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September 15 2015

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A photograph of a crowded indoor ritual setting with a group of men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with white vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a bare-chested man with grey hair and a white forehead mark wears a rudraksha mala and a colourful beaded necklace. On the right, a man with a topknot wears saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding out his hand toward the group, while another saffron-clad man beside him holds a small brass object. Men in white shirts and a green-striped shirt watch in the background, and a video camera operator is visible behind them near a projection screen. The setting appears to be a hall with warm lighting.2011-11-08Indoor photo of a devotional exchange in a hall. On the right, a bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair and a bun wears a white dhoti and red-and-green beaded rudraksha-style bands across his chest and arm, and extends his hands to take the clasped hands of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white cloth on the left. Behind them, a man in white with grey hair stands with hands folded in namaste, and other men in white clothes stand around. A projector screen and wall pictures are visible in the background. No clear identification of any individual can be made from the image.2011-11-14April 03 20122012-04-03April 07 20192019-04-07Outdoor photo under a canopy with palm trees and tall orange and white festival streamers. A man with long swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron robe and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, extending his right hand forward as he speaks. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace are the qualifying cues. Around him, men in white dhotis with sacred thread and tilak marks stand close, one holding a small white cup. A shaved-headed man in front of them bends forward holding offerings, and a stone statue appears at the left edge.2010-11-06December 02 20162016-12-02April 15 20122012-04-15October 26 20162016-10-26 +2 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13February 14 20112011-02-14 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a village-style compound with a brick wall and banana plants behind a group of men. In the centre, a smiling young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long multi-strand gold necklace and a small garland, and holds a bunch of flowers and leaves while an elderly man in white shirt and dhoti reaches to offer it. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a cream shawl wears a red bead necklace and a blue-and-red striped dhoti. Several saffron-clad young men with tilak marks stand nearby, and onlookers in white and casual clothes watch.2012-09-24A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.2016-11-16