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Night ceremony outdoors under string lights at an ashram event. A bearded man with long hair and a red-brown robe with a flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, reaching toward a red-and-white gift bag held by a priest. The priest wears white dhoti with orange-gold borders, bare-chested with sandalwood marks on his arms. Beside him stands a bare-chested young man with a rudraksha mala. Another man in white dhoti holds a brass kalasha-style vessel. A shirtless man with long hair and beaded necklaces stands at right. Seated devotees in white and red sit on colourful striped mats behind, with petals scattered on the floor and a smoky fire glow.

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March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Evening outdoor ceremony under strings of lights. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, wearing a thick red and white flower garland, sits smiling on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion. Beside him stands an attendant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and bare chest, with hands pressed in anjali, bows toward the throne, while a priest in white with a sacred thread stands nearby. Participants in white clothes sit on striped mats in rows behind, some holding red-and-white cloth bags. A golden kalasha and an ornate parasol with colourful tassels frame the scene, with petals scattered at the throne's base.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A seated bearded man in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden ornate throne with a red cushion, wearing a fresh garland of white flowers with red roses, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-red waist cloth and rudraksha mala bends forward to offer him a red-and-white bundle. Behind them a gold trident stands near a brass vessel, and other shirtless men in white dhotis, some with sacred ash on their foreheads, stand or sit in the background with flower petals on the ground. Strings of lights glow in the dark night setting.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at night in a temple-like hall. A bearded man in a saffron-brown robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a white-and-pink flower garland, a gold pendant necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, and gold armlets, eyes closed and a vertical tilak on his forehead. Shirtless men in white dhotis stand and kneel around him, one bending forward to offer something to his hand. A cameraman in white attire films the scene with a video camera on the left. Behind the throne are hanging flower garlands, lamps and a carved stone wall. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure, with a long swept-back hair style, saffron robe, ornate gold necklaces and throne cues, is being honoured as the central figure in the ritual.2016-12-02Evening ritual on a raised dais under a striped canopy with a gilded golden peetha throne. A seated figure in a rust-orange cloth, bare-chested with a pink and white flower garland, raises a green leafy sprig overhead while a standing priest in a maroon dhoti and green sash holds a white woven vessel and wears a red rudraksha mala. Red flower petals lie on the dais. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the background, and string lights glow above.2017-04-28March 16 20172017-03-16