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A seated man in a dark turban and saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne before carved wooden screens, wearing a gold necklace and a pink-tasselled rod in his hand while touching the head of a bare-chested man in white dhoti kneeling on a red rug. A woman in a white-and-gold sari and orange beaded necklace kneels at left holding a folded paper. A small fire with offerings is visible at the bottom edge.

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June 04 20182018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04A fire ritual in a courtyard. A man with long dark hair, white tripundra and red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and carved wooden screens behind. A bare-chested, white-dhoti attendant with white body markings and rudraksha beads holds a white cloth or packet above the seated man's head, while a shaved-headed devotee in white dhoti kneels with his back to the camera before a yellow brick fire pit with flames, a brass bowl and pink flower petals. A person in orange robes sits at the right edge and another at the lower left holds a ladle over the fire. The scene reads as a homa or yagna with a sacred fire on a striped floor cloth.2018-05-29 +1 copiesA seated man in a dark turban with a rudraksha-style bead band and white vertical-free forehead tilak wears a rust-red robe and a long gold-beaded necklace. He holds a red and yellow striped staff with a pink flower tip, eyes closed. Before him, a young boy kneels on a red carpet with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl draped over one shoulder. The seat is an ornate gold-leaf throne with carved wooden panels behind. Scene suggests a ritual initiation.2018-06-04A photo of a shiva deeksha initiation scene. A man seated on a red cushioned throne in front of an ornate gold lotus-petal backrest wears a leopard-print headband, rudraksha-style beaded and gold ceremonial necklaces, gold armbands, a saffron-red shawl and a tilak on his forehead; the page identifies him as a person, based on his long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and throne presence. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti bows his head toward him. To the left, a woman in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas holds a white cord and a small printed slip, assisting the initiation.2017-08-21A seated figure on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold lotus-petal backrest presides over a Shiva Deeksha initiation. He wears a dark maroon-brown robe, a patterned leopard-print headband, layered gold-coloured beaded necklaces, and gold armlets. He holds a white cord across the head of a kneeling, bare-backed male initiate in white dhoti, who bows forward. Two priests in white dhotis with horizontal white ash markings on their torsos and rudraksha bracelets assist, one holding a folded paper. Women in cream and white sarees stand at right, one holding a paper slip. Gold shrine decorations and a deity figure appear in the background.2017-08-21June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02April 26 20172017-04-26November 07 20162016-11-07A ceremonial padapuja scene in front of an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra-hood backrest and a red cushion. A bearded man in saffron/orange robes with a gold necklace, long hair, and armbands sits on the throne, holding a red fruit and reaching toward a white-haired man in a white dhoti who kneels and bows with his head touching the throne's foot area. Behind them, a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and a man in white ritual cloth attend; a standing man in a white and yellow-bordered dhoti and another in a white shirt observe. A red curtain, golden pillar carvings, and a large painted deity image of a seated figure fill the background, and a woman in purple sits at the right edge. Swamiji is probable in the seated throne figure, whose saffron robes, gold necklace, and long hair match his presentation; the kneeling devotee is a devotee.2016-11-07