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A photograph inside a white tented hall with striped decorative pillars and draped white fabric overhead. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair gestures with his raised hand toward a young woman in a white sari-style garment who holds a small brass plate. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands with his hands together, and a bald man in white with an orange scarf and a rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and casual clothes stand in the background near tables. A red cloth-draped seat is visible at the right. The seated saffron-clad figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

Indoor photograph at a hall event with a dark ceiling, a fan, and a patterned hanging backdrop. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and kneels, holding the wrist of a young boy in a light patterned shirt and a beaded necklace. The boy's mother, in a red blouse and striped sari with gold bangles, stands beside him with her hand extended. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha-style red bead necklace and an ID badge, and a younger man in an orange robe stands at the right with a wristwatch, with other men in white shirts behind. The scene shows a blessing or tying of a sacred thread at the wrist, consistent with a ritual exchange. Visible people number about six to eight.

August 27 2009

A photograph of a crowded indoor event with a central figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark braid, with a white forehead mark, smiling broadly with one arm extended outward. Around him, men in white shirts and white trousers wear orange shoulder cloths and identity badges on lanyards, several with palms pressed together in greeting. Women with dark hair in the lower foreground face away from the camera. A person in white lies prostrate on the floor behind the central figure, and a red carpet covers the ground. A caption label overlays the lower right of the frame.

September 14 2009

August 27 2008

2008-08-27 +1 copies

Photograph of a small indoor gathering under a white tent with decorative hanging cloth panels in red, yellow and blue. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl, seated with her back partly turned, extends her hands forward. A man in white kurta and white trousers leans in to take or offer something in her hands. Behind them, men in white shirts stand with hands clasped, including one in a blue-and-white striped sweater with a red mark on his forehead, and another man on the right wearing glasses, a bald head and an orange shawl over white clothes. Left edge shows partial figures, including a woman with a braid.

2008-08-27 +1 copies

August 27 2008

July 11 2015

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi and a dark swept-back hairstyle, smiling as a young girl in a white embroidered dress leans toward him. Behind him is a backdrop of yellow marigold garlands and a white draped cushion. A man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala bends forward at left, and an older bearded man in white with a mala stands at right. A person in orange robes stands at far left. The seated figure has distinctive saffron robes, swept-back hair and ceremonial setting cues, consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in a receiving role.

A seated devotional gathering in a hall with cream flooring and woven mats. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands in a mudra on his lap, wearing glasses. Beside him a young girl in orange robes wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala and sits with a white forehead mark. Behind them rows of men and boys in white, cream and orange garments with sacred ash and forehead markings sit and clap or fold hands. A boy in an orange cloth claps at right. Many people fill the background.

July 12 2006