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A seated man in a rust-orange robe and a garland of yellow and white flowers sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, leaning forward to tie a white thread around the head of a young boy kneeling before him. The boy, bare-chested with a white cord over his shoulder, has his hands raised to his head. To the left, a bare-chested young attendant in a white dhoti watches. Behind them stand a brass oil lamp, a brass vessel on a small side table, a red wall, and a golden deity murti with a flowered backdrop. The seated man wears a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair and a full beard.

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February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19A seated man in rust-orange robes and a thick rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned throne with a carved white lion-head armrest. He wears a long multi-coloured flower garland with yellow blossoms and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, and has long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard. He is tying a white thread around the bare back of a young boy standing before him, while a girl in a white top with a long braid watches from the right. A brass oil lamp, a steel cup, potted greenery and a gold-tinted deity murti sit in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: swept-back long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland. Visible people: three in the scene plus an elderly man with folded hands at the left edge.2017-02-19December 24 20172017-12-24April 04 20172017-04-04A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a silver and red throne. A seated man with long dreadlocks, a white forehead mark, rudraksha earrings, rudraksha malas and heavy gold necklaces, wearing a rust-red robe with a gold waist belt, guides a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti who bows forward with his head lowered. The seated man's hands rest near the devotee's head while a white thread is held taut across it. A third person in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left holding a small pink card. Orange and saffron cloths and a brass lamp stand in the background. a person: the seated man has long dreadlocks, rudraksha ornaments, gold necklaces and a red robe, consistent with the page reference.2017-10-01A photograph of a ritual inside a gold-ornamented hall. A bearded man with long braided dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white and gold flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and a rust-brown garment sits and raises a silver trident-topped staff, pouring or touching water over the head of a bare-chested boy kneeling with palms pressed together and wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala holds a stack of orange cloths, and women in orange saris sit behind. A white fan and brass lamps stand nearby. The man is an appearance-based candidate for the page's subject, but his features and cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so the identity is unsure.2017-04-30 +1 copies