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A photograph in a room with a red patterned rug, a leopard-print sofa and a wooden armchair. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red cloth, is in the right foreground holding out a folded stack of saffron-orange cloth. A young shaved-headed boy with white tilak, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, kneels on the rug with hands outstretched to receive it. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari with a beaded mala stands near the boy. A standing young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala watches from the back. A wall map and an ornate painted panel of deities hang behind them. Four people are visible.

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January 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06A photograph of an indoor room with a leopard-print sofa, a world map on the wall, and a framed painting of deities at right. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a beard sits on the red carpeted floor in rust-coloured cloth, holding out folded orange fabric to a young girl in a cream blouse and brown skirt who kneels on a red patterned rug. A woman in a rust sari and beaded necklace kneels beside him. A standing man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala watches from behind, and a woman in orange stands near the mirror at upper left. The man with dreadlocks has distinctive long swept hair and a bare chest with ornaments; appearance is uncertain, so this is a devotee-style scene rather than a confirmed identification.2017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard sits on the floor at right in a rust-coloured dhoti, reaching toward a young girl in a purple blouse and gold-bordered skirt who holds a folded orange cloth. A woman in a patterned sari with a beaded necklace kneels beside them. Behind them a standing young man wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. A leopard-print sofa, a red armchair, a world map on the wall, and a framed gold temple painting of deities and figures on a chariot decorate the room. Four physical people are visible.2017-01-06Indoor photo in a room with a leopard-print sofa, a world map on the wall and a framed painting of a royal procession. A seated man with long dreadlocks, bare-backed and wearing a rust-orange wrap, sits in a red chair holding an orange-and-yellow cloth. Across from him, a woman in a green-and-red saree with gold blouse sits cross-legged on a patterned rug and smiles. Behind them, a man in a dark-red wrap and a standing person in an orange robe with rudraksha beads stand near the wall, and another woman in orange stands at the left edge by a shelf. Among the people, the seated figure with dreadlocks has long, swept-back hair and rudraksha-style beads, a visible cue for a person presence, but his appearance is uncertain from this view.2017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06Indoor room scene with a wall world map and framed gilded deity painting. A bare-chested, dreadlocked man with a long beard in rust-red cloth sits on a red rug, facing a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and sacred thread who kneels and holds folded saffron cloth in both hands. A third man in saffron robe and rudraksha mala stands behind, and another saffron-clad figure sits at the left edge. Leopard-print cushioned furniture and a wooden chair fill the room. The kneeling man appears to be receiving or offering the cloth in a ritual exchange.2017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06Indoor photo in a room with a leopard-print sofa and armchair, wooden floor and red patterned rug. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a beard, wearing an orange-red wrap, sits and hands a stack of folded orange cloth to a young girl in a patterned cream blouse, dark skirt and gold-toned jewellery with a small red bindi. Behind them a standing young man in an orange shawl, long rudraksha mala and beaded bracelet looks on. A framed painting of gold-toned deities including Ganesha and a bull-drawn chariot hangs on the wall, and a world map with a person emblem appears behind the standing man. A woman in orange stands in a mirror at left.2017-01-06A photograph of a sannyasi-initiation scene in an ashram room with a red-and-blue patterned rug. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange cloth over his shoulders, kneels at the right and holds a folded saffron-orange cloth toward a younger initiate. The initiate kneels in white dhoti, wears a rudraksha mala and has long dreadlocks. Two other men in white dhotis stand behind him, one bent forward and one at left. Behind them are a world map on the wall, a gilded framed painting of deities, a trident stand, a golden deity murti at right, a green draped table and a brass kalasha-style vessel in the foreground.2017-04-15