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A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers with a white-and-purple beaded garland draped across the chest. The figure sits on a raised seat before a silver-rimmed platter heaped with yellow and pink flowers, a sacred ritual setting. To the right, a woman with grey hair pulled back, gold earrings and bangles, in a white sari with a gold border, bows forward with palms pressed together. Behind them a brass vessel and a lit candle stand near ornate red and gold hangings. An orange-robed figure stands behind the seated person, and a partially visible hand in white clothing is at the left edge. Probable Swamiji: the seated figure wears saffron robes, an orange turban, long swept hair and rudraksha-style beaded adornment, consistent with the page's account of the sannyas deeksha ceremony.

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2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02July 17 20082008-07-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an orange throne-like chair, hands folded in his lap, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a deity murti draped in red and white with a red headpiece, flanked by garlands of yellow and red flowers, brass kalasha pots and oil lamps on an altar. In front, a man in a white shirt kneels on the orange cloth, forehead pressed to the seated man's bare foot resting on a wooden footstool, in a padapuja gesture. Another person's head is visible at the right edge.2010-07-14A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red and white flower garland and a red mark on the forehead, sits on an orange-draped raised seat in front of a shrine with brass lamps, kalasha pots and flower offerings. A kneeling elderly man in a white shirt and light dhoti bows forward with his hands together before the seated figure's bare feet, which rest on a brown mat. Behind them are colourful deity statues in blue and green and purple cloth. A tray of fruit sits at the left edge. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and a garland, matching the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable in-person appearance. Padapuja-style reverence is visible.2010-06-272004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a canopy decorated with orange and red bunting. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate throne heavily garlanded with red, orange and white flowers, gesturing with raised hands while smiling. Beside him stand several devotees in orange shawls and white clothing, including a woman with curly blonde hair in a white dress with an orange shawl, and a man in white with an orange shawl. A man in a maroon jacket and another in dark attire stand behind, and seated devotees in white fill the lower left. A bronze-coloured ornament sits by the throne. Photo credit text is overlaid on the lower right.2006-12-302004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Photograph of a ceremony at night. A seated man in a red-orange robe and a red-orange turban wears a long garland of white flowers studded with dark round beads across his chest, and smiles while holding a cigarette-like item. Before him, a woman in a white and yellow patterned sari with her long dark hair in a braid bends forward toward him. Behind them hang white cloth, flower garlands and a red and gold decorated canopy.2004-07-02A seated man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing layered gold necklaces and a gold armband, smiles while handing a small item to a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with orange border, who bows with hands cupped and a tilted head. Behind them is a gold ornate throne framed by yellow marigold garlands and red and purple flowers, with a gold deity relief visible in the background. The young man wears a rudraksha mala. The seated man shows strong cues of a presentation labelled as Swamiji (probable), with his turban, orange saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces, seated in a ceremonial setting.2010-10-17March 30 20122012-03-302004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02