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A photograph of a devotional exchange in an ashram hall. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a full beard and a large pink-and-white flower garland sits smiling. Facing him, a kneeling man in white kurta wears an orange-red shawl printed with script, a rudraksha mala, and holds his palms up toward him in greeting. Behind them, white-clad attendants and a seated figure with long hair stand near a golden staff and red-and-white floor cloth. The setting is a reverent satsang or darshan. Identity cues for the garlanded figure are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so no identification is made.

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May 06 20172017-05-06A devotee in white kurta and a rudraksha mala stands with both arms raised, while a bearded man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, reaches out toward him with a hand gesture. The devotee holds an orange shawl printed with script that the bearded man is adjusting. Behind them, another white-clad devotee bows and a figure in gold ornaments sits near a gold pole, with a striped mat and red and orange cloths in the setting. A wooden offering box is in the foreground.2017-04-21April 25 20172017-04-25April 21 20172017-04-21A photo of a ceremonial exchange in a hall with maroon drapes and a gold railing. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks and a full beard wears a large garland of pink and white flowers and smiles toward a younger man on the left. The younger man wears a white kurta, an orange shawl printed with script, a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and he leans in with hands near the wooden platform edge. Behind them a standing man in white with a rudraksha mala holds his hands folded in greeting, and a cameraman with a tripod is visible. A man in a saffron-and-gold garment stands with a long golden staff. The top-left corner shows a small purple logo, and a pictured copyright notice is in the lower right.2017-04-21April 25 20172017-04-25April 25 20172017-04-25A photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired man with a beard, wearing a garland of pink roses and white flowers over a reddish-brown shawl, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling shaved-headed man in white cloth with an orange border and a rudraksha mala. The smiling man raises his left hand in front. Other men in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders stand behind them, and a brass vessel is visible at lower left. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall. The long-haired man's clothing and garland are distinctive, but his identity is not established from appearance alone.2017-05-28A photo of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta with an orange-and-brown patterned shawl and wooden beads touching his forehead, his palms raised in a receiving gesture. Opposite him, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his hand to the devotee's forehead in a blessing. Behind them, a few people in white and saffron clothing stand against a maroon curtain and a striped rug, with a red-cushioned wooden ledge in the foreground. The long-haired man with garland and bare-chested adornment is an appearance-based a person as the officiant, while the devotee receives initiation.2017-04-23April 21 20172017-04-21August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA young man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold wrist bracelet bends forward smiling, holding an orange cloth over the hands of a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, a bare-shouldered orange garment and a large garland of red roses and white flowers, and gold arm bands. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stand in a room with red drapes, and a gold ritual vessel and metal stand sit in the foreground. The seated figure with long hair, a garland and gold ornaments matches the a person cues, but the face is not visible; the scene suggests a ritual offering or honouring during a puja setting.2016-10-11