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A photograph of a crowded indoor event with wooden-panelled walls. In the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a long orange-and-gold shawl and layered rudraksha malas stands with a broad smile, wearing a tall dark swept-up hairstyle, a crown-like headdress and a gold pendant. Beside him to the left, a woman in an orange sari with a shawl and a bindi presses her palms together in namaste. Behind them a bald man in orange robes holds a ceremonial staff. Several people in the foreground, including a figure in a blue top and others in orange and white shawls, have their backs to the camera.

May 04 2016

Photograph of a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes gathered closely around a central figure seated on the ground. The central figure wears an orange and brown turban decorated with pink flowers, an orange shawl, a long white and pink flower garland, and gold ornaments including a large gold necklace with a pendant. Surrounding men include a bearded elder with white vertical tilak marks and white beard in orange clothes on the left, a man in a red shirt with a black beard, a man in a maroon top at right, and several shaved-headed men wearing gold chains and orange cloth. Hands reach toward the central figure in a warm, joyous gathering at a satsang setting. Probable Swamiji is seated centrally, wearing an orange turban with pink flowers, orange robes and a long garland, and is surrounded by devotees.

July 03 2012

A photograph inside a red-draped ceremonial tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. A seated man with long dark hair and an orange robe, wearing a flower garland with yellow and pink blooms and a gold-toned ornament, sits on a gold-and-red throne receiving honour. A man in a pale pink robe with a white shawl bows low with his forehead to the floor before him, while standing devotees in orange and saffron robes, one holding a trident-shaped staff and another with folded palms, look on. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod films from behind. Gold throne carvings and red fabric frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long swept-back hair, orange robe and garland is in a throne-like seat with devotees bowing before him.

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March 23 2008

A seated group of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees in a plain, tiled room with a window. Several older men in orange robes sit on red and patterned floor mats, including one with a long white beard and another in a dark red turban with rudraksha beads. A bald man in orange on the right sits cross-legged. A shirtless man in a red-and-white dhoti and shawl stands at the upper right, his back to the camera. In front, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a yellow-and-lavender sari sit among other women in red, purple and white headscarves. A bald figure in an orange robe with gold chain jewellery sits in the lower right foreground.

March 10 2013

Outdoor photo under a canopy of yellow and red draped cloth at an Ujjain gathering of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees. In the foreground, a long-haired man in orange clothing, a red turban, a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads sits cross-legged on a red and patterned carpet, with a yellow-robed woman in a marigold garland beside him. Around them, sadhus in orange and white sit and stand, and a man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed shawl holds a ceremonial staff topped with a trident. Marigold garlands and a red cushion appear nearby, and a mixed group of seated and standing people fills the background.

2016-04-18 +1 copies

A photograph of a monastic initiation ceremony in a hall with a gilded, ornate throne and red cushion. A young shaven-headed novice in plain saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels at lower left, holding a thin cord that a seated figure in orange garments, with long dark curly hair and bare upper body, is tying or guiding. Behind them, rows of shaven-headed monks in orange robes sit on the floor, many holding long bamboo rods. Golden ritual vessels, a gilded lion or sphinx-like figure, and a silver deity murti are visible, with red and white flower petals scattered on the floor. The setting suggests a sannyasa initiation rite. The seated figure has long, swept-back hair and orange cloth, but the appearance alone is not enough to confirm an identity.