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A man seated on a red cushioned throne before an ornate gold-leaf backdrop touches his forehead with his right hand while his eyes are closed. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a leopard-print patterned headwrap over long dreadlocked hair, multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, a gold pendant necklace, gold bangles and bracelets, and a gold hoop earring. A standing fan is in the lower left foreground. Behind him, a second person in rust-orange clothes with a gold necklace and a white tilak mark on the forehead stands with hands folded near his chest. The visual shows a ceremonial seated moment at an event, with the person's identity uncertain from appearance alone.

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August 22 20172017-08-22August 21 20172017-08-21August 21 20172017-08-21A photograph of a ceremony at night. A central man with long dark hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits with eyes closed, bare-shouldered in a rust-red cloth with layered rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, a tilak on his forehead, and gold bangles on his wrists. He holds a striped staff topped with pink flowers in one hand and makes a mudra with the other. Behind him a large gold ornate throne with a red cushion. To the left, a younger boy with white tilak wears an orange garment, and a partly visible person in orange and red stands nearby. a person: the central man's long swept hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces match the appearance cues; he is seated before a gold throne during a ritual.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 21 20172017-08-21Night photograph of a ritual setting in front of a large golden peacock-feather-style backdrop with a red cushioned seat. A man in a rust-red robe with a leopard-print headband, long hair swept back, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha bead malas with white flower garlands, and a gold pendant stands with eyes closed, one hand raised in a mudra and holding a pink-and-white flower-tipped staff. Beside him a young boy in an orange cloth with white and red forehead markings and a gold chain stands, and a partially visible attendant in orange holds a metal cymbal-like object. The page suggests this is a Mandala Process and Vishesha Deeksha initiation with a probable Swamiji presence, but the figure's appearance is consistent with that claim under probable cues of long swept-back hair, ornate rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace.2017-08-22A seated man in rust-brown ochre robes presses his right hand to his forehead with eyes closed, in a dim hall. He wears a leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament, dreadlocked hair, a heavy gold bead necklace and a red rudraksha bracelet and armlet. Behind him is an ornate cream-and-gold throne back. Foreground shows blurred white ritual objects.2017-10-08A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, eyes closed, right hand raised to his forehead in a gesture of reverence. He wears a rust-red shawl draped over the shoulder and bare-chested, multiple strands of gold beaded necklaces, a rudraksha bracelet on each upper arm, and a white tilak across the forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. On the left edge, a person's hand holds a garland of yellow marigolds. The background shows carved wooden doors with glass panels.2017-09-27August 22 20172017-08-22 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22A man seated on a large red-cushioned throne with an ornate gold lotus-petal backrest at a ceremonial event. He wears a maroon-red robe draped over one shoulder, a long white and gold beaded mala necklace, gold armlets, a gold pendant, and a leopard-print headband above long dark hair, with a tilak on his forehead. Hands are folded in his lap. A standing attendant in red-orange robes is partially visible at the right edge, and a fan is at the left. A figure wearing a crown-like headpiece and distinctive long hair with ornate ceremonial adornments on a throne matches the page's reference to a person, so this is an appearance-based probable identification from several visible cues.2017-08-22