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Indoor monastic training ceremony. A young woman with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a man in white kneeling before her on a white cloth. Behind them a standing man in white with an orange shawl holds a thread or cord, and several young people in orange robes stand in a line. On the right, a seated woman in white watches beside a purple mat, and a large portrait of a woman playing violin hangs on the wall. A silver tray with incense sticks and a bottle of water sit on a white-draped table at the left.

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A photograph of a monastic training ritual indoors. A bare-chested man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits on a white-draped platform in saffron cloth, his back to the camera, facing a large round silver tray of white offerings and a small bottle. Beside him a kneeling man in white clothing with an orange cloth ties or arranges a bundle of orange-wrapped cloth. Standing behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a rudraksha mala, and young people in orange and white clothes sit and stand near a stack of folded orange cloth. A woman in white sits on a purple mat at the right. A poster of a violinist hangs on the wall behind, and a small easel stands at left.2006-08-17A photograph of a monastic training ceremony in an indoor hall. A figure with long dark hair and an orange wrap sits cross-legged on a raised red platform at left, with a round silver tray of white offering before them and bundles of sticks on the floor. In the foreground a young man in white clothes kneels with his hands joined in reverence, holding a bundle of orange cloth. Behind him several people in orange and white garments, some with orange shawls, move through the hall. A large portrait of a woman playing a violin hangs on the back wall beside a speaker, and a standing person in white is at the far right. Several people are visible.2006-08-17A photograph inside a hall with white walls and a wooden door. A long-haired man in orange cloth sits on a low white-draped seat, his hands extended over a brass tray while a standing man in white with an orange shawl assists him. In front, a man in white kneels on a white cloth, holding a bundle of orange cloth. Behind them, several people in orange robes stand, and two seated people are at the right beside purple mats. A banner of a performer with a violin hangs on the wall, with a flower arrangement and water bottle in the foreground. The seated long-haired figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate, shown seated in a ritual role during a ceremony.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Indoor photograph of a monastic training hall with a seated young monk in saffron robes at left, bare-shouldered with a saffron shawl, holding a stalk of grain above a large round steel tray of white rice. In front, a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels and handles stalks of grain beside the tray. Behind them, a standing man in white dhoti and saffron shawl wears a rudraksha mala, and several saffron-robed monks and a woman in white stand by a pile of folded orange cloth. An easel, white cloths and a purple mat are visible. a person is not clearly identifiable here.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Indoor ashram scene during a monastic training event. A seated woman in orange robes with long wavy hair sits on a white-draped platform beside a round silver tray of white offering. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at center, and a kneeling man in white with red-trimmed clothing bends forward at the foreground, touching the orange cloth of a seated figure. Several people in orange and white stand behind, some holding long wooden poles. A woman in white stands at right near a purple mat, and a portrait of a woman in red is on a backdrop at upper right. Flower petals and a water bottle sit in the foreground.2006-08-17A photograph inside a hall during a monastic training event. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised wooden platform at left, hands resting on his lap, with a whiteboard easel and a steel tray of white grain beside him. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold border kneels and bows, touching a pile of folded orange cloth with his hands. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white garments stand near a doorway, some holding orange cloth, and one woman in a white sari with gold border stands at centre. Orange fabric is piled on the platform, and a bottle and white cloth sit at the lower left.2006-08-17July 11 20062006-07-11