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March 25 20142014-03-25A photograph in a hotel-style hall with recessed ceiling lights. Several people in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand in a close group. A woman in a white top and a red-orange head wrap, with long braided hair, reaches forward with cupped hands. An older bearded man in orange robes and an orange turban receives or offers a folded white paper. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, orange shawl and beaded necklaces stands at centre. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and gold-trimmed clothing wears heavy beaded jewellery and bangles. A tall ornate staff wrapped in flowers stands in the background. A bearded man in a rose-pink fur-trimmed garment is at left. Behind them a monitor and equipment sit on a table.2014-03-20A photograph of a ceremonial scene indoors with a white ceiling, recessed lights and a gold-decorated seat at right. A man in a yellow-orange robe with a red-orange sash stands at centre, with a tilak and a trident-topped staff with a crescent behind him, receiving an offering. A bare-chested sadhu with grey-white ash and beard in orange cloth stands beside him. A man in a red-orange turban and beaded silver jewellery kneels at right, leaning forward and holding out an orange cloth. Other devotees in orange and red robes stand around, one in white with a rudraksha mala behind. a person cues appear on the central figure: a trident staff, saffron robe and tilak, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2014-03-22Indoor hotel hall with cream walls, a pillar, and a black speaker on a stand. In the foreground, a woman seen from behind wears an orange head wrap, gold-bordered orange sari and beaded bangles, and reaches toward a bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl over a grey vest. Behind him, an elderly white-bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands beside another man in orange and a younger man in grey-striped clothing who holds orange cloth. Several orange-robed sadhus stand nearby. The scene shows monastic attendants in orange robes and turbans during a gathering, with the woman handing a small item to the bearded man.2014-03-20November 22 20152015-11-22Indoor photo of a devotional greeting in a bright hall. A woman with long curly brown hair in a yellow top has a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, and is being garlanded with orange and white flowers by a bearded man in an orange turban and dark-rimmed glasses, with a rudraksha mala and orange robes. In the right foreground, a woman kneeling in a rust-orange sari with a white forehead mark and gold earrings smiles and holds her palms together in namaste. Behind them, a shaved-headed young man in orange stands near a gold object, and onlookers in white stand at the left. The scene suggests a satsang welcome, though the orange-turbaned man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2014-03-25Indoor photograph of a religious ceremony in a pink-walled room with a framed deity print on the wall and a brass oil lamp at right. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap stands at left with hands folded. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes reaches out to clasp the hands of a bare-chested priest wearing a red shawl with gold border and white dhoti, who stands before brass vessels and a bell. A bearded man in orange robes sits at right, and a yellow-saree-clad woman is partly visible at far left. Several figures in the room are visible, and the scene appears to be a formal blessing or ordination exchange.2007-08-09March 25 20142014-03-25March 21 20142014-03-21October 24 20102010-10-24A photograph of an indoor ceremony in a bright room. A woman in a yellow garment is being draped with a yellow shawl by a bearded man in an orange turban and glasses, who holds his hands together in greeting. Behind them a monastic in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands. On the right, a seated figure with a white forehead mark, rudraksha beads, gold earrings and orange-red clothing presses palms together and smiles, with a golden object beside them. A marigold garland hangs from the bearded man's neck. Flowers and a plant are visible in the background.2014-03-25March 25 20142014-03-25