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A photograph of a domestic blessing ritual in a small room. On the right, a smiling woman with a white tripundra on her forehead and a red-brown sari wears layered rudraksha and bead malas, gold coin ornaments, bangles and armlets, and sits with her hand extended toward a silver tray. Beside her, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala. On the left, a man in a white shirt pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a silver tray heaped with white flowers and a gold item. Behind, a woman in white sari stands by a flower-garlanded doorway, and a framed picture hangs on the wall.

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December 15 20172017-12-15A seated man in a rust-red robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland smiles broadly on an ornate gold-and-red throne. His forehead bears white and red sacred markings, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. A man in a white shirt kneels at right, offering a silver tray of yellow flowers and small brass vessels. Behind them a figure in a white dhoti with a gold border stands beside a silver staff, and women in pink, green and maroon saris hold offering trays. The gold carved backdrop suggests a ritual reception at a temple-style hall.2017-12-15A seated man in a rust-red robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and a white forehead band with a red mark, sitting on a red cushioned throne with gold carved panels. He smiles and extends his hands over a silver tray holding small bowls, flowers and lamps. A man in white with an orange shawl bends forward to offer the tray. Behind them, two young women in orange dresses hold silver trays, an older man in white with glasses and a forehead mark sits to the right, and a rudraksha mala hangs across a white-clad woman's chest. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a flower garland and red ritual clothing, consistent with the page's claim.2017-12-15A photograph of a ceremonial scene before a gilded throne with ornate golden carved backrest. A smiling man with a white tripundra on his forehead, wearing a pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a maroon-red shawl, sits on a red cushioned seat with his bare chest and arm exposed, receiving offerings. Two bowls of flowers and fruit sit on silver trays held by a person at the lower left. An older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends forward offering a silver plate with small cups. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a mala stands near the throne, and a bespectacled man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala smiles to the right. The setting suggests a puja or darshan ceremony.2017-12-15June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesApril 09 20142014-04-09June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 25 2014 - 12014-06-25Indoor photo of a seated ceremony at an ashram room with a large brown upholstered throne-like chair with carved dark wood backrest. A man in ornate multi-strand garland of red, white and yellow flowers and gold-colored necklaces sits on the throne, smiling, wearing deep maroon-red robes, a gold armband and bangles, and a horizontal tilak on his forehead; a person depiction candidate based on the saffron-red clothing, ornate gold necklaces and garlands, but identity is uncertain. To the left, an older man in white shirt, yellow flower garland and glasses presses his palms together in respect. Behind, two young priests in white dhoti-style cloth, rudraksha malas and shaved heads stand, one holding a gold kalasha or ritual vessel over a wooden tray with red fruit or offerings.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28