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A man with a tall coiled dark hairstyle decorated with pink lotus flowers and yellow marigolds stands at the centre, wearing thick layered garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers over a golden ornamented necklace and rudraksha bracelets, with a red vertical tilak on his forehead and a reddish-brown cloth draped over his shoulders. He looks down as a hand in a pink and purple sari offers him a brass vessel. Silver ceremonial staves stand at left, and devotees in saris and orange turbans are visible in the background.

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April 14 20182018-04-14September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA central bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair wound up on his head stands with both arms raised, hands on his crown, eyes closed, decorated with a pink-and-purple flower tucked into the hair. He wears a thick multi-colour garland of red, yellow and white roses and jasmine, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a red tilak. Around him stand attendants in orange and saffron robes and matching turbans, a woman in a purple sari at left, and silver ceremonial tridents and a silver staff in the background. Behind them hang yellow and red cloth and a coloured banner.2018-04-14A seated man on an ornate gold-carved throne with red cushions receives a ritual offering. He wears a maroon turban with a jewelled ornament, a brown robe, a leopard-print undershirt, and layered pink flower garlands with rudraksha beads over his chest. A gold pendant and armlets are visible, and a red tilak marks his forehead. An attendant on the left holds a bundle of green mango leaves over a white cloth-covered brass vessel with a banana-leaf wrap, appearing to perform a kalasha-style purification. Another attendant in orange sits behind. The setting is a tented hall with hanging lamps. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair under a turban, saffron-brown ornate clothing, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold necklace.2016-12-07April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23A man seated on a gilded throne with a golden scalloped back, outdoors among green foliage. He wears a leopard-print turban, a vertical red mark and white horizontal tilak on his forehead, and a thick garland of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and pink roses. He is draped in a maroon-brown cloth with layered gold necklaces and a gold pendant, wears gold armlets and red-and-gold beaded bracelets, and holds a silver trident-shaped staff upright with his right hand while smiling. Blurred figures in red and white sit in the background. Page-linked ritual context suggests a satsang, but the visible scene shows only the seated figure and the staff.2017-08-25A smiling man with eyes closed stands in a temple setting, holding a gold-and-jeweled trident-like staff pressed to his chest. He wears a tall dreadlocked turban, a red tilak on his forehead, layered flower garlands of pink lotus buds, white jasmine, yellow roses and red blooms, gold bangles, rudraksha bracelets, and a gold ceremonial necklace with a gold plaque. Behind him are banana leaves and a pillar; a figure in red-orange cloth stands to the left and another bare-shouldered attendant in a cream dhoti to the right.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies