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A seated man with long dark hair, a beard and a red-orange vibhuti mark on his forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl, a heavy gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and gold earrings. He smiles while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with green-and-gold border ties a white sacred thread around the back of a younger man's neck, a ritual initiation in a silver-embossed setting. A shawl-clad priest's hand and a gold bangle are visible at the left edge. The silver ornate backdrop with floral repousse work suggests a temple or ceremonial hall.

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October 15 20172017-10-15Photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders and a dense rudraksha mala with a gold chain, smiling warmly as he places his right hand on the head of a second person. He has white sandalwood paste and a red tilak on his forehead and a red thread bracelet. The second person, seen from behind with dreadlocks in a bun, wears a white dhoti-style garment and a red rudraksha mala, with hands joined in namaskar. A silver ornamental backdrop is behind them. Two physical people are visible.2017-12-16January 28 20182018-01-28A photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene in front of an ornate silver throne with a red curtain behind. A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces stands at right, holding a silver staff and placing a hand on the head of a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti. Two attendants in orange and white garments assist on the left, one holding a white thread near the devotee. The seated figure's dress, long swept-back hair and gold ornaments fit the Swamiji (probable) description. A silver lion-faced object sits at lower left. Visible people: four.2017-11-19Photograph of a seated man in a rust-red saffron wrap with a heavy gold bead necklace, long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold pendant with rudraksha mala beads and a gold-framed emblem on his chest. His eyes are closed in a serene smile. In the foreground at left, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a gold border has white ash markings on his back and is being attended to by another person's hand. Behind them is an ornate silver-embossed panel with repoussé deity and floral motifs. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala.2018-01-28A photograph of a shirtless devotee in white dhoti with yellow border kneeling before a seated man in a rust-orange robe, gold ornate necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. The seated man, with long dark swept-back hair and a beard, holds a white cloth or thread and guides it over the devotee's head in a blessing. Behind them stands an ornate silver embossed backdrop and a silver deity figure. Another attendant in white dhoti with a crescent-shaped marking on the chest stands at left, and a leopard-print seat cushion is visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe, gold necklaces and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues for the page's named event, so he is described as the presiding figure in this blessing ritual.2018-01-28January 28 20182018-01-28 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a seated bearded man in a maroon-brown robe and heavy gold garland, with a white and red forehead mark and long dark hair, placing his right hand on the forehead of a bare-chested young boy in white dhoti with a white sacred thread. The boy bows his head and holds a small white and gold object. A standing attendant in white on the left holds a gold staff, and an ornately carved gold throne with red cushion stands behind. a person appears as the seated man, wearing maroon ochre robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha bracelets and multi-strand gold ceremonial necklaces, performing a blessing on the boy.2017-04-03February 28 20172017-02-28January 28 20182018-01-28October 08 20172017-10-08