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A photo of a group in an indoor hall with maroon curtains. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange-brown ochre cloth with a rudraksha mala and a shawl hands a yellow-wrapped gift bundle to an older man in white clothing, who receives a printed booklet in return. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans, one with a beaded mala, stand with bare foreheads marked with tilak, and onlookers in white shirts and orange sashes watch closely. The scene reads as a formal exchange of honours among sannyasis and guests.

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A group of men gathered indoors in an ashram hall with cream walls and red curtains. On the right, a bald man bare-chested except for a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown shawl is presenting a bundle wrapped in gold cellophane. An elderly man in white clothes on the left reaches out to receive it, holding a book. Behind them, several men wear saffron and orange robes and turbans, with rudraksha and crystal malas, and others wear white shirts with orange shawls and lanyard badges. A sign with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam design is partly visible at the top left.2013-10-19December 11 20112011-12-11October 19 20132013-10-19A photograph in a bright white-walled room of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a long white-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala, receiving greetings from an elderly man in white clothes who holds his hand. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a younger man in orange robe on the right holds a tray draped in orange cloth with a brass object on it. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand behind, and the bald figure at far left wears an orange robe and mala. a person cue is present on the central robed man: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala with saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference; he is an in-person candidate. Several people are visible.2012-09-12A photograph of a ceremonial reception at an indoor hall with maroon curtains. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with rudraksha beads stands facing right, holding a fruit basket. To the right, a bare-chested figure in a gold-bordered maroon dhoti, with bangles, gold necklace and an earpiece, raises his palms in greeting toward a man in white and orange shawl who clasps his hands. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis and a man in white hold a green-and-red flower garland. A man in white kneels with hands folded at lower centre.2013-10-19October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11A photograph in an indoor hall with framed portraits on the back wall. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and ornate gold necklaces stands center-right, smiling and holding a decorated offering tray with greenery and a small kalasha-like object. A bald man in orange robes and gold beads faces him from the right foreground. On the left, several men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and a man in a white shirt with a cross-body cloth and rudraksha mala stands among them. A camera is in the lower foreground. The people visible number about ten. Swamiji (probable) is shown in appearance-based cues: orange turban, orange garments, gold necklaces, presenting the offering, consistent with an in-person presence.2011-12-11January 04 20122012-01-04May 05 20162016-05-05October 19 20132013-10-19December 30 20092009-12-30