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A photograph of a seated man in rust-orange robes on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, a silver staff leaning beside him. He wears layered gold and bead necklaces, gold earrings and a rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair and a beard. A kneeling man in white clothes faces him, with a standing woman in orange robes and dreadlocks beside them and a standing man in orange with a rudraksha mala behind. The orange-robed figure in the centre is holding a folded paper toward the seated man, who extends his arm to touch the kneeling devotee's forehead. A silver lion figure and red curtains are in the background. Appearance-based cues on the seated man (long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha, throne) suggest a person, with moderate uncertainty.

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A seated man on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-head armrests receives a ceremony from attendants. He wears a rust-red robe, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace with gold medallions, and has a sandalwood tilak and long dark hair. Two attendants in saffron-orange cloth stand behind a kneeling devotee bare-chested in white dhoti; one attendant wears a leopard-print headwrap and holds a white cloth over the devotee's head, the other wears a patterned headwrap and is adorning him with a hand gesture. A red and green patterned parasol, a golden carved pillar and a golden lion sculpture fill the background.2017-12-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial scene in an ornate golden hall. A seated man on a red-cushioned silver throne wears a rust-red robe, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace with gold pendants, and smiles while extending his hand. Two attendants in saffron-orange cloth stand beside him, one wearing a leopard-print headband and the other a gold-trimmed headband with white forehead markings, and one holds a strip of cloth. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti kneels with palms joined before the throne. A colourful umbrella and a gilded carved lion-like figure appear behind them. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure on the throne, identified by his distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold pendants.2017-12-17 +1 copiesNovember 19 20172017-11-19A seated man in rust-red robes, heavy gold necklaces, a gold chest pendant and a long silver staff sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion. He extends his right hand to mark a devotee's forehead with sacred ash. The devotee kneels with palms joined, head bowed over a silver lion-shaped stand. Two attendants in orange cloth stand beside them; one holds up a folded white paper, and the other, with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark, looks on. A silver-embossed backdrop and red curtain frame the scene. Overlay mark: a person, copyright text; ignored.2017-11-19November 19 20172017-11-19November 19 20172017-11-19A photograph of a ritual scene at a silver throne. A seated man in a rust-brown robe, with long swept-back hair, a tilak, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and an ornate gold pendant, sits to the right beside a silver throne backed with carved peacock and floral relief. He holds a folded white paper or card over the head of a kneeling devotee in white, who has his hands pressed together in namaskar and his head bowed over a silver lion-shaped stand. Two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand at left; one holds the paper and another wears rudraksha beads and a tilak. A red curtain forms the backdrop.2017-11-19A seated man on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a carved lion-like armrest wears a rust-brown robe, a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace and a gold pendant, and has tilak on his forehead. Eyes closed, he raises one hand in blessing. Before him, a kneeling devotee in white dhoti with bare upper body and white markings on the skin has his hands folded in anjali. Two attendants in saffron-orange cloth stand over him; one bends forward with a hand on the devotee's back, and another above holds a thread over the kneeling man's head. A golden carved pillar and a red-and-gold embroidered cushion are behind them.2017-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 17 20172017-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10A seated man in rust-orange robes, a leopard-print headwrap, rudraksha malas and a gold chain sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate silver backdrop with carved relief figures. He extends his right hand to touch the head of a bowing devotee in white dhoti and bare upper body. Beside him stand two attendants in saffron cloth with white body markings, one holding a folded white paper. Another figure in white dhoti stands at left.2017-12-10 +1 copies