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A seated ritual scene in a gold-decorated temple setting. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with yellow borders, a long rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and bracelets, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms; he holds his right hand open in a gesture of blessing toward a seated figure. Facing away from the camera in the centre is a person with long black hair dressed in white. Behind them a young girl in orange and gold garments wears a gold necklace and a red bindi, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala sits to the right. Ornate gold carved panels frame the background. Five or fewer people are visible.

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Inside a gilded temple hall, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala sits at left, right hand raised in a gesture while speaking. Ash lines mark his forehead and arms. Behind him a young girl in orange-saffron dress with layered gold necklaces and a gold maang tikka stands before ornate gold-leaf panels. Facing away in the foreground, a long-haired person in white clothing sits with others in white and gold-bordered dhotis, and a figure in orange robes is at right.2017-07-25A woman with long dark hair, wearing a white garment and a long rudraksha mala, speaks into a black handheld microphone while seated before a gold-ornate backdrop. Beside her, a man in white and gold-bordered dhoti with a long rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms sits smiling. Behind them a young girl in orange robes wears a gold necklace and a red bindi, and a woman in a maroon sari with garlands sits at the right edge. Gilded carved panels and a red-draped seat frame the scene.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in front of an ornate gold throne with carved lion-face motifs and a latticed gold panel. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti with gold borders, wearing a long gold-bead and rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, gestures with his hands while seated cross-legged. Behind him a man with long dark hair wrapped in a bun and an orange cloth sits with eyes closed, and another person in orange robes with a jeweled hair ornament sits nearby. A figure in a white dhoti with gold borders sits with his back to the camera at the right, and a glass barrier runs across the lower frame.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A ceremonial initiation scene on a stage in front of a gold-ornate throne backdrop. A seated man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, has white ash markings and holds his hands out toward two seated devotees in white. Behind him, two young men in saffron-orange turbans and orange robes sit on a gold throne with red cushions, also wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. On the left, a shaved-headed young man with white forehead markings sits in orange, and two people in white are seen from behind in the foreground, one a woman with hair in a bun. A red bolster and ornate gold chair frame the group.2017-08-26A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a gold-decorated hall. A bare-chested man with white vibhuti on his forehead and arms, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, multiple rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, gestures with his hands while seated on a striped mat before a woman in white who sits with her back to the camera. Beside him a younger man in white and gold dress with rudraksha malas listens with eyes closed. Behind them a woman in a white and gold sari holds a microphone. In the background a large golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure in orange and red with a turban and gold necklaces, and attendants in orange and maroon sit nearby, with a red cushion and gold ornamental carvings around them.2017-07-25A seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a shawl and a thick gold chain necklace raises one hand with a pointing gesture while smiling, seated on a dark red throne beside a gold-carved backrest. Facing him, a younger man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, women in cream and rust-red saris, one with a rudraksha mala, stand and sit before a red draped backdrop with brass oil lamps. a person: the seated man wears a gold chain and red-gold dhoti on a throne, with long hair pinned up.2015-10-06A photograph of a ritual gathering in which a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a thick gold bead necklace sits central, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arm, and a red bindi. A woman in a white sari with a black beaded mangalsutra and red bindi sits beside him, and a woman in the foreground extends her hand toward a lit oil lamp. Other men in white with forehead tilaks and gold beads sit behind, and a bearded man in glasses sits at left.2010-10-22 +1 copiesNovember 14 20102010-11-14A photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a saffron-orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, extending his right hand to touch the head of a young girl with curly hair in white clothes. Behind them a gold-decorated throne-like backdrop is visible, and a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches. Standing in the background are a woman in white with an orange-and-red shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and ID badge. Swamiji appears as a probable in-person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and saffron-gold shawl.2017-08-09A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with swept-back black hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron cloth, wears a long orange rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and has a white tilak on his forehead. He presses his right hand to the forehead of a woman in a white sari with an orange blouse and rudraksha mala, who tilts her head back with her eyes closed while holding a folded white paper in her hands. His left hand holds a small white paper packet. Behind them a woman in a pink-and-white saree watches, another woman in a white sari stands at the back, and a white air conditioner unit is on the left wall. The man's identity is uncertain from appearance and the page does not establish it here, so this is a devotee receiving a blessing and his identity remains unsure.2013-02-18