 02 20172017-07-02March 27 20182018-03-27 +2 copiesA seated man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala with a saffron-orange cloth sits on a red throne-like seat with a gilded carved backrest, accepting a small white card from a man in white kurta with an orange shawl who bends forward to hand it over. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a gold garland stands near the throne, and several women in orange and red saris and rudraksha malas stand in the background among gold oil lamps on a red stage.2016-04-28July 02 20172017-07-02May 06 20162016-05-06August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copies