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A photograph of a devotee in a pink-striped collared shirt and jeans bowing with palms pressed together in namaste toward a seated figure with long dreadlocks wearing a floral garland of white jasmine, red roses and green leaves. Behind them stand several men in white shirts and maroon and pink tops, and a white electric fan is at right. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the upper left. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a golden staff visible at top right.

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February 19 20172017-02-19A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a pink-red and white flower garland bends forward, one hand raised to his face, in a temple corridor. He wears a dark rudraksha mala across his chest and an orange dhoti. Behind him stand a man in a pink shirt with hands folded and an older man in a red shirt, along with a bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth at right. Sunlight streams through the doorway, and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2018-04-29January 15 20172017-01-15March 04 20172017-03-04A photograph of a seated man in a pale green t-shirt receiving a pink lotus-bud garland from a long-haired, bare-chested figure in orange-red cloth. The garland-giver has long dreadlocked hair, a full dark beard and a sash draped at the waist; his face is turned toward the recipient. Behind them a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands, and another bearded man with white tilak marks on his forehead is partly visible. A brass-coloured pillar and a white fan are at the right edge.2016-12-21Indoor ceremonial scene with a young bearded man in a maroon kurta kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling, while a man in white dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala gently takes his hand. Behind them a man in a green kurta holds a small booklet, and other men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, one with an orange shawl. At the lower right, a figure with long dark hair and a green leaf garland sits facing away, and a gold-coloured pole and red-cloth edged platform appear at the frame edge.2017-04-23April 14 20182018-04-14A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man with curly hair and a beard who wears a white shirt, red-beaded mala and orange shawl, eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white garments with orange shawls stand in a hall with a red curtain and a golden finial. A white fan-like object sits in the lower foreground. a person (dreadlocks, flower garland, rudraksha mala, bare chest) is performing a blessing touch on the devotee, a ritual energising or darshan moment.2017-03-04A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a large garland of red roses and white flowers around the shoulders, with gold bangles on the arm, receives attention from a man in white clothes and an orange shawl who bends forward and holds an orange cloth. Behind them stand several people in white and cream attire with a yellow-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala. A gold-coloured ornate throne or peetha is visible in the foreground, with an orange drape and a red curtain in the background. The scene suggests a formal ritual setting, with a probable Swamiji figure seated in the centre wearing orange clothing, long hair and a flower garland. Visible people number roughly six to ten.2016-10-11March 05 20182018-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 09 20162016-10-09Photograph of a devotional gathering. In the foreground a man in a yellow-and-green striped shirt and white dhoti bows deeply with palms pressed together in namaskar toward a figure seen from behind with long dark dreadlocked hair, a garland of white jasmine and red roses, and a pearl strand; the figure is bare-shouldered with a gold armlet. Around them stand devotees: a young man in white ceremonial dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala, a woman in a blue sari with a gold necklace, a woman in grey, a bald man in green, and a cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera at right.2017-01-01