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Night-time outdoor initiation scene on a red carpet beside a stone pillar. A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a rust-brown robe, a long gold-and-beaded necklace, and a flower-topped rod, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and dreadlocked hair wrapped in a band. He extends his hand toward a young boy kneeling in a white dhoti with yellow border, who holds his palms together in reverence. Several seated attendants in orange and white garments and rudraksha malas sit behind, with a decorated cloth-covered box at left. A carved wooden screen stands at right. Appearance-based a person seated on the throne, giving Vishesha Deeksha initiation to a boy; the page describes a Shiva linga initiation.

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A seated man in a rust-red robe and gold-and-beaded necklaces, with long dreadlock-style hair wrapped with beads and white ash markings on his forehead, touches a pink flower to the forehead of a young boy in an orange cloth. The boy kneels on a red rug. Behind them, a golden ornate throne with red cushions sits beside a stone pillar; other priests in white dhotis with orange shawls and ash markings sit nearby in a night setting, with a brass vessel in the background. The scene resembles a diksha or blessing ritual. a person: the seated figure wears rust-red robes, long dreadlocks with beads, gold necklaces and sits on a gilded throne, which are cues for the presiding teacher, though appearance is only a candidate.2018-06-04August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a ritual initiation on a red-carpeted stage. 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Behind them, a standing attendant with dreadlocks and orange clothes and rudraksha beads watches, and a photographer with a large camera lens is at the left edge. Red and zebra-patterned rugs cover the floor, with a gold-brocade-covered container at left and a pedestal fan behind.2018-06-04Night-time photo of a devotee in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth kneeling on a red rug with folded hands, facing a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne. The seated man wears a rust-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, and a long braided hairstyle with a white tilak; he holds an orange-and-white garland stick. A standing attendant in white and orange robes with a bun stands behind, and a white-stone pillar and street lights frame the scene. The kneeling devotee has white sandalwood markings on the chest and arms. 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Before him a young boy in glasses and a white dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a thread or cord. Two men in the background, one in white and one in yellow, assist; a man on the right wears a rudraksha mala. Hanging lanterns and green banana leaves decorate the open pavilion at night.2016-12-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in a courtyard. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears a rust-orange robe, layered rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and a decorated headband, with a white forehead mark and a pink flower on a yellow-orange sash across his chest. He holds the sash with one hand. On the red and black patterned rug beside him, a woman in a white and yellow sari with rudraksha malas kneels near a purple and gold brocade vessel. Behind them, other devotees in orange and white attire sit, and a brass lamp or cymbal-like object is visible. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a throne with rudraksha malas, orange robe, ceremonial gold necklaces and long swept-back hair.2018-06-04November 24 20152015-11-24A night-time photograph of a seated figure in a deep red-brown robe and multiple beaded rudraksha malas with gold ornaments, holding a long yellow-and-pink decorated staff, seated on an ornate red velvet throne with gold carved back. Tilak-style white markings on the forehead and a long hair knot. Beside him, a young boy in orange cloth with hands pressed in anjali faces him, and two other attendants with white markings and beads stand or sit nearby, one with hand raised in a gesture. Sandstone wall behind. Four people visible.2018-06-04