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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall where a man with long black hair and a black crown-like headpiece sits smiling on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a shawl and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces. A kneeling man in white with rudraksha mala beads touches the throne's edge while a woman in a salmon-pink top sits in front. Around them devotees stand, including a boy in green kurta, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a magenta embroidered outfit. Swamiji (probable) appears seated on the throne with cues including long swept hair, a crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.

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December 18 20152015-12-18December 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony inside a large hall with a crowd standing behind. A seated figure on an ornate golden-framed brown leather throne wears a black turban-style headdress, an orange-saffron garment, and layered rudraksha malas with a gold pendant; he smiles and holds a small object in his hand. Before him, a white-clad, grey-haired devotee in a pale pink shirt kneels beside a bearded man in white, who holds a small offering dish. A woman in a bright red-orange kurta stands at right holding a vessel, and a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala sits in front. A large silver-rimmed bowl filled with white substance rests on a golden stool in the foreground. Several people in orange and saffron lanyards stand in the background, and a child in green kurta is visible.2015-12-15 +1 copiesA seated man on an ornate gold-and-brown leather throne, flanked by golden lion-head carvings, wears a black turban, a long red-orange robe and a dense double-strand of brown rudraksha malas with a gold pendant, and smiles as he extends his hands over a large silver bowl. A probable Swamiji is seated on the throne with his hands held out over a large silver bowl; the appearance cues are the black turban, orange robe, rudraksha malas and gold pendant. Around him, a woman in a salmon-pink top bends over the bowl; a boy in white and red shorts and a man in a yellow striped polo shirt lean in; a boy in a green kurta stands nearby with his hands together, and a man in white with rudraksha beads sits at left. Several other devotees with orange lanyards stand in the background, and a gold-and-orange sculpted pillar edges the frame.2015-12-18December 18 20152015-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 18 20152015-12-18December 18 20152015-12-18December 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a crowded hall. A bearded-looking man with long dark hair under a black crown-like headpiece sits on a brown leather throne with gold lion-armrest carvings, wearing an orange-red robe, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant. He reaches toward a large silver bowl on a gold stand held by devotees; a man in white kneels at left, a seated man in white with rudraksha beads is at right, and a woman in an orange and green sari with a pink flower in her hair leans in. Behind them, people in orange robes and white clothes with rudraksha malas stand among the crowd, with a wooden carved pillar at left.2015-12-18December 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20152015-12-15A photograph inside a hall of a seated man on an ornate brown leather throne with golden lion armrests, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a shaped black turban-style headpiece, smiling. Two men in white kurta-style clothes stand beside him, one on the left and one on the right, and a woman in a white top with a red-and-white garland is in the foreground holding a bowl. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas stands near devotees in white and orange garments, and a child in a green shirt with an orange lanyard watches. A camera operator on the right films the scene. Assessing from appearance, the seated figure is a probable match for a person with several cues: an orange robe, rudraksha malas and a distinctive headpiece on a throne.2015-12-18 +1 copies