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A photograph of a ceremonial honouring inside a decorated hall. A central figure sits on a gold-trimmed throne wearing an orange-red turban, an orange-red robe and a long ornate gold necklace with a rudraksha-style mala, leaning forward with eyes closed. Several devotees surround him, a woman in a cream sari with a green-and-blue border touching his head with an offering, a man on the left in a white dhoti with a bare chest and white sandal marks, and a man behind in white with tilak. Others in white and saffron crowd in from the edges. Behind the throne is a large floral arrangement of yellow marigolds with red, orange and green bands, and gold pillars frame the room.

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A photograph of a ceremonial honouring inside a temple-style room decorated with bright marigold and multicoloured flower garlands and a gold lion-head figure at right. A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and orange robe with a heavy gold and rudraksha-style necklace sits on a gold-trimmed throne and bows his head while a woman in a cream sari with a pink border presses a hand to his turban. Around them, a man with glasses in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, a priest with white forehead markings, and several women in white and cream saris and rudraksha malas attend the rite. Oil lamps and gilded decorations stand in the background.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne draped with yellow, white and red flower garlands, wearing a maroon turban, saffron-toned robes and a rudraksha mala, smiling broadly. A woman in a red and gold sari with grey hair in a bun kneels and offers something at his feet, while a man in a white shirt crouches nearby. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in orange and a bare-chested attendant with white tilak stand in a golden-pillared shrine room. A woman in orange stands at the lower right. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure, showing a maroon turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands on a throne, with the attendants and devotees around him in a padapuja-style offering.2015-07-31A photograph of a seated figure wearing a large orange-red turban being adjusted by a woman in the foreground. Her hands hold the fabric at the top of the head while a second woman in a white and teal sari, with beaded bracelets and gold bangles, leans in from the left. Behind them stands a golden deity murti or ornate golden figure, and a garland of yellow and orange marigolds with green leaves hangs in the background beside a lit oil lamp and a small kalasha-like vessel. The scene suggests a ritual crowning or turban-dressing in a puja setting. The figure wears gold ornaments and rudraksha-style beads on the wrist. No readable names appear on the figure.2015-07-31A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam-style blessing in a richly decorated temple setting. A seated figure in saffron-red robes and a long rudraksha-style bead garland receives a golden kalasha-type vessel poured over the head, while several people in white and cream clothing and ornaments hold up and steady the vessel. A man in white dhoti on the left smiles, and a woman in a white sari with bangles on the right holds the pot. Behind is a large arrangement of yellow, orange and red marigold and flower garlands, and gold-carved pillars frame the scene. Women with jasmine garlands stand at the lower edge, with additional people partly visible.2015-07-31A photograph inside a decorated hall where a seated guru on a golden throne receives devotees during a Guru Purnima satsang. The seated figure wears a red-orange turban, a red-orange shawl and a layered garland of white, red and yellow flowers, with a gold ornament at the neck, and holds a small offering in one hand. Beside him stands a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and orange-gold cloth, and a man with a white vertical tilak and white dhoti with a gold border. Two women in front, one in a white garment and one with dark hair and a brown shawl, face the throne. A large floral backdrop of yellow, red and green flowers and golden lion carvings surround the throne, and a kalasha sits at lower left.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a devotional abhishekam-style blessing inside a temple setting with gold-painted pillars and a red curtain. A central figure seated in red and orange garments with a rudraksha mala and a green garland is having a golden kalasha-style vessel raised over the head, while several hands reach in to hold it. A man on the left in a rudraksha mala and white dhoti-style clothing reaches up, and a woman on the right wears an orange top and a rudraksha mala, with jasmine and marigold garlands draped around the scene. Several onlookers, including a child at the lower left, watch closely. The people count is approximately six.2015-07-31A photograph inside a temple-style hall at a Guru Purnima satsang. A man with long dark hair, wearing a reddish-orange garment and rudraksha mala, sits on a golden-brown throne-like seat beneath a large floral garland of yellow, white and red flowers. A microphone stands in front of him. A bald priest in an orange-yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a small golden vessel and applies or offers something to the seated man. Around them devotees in white saris and white clothes, many wearing red shawls, sit or kneel and reach toward the seat. A golden deity figure and decorated pillars frame the scene. Some faces are partially hidden by people in the foreground.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31