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Photograph from the back of a seated man in a lavender collared shirt tying a yellow thread around the wrist of a small child with dark hair in a bun, who wears a pink top and grey leggings and sits on his lap. Both are adorned with white jasmine garlands with red flowers. A second man in a white garment with a gold border, showing a mudra with tattooed hand, sits on the right. Cream draped cloth is visible at the top left. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering on a light tiled floor. The man's face is not visible, so no a person candidate is confirmed.

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July 18 20132013-07-18A photograph of a temple or ashram ritual in which a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands bent forward, tying or fastening a red thread on the wrist of a seated devotee, whose dark hair and white garment are visible in the foreground. Both wear white jasmine garlands. Behind them, several seated devotees in colourful saris and salwar kameez, including a girl in blue and another in green and yellow, sit on a green-and-red cloth before brass and silver offerings and fruit, with a gilded altar area visible at right. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, with partially visible figures included.2013-05-12A photograph of a ritual initiation in a temple-style hall. A bare-chested boy with short black hair sits with eyes lowered, wearing a gold-coloured chain and a small amulet case on a cord. A man seated on a gold-trimmed throne, with long dreadlocked hair, a beard, a pink-and-white flower garland and a rust-coloured garment, places his hand on the boy's head and holds a white sacred thread over him. Two boys in white dhotis stand to the left, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style cord, and an attendant in rust-coloured cloth stands behind. A gold lion-headed figure and a golden stand are visible at the edges. The man's appearance shows several cues for a person, including long dreadlocks, a flower garland, a rust garment and a throne, so the seated figure is a person giving an initiation to a disciple.2017-05-09A photograph of a small wedding-style ceremony indoors on a light tiled floor. A bald, older man in a white dhoti and white shirt, wearing a white jasmine garland with red roses and several bangles, leans forward and holds the hair of a seated woman in a gold-bordered saree. Beside them a man in a lilac shirt, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead, sits with white jasmine garlands. Behind, a woman in a gold saree with a small bindi and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-green bordered cloth sit with garlands. A white air conditioner unit and a tripod stand are visible at the edges.2013-07-18A photograph of a seated devotional gathering at an ashram-style hall with maroon curtains and a gold framed backdrop. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange thread around his neck ties a sacred thread or string onto the head or neck area of a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari seated before him. Several people in garlands sit nearby, including a man in a maroon shirt, a woman in blue, and children in blue, yellow and orange clothing. Others sit in the background, and a boy in a white T-shirt is in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual blessing or thread-tying ceremony.2013-05-12A crowded ritual gathering in an ornate hall with gold and maroon draping. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and shawl wears a white jasmine garland and ties a red thread on a child's wrist. Beside him, an older man in an orange-gold dhoti and white garland tends another child's hair. Devotees in white, orange and red saris and kurtas sit around them, with a child in a green dress at center. Brass items and flower offerings lie on the floor. No clearly ceremonial figure in saffron, crown or rudraksha is identifiable as a person, so no identification is claimed.2013-05-12A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a garland of mixed flowers in red, white, pink and purple sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, with floral decoration and gold carvings behind. A small girl in a white top with red trim and hair tied with a white ribbon bows her head and touches the robe while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together. The seated figure, with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, appears to be the presiding teacher receiving the child's blessing; the appearance-based identification is probable, but the face cannot be confirmed.2009-12-24Seated devotees on a stage at a satsang-style gathering. A man in a lavender shirt and white dhoti sits at right, wearing a long white jasmine garland and looking upward, a sandal mark on his forehead. A small boy in a white shirt and beige pants sits beside him, wearing rudraksha malas and an orange cord, with a child in a pink top on a woman's lap behind them; a woman with a red bindi holds the child and another woman's hands adjust garlands. Silver ornate lamp stand at left, white flower garlands and bright flowers at edges. Four people are visible, all seated or partly seated; no a person candidate appears in the frame.2013-07-18December 25 20072007-12-25February 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a satsang setting with a red curtain behind. In the foreground, a figure with bare upper body wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder, with dark hair in a bun, small gold hoop earrings and a beaded necklace, faces left toward a young child in a pink top whose hair is tied up. The child holds a thin string or thread. Behind them, an older man in white clothing with white and grey hair has a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead, and another man with a white forehead mark stands at the rear. Warm light falls across the scene.2012-07-20Close photo of a man in a white kurta wearing a white and red flower garland, bent forward and reaching toward the head of a seated person with black hair, who wears a gold bangle on the wrist and holds an orange-threaded wrist cord. The man appears to be tying or adjusting the cord at the wrist. Blurred background shows other devotees in yellow and red clothing. The white and red garland, white clothing, and tying action suggest a ritual blessing in a satsang setting. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the person is described by role only.2013-05-12