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A photo of two people embracing on a stage in front of a deep red curtain. A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair swept up into a knot, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold earring, and an orange-red sleeveless garment is hugging a figure with long curly dark hair whose back is turned to the camera. Both wear rudraksha malas on their arms and necks. Behind them, a seated man in white with a red mark on his forehead watches. A leopard-print cushion and carved wooden furniture are visible at lower left, with purple stage lighting at right.

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July 11 20172017-07-11Photograph of two men embracing on a stage in front of a deep red curtain. The man on the right, with a tall topknot wrapped in dark braided hair and adorned with rudraksha beads, wears a sleeveless rust-red garment and rudraksha bracelets, smiling with eyes closed. The man on the left, with a tilak on his forehead and a white and dark rudraksha-studded topknot, wears a dark shirt and smiles broadly. A third man with a shaved head and tilak sits partly visible at the left edge.2017-07-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair tied up in a high knot, decorated with small flowers, seated on a leopard-print cushioned couch. He wears a rust-red sleeveless robe, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, a gold pendant chain, a rudraksha armlet, and a white tilak on his forehead. He is smiling and embracing a bald man seen from behind, who wears a white cloth with a yellow border and a red-beaded band. Beside them sit a brass figure of a goddess, a brass bowl, and a golden conch-like object, with red drapes and a lit blue-violet wall behind.2017-07-11A man with long dreadlocks piled high on his head, decorated with rudraksha beads, embraces a seated person from behind. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment with a rudraksha mala necklace, a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets on his wrist and upper arm, and a tilak on his forehead. The seated person, shown from the back with bare shoulders, wears a white garment with a yellow border. Behind them hangs a deep red curtain, with purple stage lighting at the right edge.2017-07-11A photograph of two men embracing in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with a red cushioned seat at right. The man at right has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange saffron garment, gold earrings, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and gold bangles; he is smiling broadly with eyes closed. He hugs a man in white clothes with short dark curly hair, whose face is turned away. A silver cross-shaped ritual object stands at left. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron, identified by his swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, and is shown embracing a devotee.2017-07-26A photograph of a man with long dark dreadlocks piled high on his head, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment, a heavy gold-and-beaded rudraksha necklace, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm and a horizontal white ash marking with red bindi. He is smiling and embracing a second person with long dark dreadlocks seen from behind, who wears an orange cloth. Behind them a seated man in an orange garment with a red tilak sits in front of deep red curtains, and a carved golden figure and wooden armrest are visible at left. Two people appear in the scene.2017-07-11April 04 20162016-04-04May 05 20182018-05-05July 26 20172017-07-26May 13 20182018-05-13December 16 20172017-12-16A photo of two men embracing in a warmly lit hall with a red velvet curtain behind them. The man on the right, with long dreadlocked hair swept back, a red sleeveless top and rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, smiles broadly while hugging a man in a white dhoti whose head rests on his shoulder with eyes closed. Behind them a bald man in a white ritual shawl sits near a brass gong. In the foreground stand a golden female figure holding a bowl with a lamp, and a golden ornamental finial. The sofa beneath them has leopard-print cushions and a carved wooden frame. A copyright and source notice appears at lower right.2017-07-11