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Photograph from behind of a temple puja scene. Three bare-backed men sit before a large gold radiating halo behind a red-cushioned seat. The central figure wears a white cloth tied around his head and a white dhoti, and has a damp or oiled back. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and a brown beaded necklace, with white markings on his shoulder. The man on the right wears an orange and red shawl. A gold and red ornamental container sits at the lower left, and a deity murti decorated with garlands appears in the upper left background. Purple and gold fabric hangs at the right.

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March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesInside a temple room, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, whose back is turned to the camera and whose upper body has white ash markings, reaches toward a kneeling figure in white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, a man with a white-marked forehead sits on an ornate gold-and-carved-wood throne. A man with a turban and white markings on his arms and chest sits at left, holding a ritual object. A small silver vessel rests near the throne base. The kneeling devotee wears a rudraksha mala and a white cloth. Carved wooden panels and a brick wall form the background.2018-05-10March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a red-brown robe with a long garland of gold-coloured beads and a white flower, a red tilak on his forehead, and gold earrings, sitting before a large gold dome-shaped backdrop on a red-cushioned throne. Around him, several shirtless men in orange cloth draped over the shoulder and a white dhoti kneel and bend close, one with a white thread across his back and another with white ash markings on the chest and arms, appearing to perform a ritual service. The setting is a ceremonial hall with a pale draped wall behind.2017-05-26November 24 20152015-11-24Two bare-chested male devotees with shaved or thinning heads, wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred threads, sit with their backs to the camera before a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a golden arched back carved with floral scrollwork. The seated figure wears a dark turban, rudraksha mala and red-orange cloth, and is performing a ritual, while one devotee holds a ritual implement toward him. A woman in glasses stands at the left edge beside a round fan, and the setting appears to be a temple hall. a person: the seated figure wears a turban, rudraksha mala and red-orange cloth on a golden throne, presented as the initiating guru.2018-04-11A photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene before a large golden ornate backdrop. A seated man in a deep red-maroon turban decorated with a jewelled ornament and a feather, wearing a red-brown silk robe, a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands, sits on a red throne-like seat and smiles while looking down. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti bows forward with his head bent. A woman with dark hair in a bun, a tilak on her forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red-brown shawl stands at left, holding a thin white cord over the bowed man's head. Another attendant at left holds a small paper card, and a hand holding a printed card with a photo appears at right. Hands of attendants holding cards are visible at the edges. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the distinctive turban, gold necklace and robe cues.2017-09-05