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A seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a garland of white jasmine and red roses sits on a gold throne. He wears a maroon and gold cloth, orange-red armlets and gold earrings, and holds a silver staff topped with a round silver finial. A shirtless young boy in a white sacred thread sits before him, facing him. Behind them, a standing attendant in orange-red clothes holds a microphone, and a gold-carved wooden pillar stands in the background. The setting resembles a ritual or satsang hall.

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Photograph of a ceremonial moment inside a richly gilded hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocks wears a white forehead mark, a long white and cream jasmine garland, a gold necklace and orange-brown clothing; he rests one hand on the head of a young girl and holds a silver trident-topped staff. The girl, with curled hair and gold jewellery, kneels in an orange garment and smiles. Behind them a woman in a red-brown sari wears a rudraksha mala, and another person in red-brown holds a microphone. In front lies a stack of folded orange cloths. The orange shawls and the golden backdrop complete the scene.2017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph from a seated ceremony in a hall with gold-painted panels. A shirtless boy in white dhoti and thread, wearing black-framed glasses, holds out a stack of folded orange-saffron cloths with both hands. A man seated on a gold throne with a white forehead mark, long dark hair, a rose-and-white flower garland and an orange-brown robe with gold armband and waistband reaches out to receive the cloths while holding a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. Behind them a woman in a red-brown sari holds a microphone and a standing figure in a red-brown garment is partly visible. a person: the seated man wears long swept-back hair, a garland, saffron-toned robe, ornate gold jewellery and a ceremonial staff, presented as a ritual honouring.2017-06-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a white forehead stripe receives a stack of orange cloth from a bare-chested boy in a white sacred thread, kneeling in front of him. The seated man wears a thick white and red flower garland, orange beaded bangles on his wrists and upper arm, and a gold-toned waistband; he has a swept-back dark hair style. Behind him stands a figure in saffron holding a microphone and a rudraksha mala, with a gold throne frame and a silver staff nearby. Two bare-chested young men in white dhotis stand at left. a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate orange-beaded adornments and a flower garland seated on a gold throne, receiving an offering.2017-06-20April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesMay 09 20172017-05-09A man seated on a gold-embossed throne smiles while wearing a red and white floral garland layered over an orange-brown robe, with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace visible. He has long swept-back hair, a full beard, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, and a small earring. Behind him stand a tall brass trident and a brass pole, with red and orange drapery in the background. A person in white clothing bends at the lower left and another stands at the right edge. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with compatible cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha, ceremonial gold necklace and an orange robe, seated on an ornate throne.2017-04-08April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 08 20172017-04-08A photograph of a sanyas-style initiation scene in a gold-decorated temple hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white floral garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha-style necklace sits holding a silver trident-topped staff and places his hand on the head of a young boy kneeling with palms pressed together. The boy is bare-chested and wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari and a dark bead necklace stands holding a stack of orange cloth. Gold carved pillars and a standing fan are visible in the background, along with a brass oil lamp at left.2017-04-30 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20172017-02-13