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Photo of a ceremonial initiation scene before a large gold-toned throne with radiating panels. A seated figure in a red turban with gold ornaments and a gold necklace, wearing red clothing, smiles and sits at the centre. A bare-backed man in white dhoti and a white sacred thread faces him, with a white ash mark on his back. To the left, several people in white and green clothes, one woman with a yellow flower in her hair, hold white papers and cords. On the right, a person in white holds up papers and a cord, wearing a rudraksha mala. The pictured activity appears to be a formal initiation or blessing with papers distributed.

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September 05 20172017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05A seated man in a rust-red turban with a green feather and gold ornaments, wearing a rust-red wrap, a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant, sits on a red-cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest. He holds a white sheet and a white thread. Around him, attendants in orange and red robes hold threads and a white cloth. A bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti leans forward while the throne-seated figure guides a cotton thread toward him. The setting is a decorated hall with bright garlands behind. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, appearing through the turban, gold ornaments and ornate red-and-gold clothing; the seated man is the central figure, the attendants and devotee are the other people.2017-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a maroon-red turban with a peacock-feather ornament and gold crescent pieces, wearing a maroon shawl and a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant. He sits before an ornate gold peacock-fan backrest, with a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth at left holding an object in his hands. A woman in white with a blue border stands at right, and a golden shrine lamp glows in the background. A seated figure bears distinctive ceremonial adornments and red-and-gold clothing; he is a person in an appearance-based sense and the seating and setting are consistent with a satsang or ceremony.2017-09-05 +1 copiesA seated figure in a maroon-red turban with gold ornaments and a green plume, wearing a maroon silk garment, a long gold necklace of beads and a large gold pendant, and gold armlets, places his hand on the head of a bare-chested man with a white thread and a sandalwood mark on his forehead. The man in the foreground holds a folded white paper. Behind them an ornate gold throne with fan-like carved backrest rests against a red cushion. Other attendants stand at the left edge.2017-09-05A 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.2017-08-21A photo of a temple-style ritual inside a room with a golden carved shrine backdrop and a brass trident on the right. A man seated in profile at right wears a rust-red turban, a garland of white flowers, yellow and red blooms and green leaves, and a dark dreadlocked hairstyle; he holds a sheet of paper and receives it near a red cushioned seat. Several men stand around him: one at left with a rudraksha mala and bare chest with white body markings, one in orange cloth with a long white beard and a hair bun, one in orange clothing bowing with a bead mala, and a younger man in white dhoti and yellow cloth holding papers. Two others stand in the background in white and orange garments. The setting suggests a devotional or ritual gathering.2016-11-20Photograph of a seated ritual initiation. A man in a deep red turban with gold ornaments and a green feather, wearing a red saffron-toned shawl, long gold necklace and gold armlets, sits on a red cushioned throne before a gold peacock-patterned backrest. He smiles and holds a white paper against the head of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti who bends forward. Two attendants in red robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings hold white threads over the devotee's head and shoulders. The devotee's back shows white marks. The scene appears to be a Shiva Deeksha initiation.2017-09-05A photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene before a large golden ornate backdrop. A seated man in a deep red-maroon turban decorated with a jewelled ornament and a feather, wearing a red-brown silk robe, a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands, sits on a red throne-like seat and smiles while looking down. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti bows forward with his head bent. A woman with dark hair in a bun, a tilak on her forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red-brown shawl stands at left, holding a thin white cord over the bowed man's head. Another attendant at left holds a small paper card, and a hand holding a printed card with a photo appears at right. Hands of attendants holding cards are visible at the edges. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the distinctive turban, gold necklace and robe cues.2017-09-05July 26 20152015-07-26July 31 20152015-07-31