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A photograph of a ceremony in which a bearded man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a rust-brown turban and a jewelled turban ornament sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with a red cushion. He wears layered rudraksha and pink flower garlands, a gold chain, earrings, bangles and a forehead mark, and holds a yellow coconut-like fruit over leaves. A second man in a saffron-yellow garment stands at left, bent forward and holding ritual items, with smoke or incense haze filling the air.

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A seated man in a brown turban and rust-coloured robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a long multicoloured garland of yellow and red flowers and rudraksha bead bracelets. He reaches toward a brass plate of yellow flowers and offerings held by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. A second man with long hair stands behind them under a pink canopy with hanging lanterns. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual ceremony with puja items. The seated man has long dark hair under the turban and a ceremonial gold necklace, matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, with the throne and garlands as role indicators.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bearded man seated on an ornate gold throne with a deep maroon cushion adjusts a yellow and red marigold garland around his neck. He wears a brown turban with a jewelled ornament, rudraksha and beaded malas, gold bangles and a brown robe, with a leopard-print cloth at the waist. Behind him stands a second man with long hair and a brown wrap, and at left a brass plate holds yellow flowers and offerings. A tent canopy and warm lamplight form the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in the throne with garlands and malas.2016-12-07A photograph of a seated man in saffron-red robes on a red-cushioned silver throne, with a microphone on a stand beside him. He wears long dark dreadlocks, a white and vertical tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and gold ornaments, and gold earrings and bangles. He holds a bundle of sticks and a small item over a white cloth bowl. A second man in red-brown robes and a red-brown turban, bare-shouldered and wearing beaded necklaces, faces him from the left and holds the bowl. Behind them is a red and gold embroidered cloth panel. The dark background suggests a night-time ceremony. The seated man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role only, with dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments as visible cues.2017-10-15September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20172017-02-21A photograph of a seated man in a black turban and red-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi, seated before a gold ornate throne-like chair against a bamboo blind. A priest in red and gold-bordered dhoti leans forward from the left, offering a round yellow food ball, a pinda-like offering, from his hand. The man in the turban is seated and receiving the offering, with a small wristwatch and bracelets visible. Background shows bamboo blinds and warm lighting. Scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja food offering. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a black turban, saffron-toned robe, rudraksha mala and receives the offering from the priest.2016-02-23August 02 20162016-08-02December 07 20162016-12-07September 24 20172017-09-24September 09 20162016-09-09April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copies