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Two bare-chested male devotees with shaved or thinning heads, wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred threads, sit with their backs to the camera before a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a golden arched back carved with floral scrollwork. The seated figure wears a dark turban, rudraksha mala and red-orange cloth, and is performing a ritual, while one devotee holds a ritual implement toward him. A woman in glasses stands at the left edge beside a round fan, and the setting appears to be a temple hall. a person: the seated figure wears a turban, rudraksha mala and red-orange cloth on a golden throne, presented as the initiating guru.

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Two bare-chested male devotees with white sacred threads and rudraksha malas kneel with their heads bowed before a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved arched back. The seated man wears a dark turban, a rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl, and smiles as he touches the head of the kneeling devotee in front. A woman in a gold blouse stands at left beside a black fan, and a red-and-gold cloth lies on the throne cushion with orange flowers at its base. The setting is a stone-walled hall, consistent with a Vishesha Deeksha initiation ritual.2018-04-11January 02 20162016-01-02November 24 20152015-11-24November 03 20162016-11-03May 22 20162016-05-22A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red wall behind, wearing a red-maroon robe with gold-striped border, long rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a dark swept-back hair crown, and a red bindi. He has raised his hands, palms toward a bare-chested kneeling devotee with white ash markings on his arms and back, who wears a white cord around the neck and bows forward. A man in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Possible a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold throne, red-maroon robe and long beaded malas, though the figure is seated in a blessing posture. A rope or cloth lies across the lap area. Setting appears to be a pandal-style ritual space for blessing.2016-01-02June 04 20182018-06-04A seated man on a gold-and-red throne wears a maroon turban with a crescent emblem, a garland of white and pink flowers, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, and holds a white cloth band stretched over a kneeling devotee's head. The devotee, bare-backed and wearing a white dhoti, bows forward with hands on his head while another attendant in white and rudraksha beads supports him from the left. A gold-and-red throne with a carved floral backrest frames the scene, indicating a blessing or initiation ritual. The seated figure matches the presentation cues for a person, though identity is uncertain from appearance.2017-07-08 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesApril 26 20172017-04-26Photograph of a ceremony in a dimly lit room with a red-painted wall. A seated figure on an ornate gold-framed throne wears a black turban with a crescent ornament and a dark garment with a beaded necklace. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha bracelets stands before him with both palms raised in blessing, while a second attendant in white with a beaded mala reaches in from the left. A seated man in orange headwear and a yellow garment with a beaded necklace sits at lower right. Dark-skinned bare-chested man stands in the background. A water bottle sits on a side table at right.2016-03-06 +1 copies