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A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with a seated figure in an orange-red turban and orange-red robes, wearing a beaded necklace, seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne-style chair with a microphone stand in front. A younger standing man in orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold border, bare-chested, with white sacred markings on his forehead and upper arm, holds a brass plate of red flower petals or offerings toward the seated figure. Behind them are tiered white sweets or offerings on a green-and-striped cloth, and a gilded frame. Two additional people are partly visible at the right edge, one in white. The scene resembles a ceremonial reception with offerings.

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A seated man in an orange-red turban and orange robe, with a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne-style chair beside a microphone, smiling as he gestures toward a devotee. A bare-chested devotee in orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm holds a silver tray of red flowers or offerings toward him. Behind them are stacks of white cloth bundles, a patterned mat, and a wooden board with writing. The setting is a temporary tent-like hall.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20152015-09-17September 19 20152015-09-19A seated man in a maroon-red turban with a small silver emblem and a matching red-orange robe with gold edging sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a tiger-striped rug. He wears a long orange-gold beaded necklace, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads, and holds a small offering on a white cloth. Facing him, a bald, bespectacled man in orange robes with white marks on his shoulder kneels and extends his hands toward him. The throne is draped with marigolds, roses and yellow flowers, with a gold bird finial on a tall gold-and-white canopy pole beside it. a person seated in the turban and gold necklace, receiving an offering from a kneeling priest-like devotee in orange robes.2015-10-19September 13 20142014-09-13A photograph of a devotee presenting an offering to a seated figure on a golden-armed throne in a plain room with a white corrugated wall and an orange-striped wall. The seated person wears an orange-red turban, an orange garment and a long gold-beaded garland, and extends both hands toward the offering. The devotee stands on the right in a white dhoti with a red border and a yellow shawl, wearing a gold beaded necklace and holding a tray with a yellow cloth-wrapped item. A red plastic chair and a flight case sit in the background, with a partial figure visible at the lower left edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has a turban and saffron-orange clothing, a distinctive appearance cue, so identity is uncertain only for the seated person's role as sannyasi receiving the offering.2015-09-17October 9th 2015A photograph of a ritual at a fire pit with flames at the lower left. A bare-chested priest in rust-red dhoti and wrap stands at left holding a silver vessel with a lit flame. Seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with striped red and gold backrest and gold lion-form armrests is a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holding a ceremonial staff. Several saffron-clad attendants in orange head cloths sit with hands folded in namaste. Garlanded flowers, a silver vessel and brass items sit on the floor, and a decorated deity murti with flower garlands stands at right. Marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2015-04-30May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesOctober 23 20152015-10-23