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A ritual distribution scene in which a bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair, a red-and-gold cloth and a garland of marigolds and wooden rudraksha-style beads offers handfuls of white powder to a seated man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala on his wrist, cupping his hands. Behind the central figure stand other men in red and orange cloth and a man in a white shirt, with a silver ceremonial staff and a silver vessel filled with white powder and red flowers in front. Rose petals are scattered in the hair. Faces are partly obscured by hands and figures in the foreground.

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February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a ceremony with a bare-chested figure with long dark dreadlocks and flower petals in his hair, wearing a red cloth and a rudraksha mala with yellow flowers around his neck, reaching his hand into a silver-coloured dish or box holding white powder. Nearby, a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds out his cupped hands to receive the powder, while a man in white clothing with rudraksha beads stands behind. A tall silver ritual pole stands between them and a red flower lies on the platform. Other people in white garments and red cloths watch in the background.2018-02-13A photograph of a ritual scene in which a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, adorned with flower petals and a garland of marigolds and yellow flowers, has white powder on his face and hands and reaches out toward a small person in red at lower left. Behind him stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and gold-toned bead necklace, and a few more men in white and red cloth stand in the background. A silver pillar and a silver ornate box with red flowers sit in the foreground. The bare-chested man shows distinctive adornments and ceremonial markings consistent with a person presence, and the photograph appears to show a sacred ritual such as a puja or prana pratishtha with flowers and powder offerings. The lower-left figure wears red and is partly cut off by the frame.2018-02-13A photograph of a bare-chested man seated on a silver throne, his long dreadlocked hair decorated with leaves, marigold flowers and small orange-yellow fruits, with a rudraksha mala of beads draped over his shoulder and silver bracelets on his wrist. He is smiling and extending his hand to a devotee who bends toward him, a woman in dark clothing at the lower left. Around him, people in white dhoti-style garments and red cloth stand close together, a tall silver staff is visible, and marigold petals and a red flower lie near the throne. A man in white with a rudraksha necklace stands at left. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in the centre wearing long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, performing a blessing for a devotee.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, decorated with marigold garlands, flower petals and orange-and-white beaded ornaments, reaches toward a silver ritual vessel on a stand, holding white powder in his hand while a kneeling man in a grey t-shirt leans forward. Behind him a man in a saffron/orange top and rudraksha malas, and a man in white with a sacred vibhuti forehead mark, stand near a tall silver staff. A person in a white and gold shawl wearing rudraksha malas looks on. Red flowers lie on the base.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a ritual in progress. In the foreground, a bare-backed figure with long dreadlocked hair decorated with marigold garlands, rudraksha beads and scattered yellow petals sits facing away, one hand raised in a blessing gesture toward a silver ritual staff. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead bends forward, holding out cupped hands. Other men in white and a figure in red robes stand nearby, and a silver-finished ornate pillar frames the right edge. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and floral adornments, seated in the ritual setting.2018-02-13