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A seated man with closed eyes and a serene smile sits on an ornate gold throne with intricate floral and scroll carvings. He wears a maroon-brown robe over a gold-embroidered garment, a long gold necklace, gold armlets and a bangle, with a white tilak and red dot on his forehead and long dark hair. In front of him, a bare-chested attendant with white ash markings on his back and shoulders, wearing an orange lanyard with a small pendant, bows forward toward him. A pink-and-white striped staff or ceremonial rod stands at the right edge, and a yellow flower is visible near the throne. Partially visible people in orange robes appear at the upper left.

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May 18 20172017-05-18A photograph of a seated ceremonial figure on a golden ornate throne with a red cushion, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a maroon-brown robe with an orange shawl, long gold bead necklaces, a large gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets, a gold earring and a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him, a devotee in a white dhoti and bare chest bends forward and touches his upper arm, while a golden figurine stands at the lower right. Behind them hang red drapes. Person in throne-like seat with distinctive long hair, gold adornments and saffron shawl; Swamiji (probable), receiving a blessing or puja from a devotee in white.2017-07-03May 18 20172017-05-18April 26 20172017-04-26A night-time photo of a seated bearded man with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-brown shawl over a gold necklace with beaded ornaments and a gold earring. He sits before an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a red-and-white dhoti and an orange lanyard with an ID badge leans forward, reaching toward the seated figure. a person is the seated figure: long swept-back hair, shawl and gold necklaces, seated on the golden throne. The foreground man is a devotee or attendant. A metal scaffold frame is visible at the top left.2016-09-09A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, in front of deep red draped curtains, bestows a initiation on a shaved-headed devotee kneeling before him. The seated figure wears a dark red-brown robe, a long gold-and-beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, gold bangles, a tilak on the forehead and long dark hair, and holds a white thread that drapes over the devotee's head. The devotee, bare-chested with white ash marks on the shoulders and a white dhoti, bows forward with hands raised to the head. A woman in a pink-and-gold sari is partly visible at the right edge, and a golden staff stands at the left. Ritual scene consistent with a Shiva Deeksha initiation.2017-04-26May 07 20172017-05-07May 26 20172017-05-26Photograph of a smiling bare-chested man with long dark hair seated on a red cushioned throne backed by a large gilded fan-shaped peetha. He wears a red-orange shawl, a gold chain necklace, a multi-strand beaded mala with gold ornaments, gold earrings and gold armlets, with white and red forehead markings. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed priest with a white sacred thread leans toward him with his hands raised in a gesture of blessing or reverence. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha-style mala and a saffron-orange shawl. Dark wooden architecture is visible at left.2017-05-26August 20 20172017-08-20September 04 20172017-09-04December 21 20162016-12-21