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A photograph of a ritual scene at an ashram stage. A man seated on a silver throne with a silver backrest wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala, a gold chain, and a white horizontal forehead mark; his eyes are closed. He holds a handful of yellow food offering toward a large silver bowl heaped with the same yellow prasad, set on a silver stand over a green banana leaf. Two boys in saffron-orange dhotis and turbans stand at left, one with rudraksha malas offering prasad. Two girls in orange sarees sit at right. Painted murals of temple scenes decorate the background. This appears to be a prasad distribution during a ritual. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a ceremonial throne, consistent with the page reference.2018-01-08A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in an outdoor setting with greenery behind. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold-bordered cloth, sits on a red cushioned throne and offers a silver plate with dark contents to a shaved-headed young boy in orange robes, rudraksha beads and glasses, who has white horizontal markings on his forehead and arm. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at right and women in orange and red stand behind, hands pressed together. Behind them is an ornate gold arched frame around a deity murti with a crown.2013-09-09November 20 20132013-11-20June 13 20132013-06-13September 21 20162016-09-21Outdoors on gravel with a parked trailer and colourful festival chariots behind, a seated figure in a deep red-orange turban, rudraksha mala and heavy ceremonial gold necklace, with gold-trimmed red-orange sari, receives devotees. To the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala kneels with palms joined. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala has white vibhuti tripundra markings. On the right, a woman in a red-orange gold-bordered sari holds a white jasmine-decorated ceremonial staff. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, with turban, ornate gold necklaces and orange attire, though the image does not confirm identity.2015-11-24January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with a painted backdrop. A bearded man with long dark hair, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and a rust-red robe sits on an ornate silver throne flanked by silver lion figures; he holds a handful of yellow flower petals or turmeric over a large silver bowl of the same. A young man kneeling at left wears an orange turban and orange cloth with white sacred ash markings and a rudraksha mala, offering yellow petals from his hands. A woman in orange saree stands at right facing the seated man, and another person in orange is partly visible at the far right edge. Green leaves and petals sit on a silver stand before them. a person: the seated man on the silver throne shows long hair, a rudraksha mala, gold necklace and rust-red robe, matching the page's reference to a Maheshwara Puja.2018-01-08March 26 20172017-03-26June 13 20132013-06-13A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. A seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and brown-red robe sits on a silver throne, extending a handful of yellow turmeric or flower powder toward a young boy in orange robes and an orange headcloth who kneels and receives it. A second boy in orange with folded hands kneels at left, and a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha beads stands at right. A silver bowl filled with yellow powder rests on a leaf on a silver stand in front. Behind them stands a painted deity murti and ornate pillars. The scene suggests an offering or blessing ceremony.2018-01-08December 18 20112011-12-18