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A photograph of an indoor ritual at a small ashram room with orange-painted walls and a grey speckled tile floor. A man in a saffron/orange robe sits on a white chair, wearing a long garland of white and red-maroon flowers, a tilak on his forehead, and bare shoulders; he smiles and reaches toward a kneeling child in orange clothing. The child kneels before a golden-brown draped table holding a plate of yellow sweets, a bouquet of pink and orange flowers, a marigold garland and a decorated kalasha wrapped in patterned fabric with a white flower garland. A man in a white shirt and white trousers kneels beside the child, and a woman in a white sari bends over at the left. a person: the seated man in saffron wears a flower garland and tilak; these cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is recorded as a presiding figure. Another person in orange stands at the right edge.

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Photograph of a ritual blessing at an ashram gathering. A long-haired man with a wide smile, wearing an orange saffron shawl over an orange top and a white garland of jasmine-like flowers with green, orange and purple ribbon-like accents, places his hand on the head of a seated person bowed low. Around him, men in white kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha malas kneel and lean in; one holds a brass plate with yellow turmeric-like substance and a silver bowl sits nearby. The scene looks like an annadan or blessing ceremony. a person identity cannot be established from appearance alone; the figure is described by role as the blessing man in orange with a garland.2007-12-25A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated hall. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red-and-white flower garland sits before a golden ornate backdrop and raises his hand toward a child. 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Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, an orange garment and a flower garland, and is positioned as the honoured guest receiving the boy.2010-01-10June 27 20142014-06-27June 13 20102010-06-13A seated ceremony in a ashram hall: a long-haired person in saffron-orange robe, a red sleeveless top, a white and green and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl and touches the head of a small child. A woman in white sits beside them with the child, and men in white and orange shawls sit behind. A peacock-feather fan is visible at right. 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