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A photograph of a samaya deeksha initiation at a ritual setting with a brass oil lamp on a stand. A figure with long dark hair tied back, wearing a saffron-orange and gold dhoti-style garment and a beaded reddish-gold mala, holds a folded paper and a hand near a smiling man in white kurta with an orange patterned shawl and a blue-and-purple wrist thread, who raises his palm in greeting. Behind them women in white and cream saris with red-and-orange shawls stand and watch, and a woman in a red-bordered sari sits nearby. Green foliage sits on the cloth-covered table. Five or six people are visible.

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July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17October 06 20152015-10-06July 17 20152015-07-17September 10 20112011-09-10A seated man in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap with a heavy gold beaded necklace and a long swept-back hair knot reaches forward to touch the hands of a standing man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, women in white and orange-trimmed clothing with garlands stand near gold lamps and a red draped backdrop. A seated figure in the background holds a sheet of paper. The seated man, with his long hair, saffron-toned wrap and ornate gold necklaces, matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so this is an in-person candidate.2015-10-06October 06 20152015-10-06A photograph of a bare-shouldered man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a white forehead mark, smiling broadly while pressing both palms to the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl printed with script. Behind them a gilded ornate pillar, a brass oil lamp and green foliage are visible, and a woman in a red shawl with a lanyard sits at the right edge. The appearance of the figure in the red dhoti and beaded necklace fits the a person description, presented as the officiant of a samaya deeksha blessing.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17August 31 20152015-08-31 +1 copiesJuly 21 20152015-07-21October 06 20152015-10-06