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A photograph of a ceremonial scene at an outdoor or semi-open temple event. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a trimmed beard, wearing an orange-rust saffron cloth, multiple gold necklaces and a gold waist chain, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a bright, ornate embroidered backdrop with jewel-toned panels and yellow marigold garlands. He extends his hands toward a bare-chested young man kneeling before him, who holds a small offering. Beside them a younger attendant in a white dhoti with gold borders, a bare torso, rudraksha beads and white sacred ash markings on his arms stands and applies something from a small dish. The setting suggests a darshan or blessing ritual.

March 25 2018

A seated figure in a rust-orange robe with a black turban and long rudraksha malas, bangles and gold chain sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne before a golden backrest with a relief panel. He rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee with white body markings and rudraksha beads, who holds a small red and white cloth pouch. Behind them stand a man in white dhoti with a shawl, a brass bell hangs above, and a golden bull figure sits near the throne. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears a black turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace, cues consistent with the page's identification, and is giving blessing to the devotee.

April 14 2018

A bare-chested young man kneels with hands pressed together and head bowed before a seated figure on a gold throne draped in leopard-print cushions. The seated figure wears a tall black turban, rudraksha malas across the chest, a gold necklace, an orange-red robe and a red tilak on the forehead, and extends his right hand in blessing over the kneeler's head while holding a paper. Beside them stands a gold nandi-shaped figure, and a brass bell hangs above with strings of yellow flowers. Other attendants in white dhotis stand behind. The ornate gold throne is carved with a deity panel. Appearance suggests a probable Swamiji, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, seated on the throne and giving blessings during a darshan-style initiation.

A seated man in a rust-red robe and long rudraksha mala, with a leopard-print yellow headband and a gold necklace, sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate silver embossed backdrop. He rests one hand on the head of a bare-chested, kneeling devotee in white dhoti with palms joined. Two women in orange saris and white forehead and arm markings stand on the left; one holds a folded white cloth above the kneeling man's head. Another orange-robed attendant is at the right edge. The scene looks like a blessing or initiation ceremony. The seated man is an appearance-based a person candidate with long hair, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and is presented as the central figure receiving devotees.

A seated man in an orange-brown shawl and rudraksha mala presses his right hand to the forehead of a shirtless young man kneeling before him; the seated man wears a long swept-back hairstyle, a tilak and a gold pendant, and holds a small wooden stick in his other hand. Behind them is an ornate gold-carved panel and a silver throne, with a leopard-print cushion. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange shawl are the appearance cues matching this label, shown in an initiation-style blessing on a throne with a leopard-print seat. The kneeling man wears an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, with a red wrist thread and a bangle, and holds his palm raised. A partially visible person is at the left edge.

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March 25 2018

March 25 2018

A photograph of a ceremonial initiation in an ornate golden-throne setting. A man with a tall black turban-style headwear, rudraksha malas, a red-orange robe and a ceremonial gold necklace sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat and places his hand on the head of a kneeling, bare-chested devotee wearing rudraksha beads and holding a red-and-white cloth bag. The kneeling devotee's head is bowed and his palms are joined. Behind them stands a man in white dhoti and shawl, and a brass bell hangs from above. The golden throne carries a relief panel.

A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange robe with a black shawl, wearing layered garlands of yellow-orange and purple flowers, gold bangles and a gold armband, seated on a red cushioned golden throne. He is placing his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a plain brown-red garment who bows forward. Behind them a second man with yellow and orange forehead markings stands beside potted plants, a white air cooler and a red draped backdrop, and a cameraman with a tripod is partly visible. A gold-carved panel decorates the throne area.