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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion and a golden peacock-feather back is garlanded with white and red flower garlands and pink petals at the feet. He wears a rust-brown robe and has long dreadlocked hair. A woman in a white and cream sari with a red-bordered shawl kneels at right, offering a small red-and-gold packet, while a woman in white with a red shawl stands behind her with palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti, bare-chested with white forehead markings, a brown shawl and gold necklace stands behind the throne. Golden trident-topped staffs, a white fan at left and a seated attendant in orange garments frame the scene. Several people in white are seated in rows in the background under strings of lights and a red canopy.

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March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Evening outdoor ceremony under strings of lights. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, wearing a thick red and white flower garland, sits smiling on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion. Beside him stands an attendant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and bare chest, with hands pressed in anjali, bows toward the throne, while a priest in white with a sacred thread stands nearby. Participants in white clothes sit on striped mats in rows behind, some holding red-and-white cloth bags. A golden kalasha and an ornate parasol with colourful tassels frame the scene, with petals scattered at the throne's base.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Night photo of a ceremony under a canopy with a red, green, blue and white fringed parasol above a golden throne with a peacock-style back. A seated figure in orange-brown robes and a garland of white and pink flowers receives an offering from a woman kneeling in white with an orange-red shawl and beads, holding a small red-wrapped gift. Behind them, a shirtless man with a white forehead band, gold-bead necklace and white dhoti stands beside a woman in white with a red shawl. Devotees in white sit on striped cloth mats in the background. A fan, a brass lamp and a smoking fire pit with flower offerings are visible at the lower right, with a tall lamp stand at the upper right.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Night ceremony outdoors under string lights at an ashram event. A bearded man with long hair and a red-brown robe with a flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, reaching toward a red-and-white gift bag held by a priest. The priest wears white dhoti with orange-gold borders, bare-chested with sandalwood marks on his arms. Beside him stands a bare-chested young man with a rudraksha mala. Another man in white dhoti holds a brass kalasha-style vessel. A shirtless man with long hair and beaded necklaces stands at right. Seated devotees in white and red sit on colourful striped mats behind, with petals scattered on the floor and a smoky fire glow.2017-03-16May 21 20162016-05-21