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A ceremonial scene inside a hall with red curtains and a golden canopy at right. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with dark beard, gold earrings, gold armbands and a bright golden garment faces the camera, receiving a red-cloth-wrapped offering from a kneeling young man in white dhoti and orange shawl who holds a small red item in his cupped hands. Behind them a man in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl, with white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, stands with his hands folded in anjali. Another priest in white with vibhuti tripundra and beaded neck garlands stands nearby, and several men in white clothes watch from the background.

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A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a temple-like hall. A long-haired sannyasi in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, with a dark braided mane and orange-red garlands, extends a red fruit toward an older man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth who bows with palms joined, holding a red fruit and a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in a white-and-gold dhoti stands beside him, and several men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together. A cameraman films from a tripod, and a saffron-robed attendant stands at right near a decorated kalasha pillar and a golden trident.2017-01-15Indoor temple-hall scene with red carpet and maroon curtains. A seated figure on the right wears orange-brown cloth, a long-haired crown-less head, rudraksha mala, gold-patterned cloth on his lap, and holds a small round fruit or offering while a young boy in white kurta offers another item. Beside them a young man in white kurta and rudraksha mala watches. Behind, standing people in white shirts and kurtas, one with a lanyard, and an older man in white. A standing priest on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads. A brass oil lamp stands on the right. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange cloth, so swamiji is in_person.2016-11-16February 24 20172017-02-24Ritual scene in an indoor hall during a Shaktipata-style initiation. A seated figure on a throne-like seat with a golden trident behind him, wearing a pink-and-white beaded garland and long dreadlocked hair, is facing a row of kneeling and standing male devotees bare-chested with white dhoti-style cloth and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces. A devotee in the center leans forward holding small ritual items, while another devotee in a yellow garment sits in the foreground with her back to the camera. Ornate gold ritual objects and a leopard-print cloth lie in the foreground. Several other white-clad people stand in the background, and a red cloth hangs behind them.2017-02-24September 11 20132013-09-11 +1 copiesNovember 16 20162016-11-16November 11 20162016-11-11July 14 20172017-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.2016-11-16A photograph inside a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style event. In the foreground, a line of men in white clothes with blue lanyards stands with palms pressed together in namaste, heads bowed. On the right, a figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing layered orange-brown beaded necklaces and gold armbands, extends a hand toward the devotees, appearing to bless or touch them. Another man beside him in white with gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala stands with tilak marks. Behind them, a decorated altar with a deity murti under a gold-edged canopy and red curtains lines the back wall. Approximately six to twenty people are visible.2013-09-13October 11 20162016-10-11A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a room with pink walls and maroon curtains. In the foreground at right, a seated figure wears a wrapped maroon turban, a white and red flower garland with green leaves, and a rudraksha-style necklace, and holds a small object forward. Beside a gilded throne-like seat, a golden trident and brass oil lamps stand nearby. Several men stand to the left, including a bare-chested man with a saffron-and-yellow waist cloth and a beard, and an older bearded man in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads. Men in white dhotis and wrapped white cloths stand in the background, and a seated man in white with a beaded necklace is near the centre. Lighting is bright and a camera tripod is visible at right.2016-11-20