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A photograph of a ceremonial stage with a red and gold throne set against draped red curtains and a colourful striped floor cloth. A bearded man with long, swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, wearing a maroon-brown robe, stands at right receiving a bowl with a wrapped packet while a young attendant in white and cream clothing with a gold border bows beside him. A woman in a white blouse with a white flower garland sits near the throne, and a woman in a red blouse with a green-and-blue sari kneels in the foreground with her head bowed, a flower garland on her neck. Several robed men sit in the background behind a microphone stand. Swamiji (probable): the standing bearded man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, shown receiving the offering.

October 01 2016

August 14 2016

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and long dark hair swept back sits on a red tiger-print cushioned seat, adorned with a long floral garland, ornate gold bangles and a rudraksha mala, with a white tilak on his forehead. A devotee in a white shirt and trousers bends forward to touch his feet while another man holds an offering plate. Behind them a woman in a saffron sari stands holding a silver trident, with women in saffron and white garments and a child watching. A gold lion-headed figure and a golden deity murti sit in the foreground, with red drapes and a gold-framed backdrop around the scene.

September 30 2016

October 11 2016

Ritual scene in a decorated hall with red drapes and a golden deity shrine hung with orange and yellow flowers and lights. A long-haired man with a white and orange flower garland, bare-shouldered in a rust-coloured cloth, sits on a red velvet seat near a golden lion-shaped stand. A devotee in white kurta and orange shawl leans forward holding a red cloth over brass vessels. Standing behind, a woman in a pink top and a woman in orange-red sari hold items, a man with a camera stands near, and a turbaned figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads stands at right. A seated man in white and gold holds a bead mala at lower right. a person cues: long swept-back hair, flower garland and rust cloth on the seated central figure, presented as a ritual participant.

January 13 2015

A seated man in a rust-red turban and orange-brown robes sits on a gold lion-armed throne before a gilded backdrop, wearing red and white flower garlands, a green leaf garland, gold armbands and bangles. He smiles and holds sweets in his hand toward a woman in a yellow polka-dot sari who bends forward. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a saffron shawl holds a tray of orange sweets, and a microphone stands at right with gold lamps in the background.

December 08 2013

A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, gold necklace, and a large white-and-pink flower garland, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and tiger-striped fabric. He extends his hand over a gold vessel while a woman in a yellow sari with a red bindi and glasses, holding a small white packet, stands before him. Behind them a man in white ritual clothing holds a gold trident-staff, and another man in glasses stands nearby; a man in a blue shirt and a photographer are at left. A gold-and-red backdrop with ornate gilded carvings completes the scene.

A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-red robe with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a golden throne with a golden lion-headed armrest and a tiger-skin cover, smiling as a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stand close. A large floral arrangement of yellow, orange, red and white flowers forms the backdrop, with a woman in a red sari and a wicker basket of offerings behind the throne. Several people are visible, including the seated man, the woman in white, the man at left, and women at right.