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Indoor ritual scene in a temple-style hall with a white-draped altar holding a kalasha-like pot, brass oil lamps, garlands and flowers, under a decorated red and yellow cloth banner with elephant and kalasha motifs. A man in white clothes sits at left near a lamp, and several women in saris sit at right on a blue striped mat, with a large carved wooden seat in the foreground. Framed photographs of saffron-robed sannyasis hang on the walls and banana plants flank the altar. Several people are visible, seated in white and colourful saris.

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2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A thatched-roof ashram hall with a rope-and-bamboo lattice wall. At the centre, a draped canopy with a red kalasha motif covers a ritual altar holding a Shivalinga-style object, flanked by brass oil lamps on white cloths and garlands of orange flowers. Framed photographs hang on the wall: a black-and-white image of a seated meditating figure at upper left, a colour photo of a saffron-robed man at upper right, and a small group photo at lower left. Seated devotees in white clothes line the floor. In the foreground, the back of a person wearing an orange head wrap faces the altar, with a large wooden drum-like object at left and right. A priest in white stands at the altar, performing the ritual.2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02A photograph of a temple hall with orange walls and a gold-and-red ornate throne on the left, empty. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a yellow top with folded hands sit on orange and blue-striped mats facing a homa-style brick fire pit surrounded by offerings. A white-robed priest with a bare chest and sacred thread kneels at the pit, and another priest in white sits to the right beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Behind them, deity murti garlanded with white flower necklaces stand on a pink-draped platform under a canopy. A standing attendant in white and a seated person are visible in the background.2010-12-23July 02 20042004-07-02October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesDecember 28 20062006-12-28February 18 20112011-02-18A seated teacher in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a white canopy with a decorative umbrella, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks. A woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala kneels with palms joined on the left, and a row of women in orange and white sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground. Orange-draped offering tables with marigold garlands, a brass bowl and oil lamps stand at the left, and red walls display framed banners. a person, a satsang or initiation session.2015-10-23A ceremonial hall with a red-draped platform and gold-framed throne-style seats holding deity murtis decorated with marigold garlands. A seated figure in red-brown robes and a red garland sits on the right-hand gilded red-cushioned seat beside silver ceremonial staffs topped with spear-like finials. Several standing attendants in saffron, white and maroon garments, including a woman in a white sari, watch the proceedings. A kneeling man in orange-saffron cloth sits in front, and a homa fire burns with flower-decorated kalasha pots and brass offering vessels in the foreground. Kumkum and garlanded offerings are visible. a person appearance is uncertain for the seated figure on the right.2015-07-17December 24 20082008-12-24July 02 20042004-07-02