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Indoor photo of two smiling women holding swaddled infants. On the left, a woman in a rust-red sari with a yellow border holds a baby wrapped in pink floral cloth and wears a dark beaded mala necklace and a red bindi. Beside her, a woman in a navy and cream embroidered sari with a purple border holds a baby in white cloth and wears a long rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, other women in orange and red saris with beaded necklaces stand near a wall with exposed conduit, and a person in a white kurta with a long braid is at the right edge. No a person is visible.

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July 11 20142014-07-11A seated group of women in orange and maroon garments with rudraksha malas gathers at an outdoor satsang. In the centre, an older woman in a maroon sari with a red bindi holds a sleeping baby wrapped in pink and mint-green cloths, looking toward the speaker. Women on either side wear orange saris with maroon borders and long rudraksha necklaces; one in white stands in the background. No one is shown as a person; the scene is devotees at a pada puja satsang.2014-08-17Indoor scene in a temple hall with a gold deity murti and marigold garlands at upper right. A woman in orange-red sari with a white tilak sits on the left, wearing white jasmine garlands and holding a banana. On the right, a smiling woman in orange-red sari holds a baby wrapped in pink and white cloth. Behind them, women in white with rudraksha malas and brown shawls smile, one holding a baby in pink, and another in orange stands at the far right. A red carpet covers the floor.2014-08-27A seated person in a gold-embroidered red throne with a tiger-striped red cushion holds two swaddled infants in pink and white cloth on his lap. He wears an orange-saffron cloth, a long white and orange flower garland, gold ornaments and a white tilak on the forehead, and he has long hair swept back. To the right, a woman in an orange sari with a gold border and a woman in a navy and beige sari with a multi-strand necklace look down at the babies, while a woman in white stands behind in a room with red carpet and red velvet drapes. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, described by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a flower garland and gold ornaments.2014-07-11August 27 20142014-08-27September 03 20132013-09-03July 11 20142014-07-11Indoor photo of a group smiling in a plain white-walled room. On the right, a bearded man in an orange saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead sits and holds a baby wrapped in pink, with a bottle nearby. Beside him, a man in a rust-brown robe with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in a red and navy polo shirt holds a wooden staff with a red cloth, next to a man in white dhoti with a yellow border and a long rudraksha garland, who also holds a baby in pink. On the left, a woman in white embroidered clothing holds a baby. Several people are smiling.2014-10-12A photograph of a home visit in which a seated figure in an orange robe and a multicoloured flower garland, with long dark hair, places a hand on the head of an infant wrapped in a white cloth. An older woman with white hair and glasses, in a red saree with gold border, bends forward to hold the baby. Several standing men in white shirts and dhotis and women in orange and saree watch from behind, and petals lie on the floor. A red box is visible near the seated figure. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange with a flower garland and long hair matches the page's visible cues of saffron robes and garland, placed in the role of blessing the child.2010-02-17September 03 20132013-09-03A photograph of an ashram ritual with a red carpeted stage. A woman in a red and gold-bordered saffron-toned sari holds a newborn wrapped in a pink and white cloth and smiles down at the baby. Seated on the left, a person in a red garment with a white garland and white forehead marking reaches toward the baby. Behind them, two women in red garments with rudraksha-style beads smile, and a woman in a white outfit with a pink top holds another baby. A golden kalasha and floral garlands are visible in the background, along with people in orange and white moving about the hall.2014-08-27A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. On the left, a shaven-headed priest in a saffron-and-orange dhoti with a white flower garland and a sandalwood-marked forehead holds a small silver vessel and spoon toward a baby. A woman in a cream sari with a red blouse sits smiling and cradles the infant, who is being offered a sip from the vessel. Behind them, several women in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas stand watching, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and brown shawl stands near the center. A camera on a tripod and a cameraman appear at the right edge, and a man kneels at the lower right corner.2015-06-03