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Outdoor photo at a tank-side ghat with clear water. A seated man in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing gold beaded necklaces and bangles, sits on a red-cushioned gilded throne and places his right hand on the head of a young woman kneeling in front of him. He holds a long silver staff in his left hand. The kneeling woman wears an orange sari and is bent forward in devotion. Around them, many people in orange and saffron clothing sit on stone steps and tiers, several with white and red forehead markings, some with hands folded. A garland of green leaves and flowers hangs over the water on the right, and a crowd in white sits in the tiered seating across the water in the background.

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Outdoors beside a turquoise pool, a seated figure in an orange-and-saffron turban and orange robe, with a gold-toned bead necklace and gold bangles, holds a ceremonial staff and touches the head of a standing younger devotee in an orange robe with a dark wrap. The seated figure sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim. Around them, rows of orange-clad devotees, several with white forehead marks and rudraksha-style beads, sit on stone steps, and more people in white and orange line the terraced stands behind the pool. Garlands of green leaves and orange flowers hang along the pool's railing. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation at the water's edge. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the turban and gold necklace.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A seated figure in orange and ochre robes, wearing an orange turban, gold necklaces and bangles, and white markings on the forehead and arms, raises a hand to bless or touch the shaved head of a kneeling young boy in a maroon robe with yellow trim. The boy has his palms joined in devotion. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned throne with gold trim and holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a finial. Behind them, rows of people in orange and red robes sit on terraced steps beside a large water tank, with more devotees in white on the upper steps.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe with a gold-yellow edge wears layered rudraksha-style beads and gold bangles. He raises a long silver-tipped staff over the shaved head of a young boy in a maroon robe with a yellow border, who wears a gold earring and stands bowing before him. Behind them, many people in orange and red robes sit and stand near a green water pool with stone steps and a red-cushioned throne. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has a turban, saffron robes and ornate beads and gold ornaments, consistent with the page's Guru Purnima context. Other monastics in orange and white robes watch from the background, and a white-clad crowd sits on tiered stands beyond the pool.2013-07-22Photograph at an outdoor ceremony beside a pool, showing a seated figure in an orange-brown turban and orange-brown robe with heavy gold necklaces, bangles and white forehead markings, holding a long silver staff with one hand while a young shaved-headed boy in a maroon robe and maroon sash receives folded orange cloth from the seated figure's lap. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees and young shaved-headed children in maroon sit in rows, with a few white-clad people standing on a tiered stone bank above the water. The seated figure's appearance and presentation suggest a person seated on a red throne-like cushion, giving a cloth offering as a bhiksha-style ritual.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A seated figure in an orange-brown turban and ornate gold necklace, with rudraksha beads and gold bangles, holds a long silver-tipped staff while reaching toward a woman in orange saree who offers folded orange cloth at the edge of a water pool. Behind them, rows of women and girls in orange sarees with white vibhuti-marked foreheads sit along the pool steps, some with rudraksha malas. Red cushioned seating and a gold-trimmed throne frame the scene at a Guru Purnima celebration, with a white-clad group seated on tiered stands in the background.2013-07-22A photo of an outdoor ritual by a pool with stone steps at an ashram. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange turban, orange robes, a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, and holds up a silver trident. Before him, a bare-chested man in orange bends forward, touching his head to the ground. Beside the throne, a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding orange cloth. Rows of people in orange and red robes sit along the steps to the water, with a garland-decorated pole at right and a sannyasi in orange with white forehead markings at left. The seated figure in the turban is a person candidate per appearance cues, shown in a ritual setting receiving devotion.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22