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A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching red-orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing layered beaded necklaces and a gold chain. He holds a long thin stick toward a small boy in white dhoti standing before him, while a man in an orange cloth and a woman in a red sari with rudraksha mala and gold jewelry sit nearby. Brass ritual lamps with flames and offering trays with flowers and white powder rest on the floor in front, indicating a puja or blessing. Another person stands in white at the right edge, and a few other people are partly visible at the frame edges.

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A photograph of a ritual fire ceremony indoors. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a red-orange turban, a red-orange robe with gold borders, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant necklace, and holds a small yellow-and-white flower. Beside the throne, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders leans in, and a small child stands at his side. In the foreground a woman in a red-orange sari with gold borders and a rudraksha mala kneels by a brass plate, with a small flame burning in front of the throne. Another woman in red-orange attire sits behind.2015-11-24November 24 20152015-11-24November 24 20152015-11-24A photograph of a ceremony in a temple-like hall. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears a red-orange turban, orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, with a flower-tipped staff across his lap. A bare-chested young man in a white dhoti kneels before him, while a man with a white forehead marking and a woman in red-orange saree with a rudraksha mala sit nearby. Men in orange and yellow dhotis stand at the left and a woman in red sits at the right. Appearance cues are a turban, orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, so the seated figure is a probable Swamiji candidate present in person, though his identity is inferred from appearance only.2015-11-24Photograph of a ritual inside a temple hall. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a red turban, saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala, and ceremonial gold necklaces, with a yellow sash over one shoulder. A bare-chested young boy in white dhoti kneels before him, holding a small brass vessel while an older priest, also bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold border, steadies him. At right a woman in a red sari with gold border and rudraksha mala sits beside the throne. A flame burns in the lower foreground beside a yellow flower garland.2015-11-24November 24 20152015-11-24November 24 20152015-11-24November 24 20152015-11-24November 24 20152015-11-24A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a carved arched back and red cushions, wearing a deep red turban, saffron-red robe with gold border, layered rudraksha mala beads and gold ceremonial necklaces. A young man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and sacred markings stands at left, and a woman in a red sari with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala kneels at right, holding a small object and a yellow flower garland. a person on the throne, with the attendants performing a ritual service around him.2015-11-24Ritual scene in front of an ornate gilded silver throne with carved floral backrest. A seated man wears a red turban, rudraksha mala necklaces, a gold pendant and orange-red robes, holding a yellow-white fly whisk or ritual fan while receiving a kneeling, bare-chested young priest in white dhoti who holds palms together and raises a hand. A woman in orange-red sari with dark bead necklace sits beside the throne holding a small object. A fire lamp burns in the foreground and a white-clad attendant stands at left.2015-11-24November 24 20152015-11-24