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A photograph of a seated man in a red-brown robe and heavy gold chains, with white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, smiling with eyes closed in front of an ornate gold-embossed throne back. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in white dhoti and sacred white thread holds up his raised arm, with white ash markings on his shoulders. Gold and red elements and a yellow cloth are visible at the lower edge. a person is the seated man, identified by his distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces, and saffron-red robe; the priest is an attendant.

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March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A photograph of a seated man in a red-brown robe and gold necklaces on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, smiling as a bare-backed young man with white ash markings on his back and shoulders embraces him from the front. The seated man wears a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, red beaded bracelets, and long hair. The younger man wears a yellow sacred thread and raises both hands. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, long hair and ornate gold necklaces with a red-brown robe, being greeted by a devotee in ritual dress. A stone wall stands behind them.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, wearing a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, long dark hair, a rust-brown robe, layered gold necklaces and gold earrings, smiling as he gazes toward a bald, bare-chested young man in the foreground. The foreground man has white ash markings on his back and shoulders, a white sacred thread, and extends both arms outward with open palms. A thick gold-embossed backrest frames the throne. Several other people are partly visible at the left edge. The seated figure shows distinctive long hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned robes, a person on a throne receiving a devotee.2017-03-16June 23 20172017-06-23May 02 20172017-05-02March 16 20172017-03-16A seated figure in a deep maroon-red and gold-yellow shawl and matching rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, eyes closed in a calm expression, holding a whisk-like fly whisk with striped handle in one hand. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with white ash markings on his arm and a rudraksha mala, hands raised, gives a blessing or touches the seated figure's head while another white-clad attendant stands behind. Temple ritual setting with gold ornate decoration.2016-01-02A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing a rust-brown shawl, a gold necklace of large ornamental links, a rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and long dark hair, with white sacred ash and a red bindi on his forehead, smiling with eyes closed while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white sacred thread stands behind him and touches his face. Red drapery and a gold-carved screen form the backdrop, and a partially visible attendant in orange cloth stands at left. a person's cues include long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery and a rust-brown shawl on a throne; the priest performs the initiation, consistent with a Shiva Deeksha.2017-04-26