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A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion and gold trident finials raises his right hand, index and middle fingers extended, in a blessing gesture. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, a pink and white flower garland, and a red thread on his wrist, with long dark hair. To the left, a bearded priest in a white dhoti with a pink-bordered cloth and a red rudraksha-style mala holds a metal bowl, with smoke rising in the background. Behind them stand other attendants in orange and white garments beside a pedestal fan, an orange flag, and a decorated canopy with multicoloured tassels. Pink flower petals lie on the ground.

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March 16 20172017-03-16February 23 20172017-02-23March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a ceremony at a temple-style setting. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a white sandalwood line and a red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Garlands of yellow and pink flowers hang on his shoulders, and he places his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, who has his palms joined in devotion. A large golden trident stands at right beside a smoking incense or offering vessel. Behind them, shirtless young men in saffron dhotis with white forehead markings stand, and a white fan stands in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, shown in a blessing role (darshan).2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23April 28 20172017-04-28