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Photograph of a group of people in a garden setting with green foliage behind them. Two shaved-headed men in the foreground wear rust-orange and saffron dhoti-style cloths with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and carry silver trays heaped with red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Both have white tilaka marks on forehead and body. Behind them, other men in orange and white robes stand in a line, and a man in white shirt stands at the right edge.

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August 31 20152015-08-31June 26 20132013-06-26A ritual scene during a puja. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stand at right, holding brass trays with orange cloth and offerings. The taller priest on left wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, and the other has a white and red tilak. In the foreground at left, a person in orange robes and a maroon head covering sits beside an ornate gold-toned wooden structure. Blurred heads of attendees fill the lower edge, and small brass vessels sit on a tray below.2011-01-21May 13 20132013-05-13April 10 20142014-04-10September 16 20142014-09-16June 01 20142014-06-01January 06 20132013-01-06A photo of a row of seated male priests performing a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak, works over brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a cloth-covered floor. Other priests in orange and white ritual clothing sit alongside, their hands reaching toward brass puja items. The background is blurred with more participants. Nearby, ash-marked devotees in saffron-orange garments and a row of brass lamps complete the scene of puja.2017-01-01A procession outdoors at an ashram-style setting. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold bead garland and a gold armlet carries a polished silver kalasha decorated with embossed figures and topped with mango leaves and a yellow flower, held on a silver tray. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with orange-gold borders holds a long wooden staff. Behind them, men in cream and mustard kurtas and an orange flag are visible, with a yellow ceremonial banner overhead and framed photographs on a wall.2011-12-11A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in a hall during a satsang. Central figure wears saffron cloth with gold border, a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant, and has a red bindi and white tripundra on his forehead; he sits with hands pressed together in applause or greeting. Beside him, a bald sannyasi in saffron with rudraksha malas claps with palms joined and gold bracelets. Behind them, men in white dhotis and black shirts sit on orange mats, some with white forehead markings. Brass kalashas and small brass bowls rest on the floor and red mats are visible. Four to six people are prominently visible.2013-02-01A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in orange and maroon sannyasa-style robes wear rudraksha malas, white ash markings on forehead and arms, and armbands; the man on the right holds his hands together in his lap. Behind them more devotees in orange and yellow robes sit in rows, and on the far right an older man in white kurta wears a red-brown mala and a pendant. A red curtain and cream walls form the backdrop, with a small purple bird logo in the top-left corner. Several more people are partly visible at the edges.2015-02-02