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August 02 2017

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August 02 20172017-08-02 +1 copiesNovember 10 20152015-11-10May 26 20172017-05-26Evening procession at an outdoor ashram event with a large crowd seated on tiered stands behind. A man with a full dark beard and swept-back hair sits smiling on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown robe, a pink and white flower garland, layered rudraksha and gold-toned necklaces. Flanking the throne are two gilded trident staffs and ornate finials. To the right, a man in an orange robe with a gold waistband stands with palms joined, and a line of white-clad and bare-chested devotees with red garlands kneel in the foreground. Overhead hangs a garlanded canopy of flowers. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha, seated on a throne during a procession.2016-12-06A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, white forehead marking, and a rust-red robe, wearing a thick beaded garland of red and gold strands with rudraksha-style beads and a dangling red tassel. He sits before a gold ornate throne-back with a red velvet cushion, smiling and extending his hand toward a visitor. A man in a white dhoti with a rust-red shawl bows with folded palms, while a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari and gold jewellery looks on. Behind them, women in rust-red and white saris stand near green foliage and a dark red drape. A visitor wears a white badge. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the top right. Dense ritual darshan setting, a devotee greeting a seated guru-figure.2016-05-11December 06 20162016-12-06May 11 20162016-05-11May 07 20172017-05-07April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20172017-02-13Photograph of a deeksha initiation inside a temple setting. A seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak with a red dot, and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on a gold-and-red throne, wearing a maroon robe, a gold chain and a leopard-print shawl, and smiles while extending his hand. In front of him, a bare-chested, shaved-headed devotee with white ash markings on his chest and shoulders bows toward him and wears a rudraksha mala with an ID badge. Another bare-chested man with rudraksha malas, white markings and an orange cloth stands at the right edge. The seated man is an appearance-based a person, identified by his swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, shawl and throne cues. Behind them is a gold-embossed throne back and a wooden door.2018-05-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a gold-toned multi-strand necklace and a large gold pendant, wearing red beaded bracelets and red-beaded ear ornaments. His long dark hair is swept back, with a white horizontal tilak and a red-and-white vertical mark on his forehead. He sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne-like chair, gesturing with raised hands toward a bare-chested man bowing forward with a white sacred thread, whose head is being touched or blessed. Another person's hand holds a white ritual item at the upper left, and orange and yellow decorations appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, a ceremonial gold necklace, red beaded adornments and a ritual setting, and is presented as the officiant of the blessing.2017-10-01