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A photograph of a staged ceremony in a hall with silver lion-figure thrones. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a floral garland sits on a silver throne, smiling and extending his hand toward a kneeling figure with long dreadlocked hair wearing a red garment. Beside him stands a ceremonial silver staff wrapped with white and yellow flowers. Standing behind are men in white dhoti with gold borders and bare upper bodies, and a woman in white with hands folded in namaskar. Red-covered books or cloth are held by several attendants.

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February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocks wearing a crescent moon ornament and a crown-like arrangement of rudraksha beads sits on a silver ornate seat, wearing a rust-red wrap. He extends his right arm and places his palm on the bald head of a man in a cream embroidered kurta with a rudraksha mala, who kneels before him with hands folded. Behind them a young woman in orange with rudraksha beads watches, and a row of women in saffron, white and red-toned clothes with malas stand in the background. Silver ceremonial stands and a vessel are in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment in a satsang-style gathering.2018-03-31A seated figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, extends a hand in blessing toward a kneeling elderly couple in white. The man bows with palms pressed together and the woman, in a white sari and glasses, bends low. A priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a vertical white tilak stands smiling beside the seated figure, with another attendant behind him. Behind them is a large garland of yellow and red flowers, a gilded carved pillar, and a gold lion-head armrest on the chair. Scene suggests darshan and blessing at an ashram setting.2015-07-31May 06 20182018-05-06A seated figure in a rust-orange robe, wearing a red and white flower garland and a red bindi with a vertical tilak, smiles while seated before an ornate gold throne-back. In front, devotees in white garments and orange shawls bow or lean forward toward him. A golden lamp stand with a bird finial stands at right, and a gold lion-form base is visible at lower right. The setting is a satsang-style stage with an orange backdrop.2015-05-31A seated man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a pink-and-white flower garland and multiple rudraksha malas sits on an ornate silver throne beside a silver lion-head armrest. He smiles and reaches toward an offering. A woman in a cream sari with a fringed border leans in from the left, holding out a folded orange-red cloth to him. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders stand near a flower-wrapped silver pole; a shirtless man with a sacred thread is visible. A woman with long hair in red robes is seen at the lower right. The scene resembles a devotional reception or darshan.2018-02-13A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, holds a white cloth over an ornate golden tray or bowl that rests on a maroon velvet cushion. Across from them, a man with reddish-brown hair in a white shirt and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, people in white and saffron-orange clothing stand in a room with green foliage and draped curtains. Floral petals decorate the tray and a gold bangle is visible on the standing man's wrist.2012-12-28July 16 20142014-07-16December 15 20172017-12-15