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A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes seated on an orange cushion, holding a yellow-threaded cord up toward a microphone stand while a man beside him in orange holds a silver tray with fruit and flower offerings. The seated man wears a gold necklace with pendant and a red bindi. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in yellow and orange sashes and white clothing fill the floor, with a woman in a red sari among them. A small wooden box, flowers and brass vessels sit on woven mats in the foreground. a person candidate with long swept hair, saffron robes and gold ornament is present in person, and the page labels the event as a Bidadi temple ritual session.

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July 09 20092009-07-09A photo of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushioned seat, wearing an orange robe, a long gold bead necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead. He has long dark hair and holds an open wooden box with a gold chain inside, looking down at it. Around him are other people in orange and white clothes, a microphone stand, a tripod, and a tray with red flowers. A person in a yellow-and-white garment sits in the background.2009-07-09Photograph inside a red-draped tent at an initiation event. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing saffron-orange robes and a thick rudraksha-style brown bead garland, sits on a red cushioned seat receiving a yellow cloth and a small object from a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a woman in a red-and-white sari with a red bindi sits watching, and several people in red and orange garments sit on the floor. Green foliage, a gold-patterned hanging and a white cooler stand nearby, with small yellow cloth bundles on the floor.2016-05-06July 09 20092009-07-09September 14 20152015-09-14A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a gold pendant necklace, seated on an orange cushion while speaking into a handheld microphone with one hand raised. Beside him to the left, a man in an orange-and-maroon shawl with a gold-and-bead necklace sits near a brass tray of white flower-decorated offerings. Behind them are steps painted red and white, a dark deity statue draped in orange cloth with a yellow garland, and a standing attendant holding a long staff. Several people in white, blue and purple saris and white dhotis stand or sit in the background, and a zebra-print cushion rests on the seat.2008-12-24A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, a red tilak on his forehead, and long dark hair swept back. He rests one hand on a silver tray holding a yellow-wrapped coconut offered by a bald, shaven-headed attendant in orange robes who bows low, with white painted markings on his forehead and arms. Behind them a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala, and two men in yellow-and-black polo shirts sit in the background near a wall with a framed picture. Silver-foil trays are on a red-draped table.2012-07-09December 29 20102010-12-29A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a long beaded necklace and sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white flower garlands and a gold lion-shaped carving. Looking down with a smile, he extends his hands to a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and beaded necklace who bows with folded hands at his feet. Behind them, rows of saffron-robed sannyasis, many shaved-headed, sit on the floor holding long bamboo poles with orange cloth streamers, with brass oil lamps placed in front. A red elephant-shaped backdrop frames the stage. The swami is probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robe and ornate necklace, seated on a throne during an honouring ritual.2006-07-11A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body wrapped in a red-orange cloth sits on a red and gold throne-like seat, receiving an offering. A younger attendant in a saffron-orange wrap with a gold waist band and bangles bends forward, holding a golden trident-shaped staff and a small offering vessel. Behind them, a crowd of women in white saris with red borders and red shawls, wearing lanyards, stands watching, with a red draped backdrop and a white floor fan at the left edge. The scene resembles a puja or darshan.2016-04-28July 07 20092009-07-07September 14 20152015-09-14