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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-brown robes and heavy gold necklaces receiving a folded white and gold cloth from a standing attendant in orange clothing. The seated man wears a white forehead marking, a rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments, and sits before an ornate silver throne with a peacock-motif carving, a microphone on a stand, a silver staff and a leopard-print cushion against a red curtain. The attendant, bare-shouldered in orange cloth with a hair knot and hoop earring, extends the offering with both hands.

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November 19 20172017-11-19November 19 20172017-11-19November 19 20172017-11-19A 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.2017-11-19A photo of a ritual in a gold-decorated hall. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair, a red-brown robe, tilak and a gold necklace sits on a golden ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion, holding a yellow flower-like offering over a silver bowl set on a green leaf. Beside him stands a young attendant in an orange turban and orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with rudraksha beads, white markings on the arms, reaching toward the bowl. Golden deity statues stand in the background. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering.2017-09-19 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04November 19 20172017-11-19November 19 20172017-11-19July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, raising one hand in a teaching gesture toward a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a younger man with long dark dreadlocked hair, orange garments, white body markings, and rudraksha beads kneels and holds a silver tray bearing a white cloth bundle with flowers. Behind them stand a silver ceremonial staff and a red curtain. A probable Swamiji is the seated figure, wearing a red-orange turban, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments in a satsang setting.2018-03-09November 19 20172017-11-19May 08 20172017-05-08