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A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange cloth wrapped at his torso, a dense gold and beaded ceremonial necklace, gold bangles and a red bindi, reaching out to hand items to a group of young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings. The boys wear orange robes and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, and one holds a small red object. Behind them stand several adult men in shirts, and a gold-decorated shrine or throne is visible at the right edge.

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A photograph of a formal ceremony in a hall. On the right, a man with swept-back long dark hair, a tilak mark, ornate gold necklaces and a rust-brown garment with gold border reaches out to hand orange cloth to a line of shaven-headed young people in saffron robes, some with white forehead marks and rudraksha beads. Several standing men in white shirts and a man in a grey shirt watch in the background, and devotional decorations line the wall.2013-06-27July 27 20132013-07-27June 27 20132013-06-27A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and framed portraits on the wall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, gold ceremonial necklaces, rudraksha beads, a saffron-brown wrap and a gold waist cloth stands at right, smiling and extending his hand toward a young boy in a maroon kurta who holds a small object. Around them are shaved-headed young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks, a woman in an orange-and-gold sari, and other children and adults in orange or maroon. Framed portraits of deities or saints hang on the wall behind.2013-06-29September 26 20132013-09-26Indoor event photo of a man with swept-back dark hair, a red tilak and a bare upper body wrapped in a rust-orange cloth, wearing heavy gold necklaces, gold armbands and a gold bangle. He reaches out and touches the hands of a line of shaved-headed young boys in orange robes, some with white and orange forehead markings, beaded necklaces and small earrings. Behind them stand men in white and grey shirts, and a backdrop with colourful decorative panels and a projection screen is visible.2013-06-27August 03 20132013-08-03July 21 20132013-07-21A photograph inside a hall with tiled floor and red-framed windows. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like ornament, a multicoloured garland of flowers, a heavy gold necklace and a rust-orange dhoti and shawl stands smiling in the centre. Probable Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange ceremonial dress; he is receiving or handing over small orange cloths from several shaven-headed boys in orange robes with white tripundra marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them priests in white dhotis and a standing man in a white shawl watch, and a crowd of onlookers in shirts stands at the back, several with folded arms. A young shaven-headed boy at right presses his palms together in greeting.2013-07-21A photograph in a hall with a red curtain backdrop and a projection screen behind. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, extends his hand toward a row of young boys in orange robes and orange turbans, some with rudraksha malas, some holding folded orange cloths. Behind him a man in white dhoti and white shawl with rudraksha malas and a tilak holds a silver plate with fruit and offerings. Several other people in orange stand around the room, and a red table with rudraksha malas and offerings sits in the lower right. The man in the orange turban and gold necklace has a distinctive appearance and is a person candidate, though the image is not conclusive.2013-08-03September 26 20132013-09-26June 03 20132013-06-03