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A photograph of a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a gold-beaded necklace placing a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt, who stands with palms pressed together. Other devotees in white shirts and a striped shirt stand nearby, and an older man in white and a shaved-headed man in white with a red-and-white cloth are visible at the right. A small white dish or paper is held in the orange-robed figure's hand, and an orange drape hangs from the ceiling in the background.

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October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 13 20102010-10-132011 - Photo Album2011 - Photo AlbumA photograph taken under a tented roof at an outdoor gathering. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a rudraksha mala, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a man in white shirt and trousers with hands pressed together in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in white with an orange shawl and another saffron-robed sadhu stand among a crowd of devotees in white and orange. The saffron-robed sadhu on the right holds a sheaf of papers and a brass vessel. Several people are visible in the background.2010-09-10October 07 20102010-10-07Photograph of a temple interior with a man in long hair and an orange robe wearing a thick garland of yellow and red-pink flowers, standing at a metal railing and looking down at a sheet of paper in his hands. A man in white clothes with palms pressed together bends toward him at left, and a bald man in orange robes stands at right holding an envelope-like paper. Devotees and a deity murti are visible in the background, under a dark ceiling with lamps. The figure in the garland has distinctive long hair and orange ceremonial clothing, a person candidate, and is standing among devotees.August 10 20102010-08-10A man in a white shirt and light trousers stands at left, placing his right hand on the head of a long-haired man wearing an orange-saffron robe and a white-and-red flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala. The recipient stands with eyes lowered and hands folded at his waist. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a hall with orange and red hanging decorations, a ceiling fan, and a projection screen. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing gathering.2010-11-22July 16 20102010-07-16 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall during a devotional event. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long gold bead necklace and a shawl stands at right, holding a white paper or envelope and what looks like an offering tray, with a tilak on his forehead. Three or four devotees stand at left with hands folded in namaste, including a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt. Other people stand behind them, including a man in white dhoti and a boy in a yellow shirt. Colourful draped fabric and a decorated pillar with orange tassels frame the background.2010-11-21A photograph of a temple or ashram setting with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long swept-back hairstyle holding an open book, with a rudraksha mala around the neck. Another saffron-robed monastic stands at the right, and a bald man in white clothing with hands in anjali mudra stands at the left, a person in the foreground appears to be receiving a touch or blessing on the forehead. Several onlookers stand in the background near a shrine with a colourful deity murti and lit lamps, and a wooden railing or counter runs along the front.2010-08-31