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A photograph of a seated figure with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha malas, orange cloth draped over the body, extending a hand over a shaven-headed devotee who kneels before him amid rising smoke. Behind them, a silver-embossed throne with lion motifs. Nearby, a young woman in a grey dotted sari, a standing man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, a woman in white with a mala, and children in orange and red clothing watch the blessing. The smoke suggests incense or a ritual fire. Swamiji (probable) is seated in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha malas over orange clothing.

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June 13 20132013-06-13A smoky ritual scene under an open-air pavilion with a silver-framed ornate seated throne at right. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-and-bead necklace and a saffron shawl sits on a leopard-print cushion while smoke drifts across him; a priest in saffron with tilak and gold ear ornaments attends at his side, holding a small vessel and offerings. At left, a kneeling man in white clothes with folded hands faces the seated figure, and several young people in saffron robes sit with hands joined in prayer, some with tilak. Bronze vessels rest on the floor, and onlookers in white shirts stand behind, with green trees beyond. The seated figure's identity is not established from appearance.2013-06-13June 13 20132013-06-13June 13 20132013-06-13A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a long gold bead necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver frame, extending an orange cloth over the head of a kneeling woman in a white sari with a gold border and glasses. A shaved-headed man in orange kneels beside her, smoke rises in the foreground, and standing attendants in orange and saffron watch behind them. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan in an outdoor courtyard. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure with long swept-back hair, gold necklace and orange robe, receiving the blessing role.2013-06-13July 22 20132013-07-22June 13 20132013-06-13September 14 20142014-09-14September 15 20162016-09-15A photograph of a seated man in saffron and rust-coloured robes on an orange-draped throne, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers over rudraksha beads, holding a silver staff in one hand and raising the other palm in blessing. Several people in orange and white attire stand and sit beside him, including a shaved-headed attendant in saffron with a white forehead mark and a white-clad man holding a gold-tipped rod. Two women with flower-adorned hair sit with folded hands before a lit oil lamp and a brass thali of flowers and fruit. Marigold and jasmine petals lie on the floor. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification of the event.2013-06-23 +3 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10A homa fire ritual at night in an open courtyard. In the centre, a man seated before a silver-backed chair wears an orange-saffron turban, a dense rudraksha mala and a long gold floral garland with a gold pendant, plus gold armbands and bracelets; he holds a ladle over a rectangular fire pit with smoke rising. Beside him a priest in orange cloth tends small oil lamps and brass vessels. Behind them, a row of people in orange and yellow clothing sit with hands folded in prayer, some wearing rudraksha malas. Brass plates of offerings and a scatter of leaves lie on a patterned mat, and a standing fan is visible at right. The seated central man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, though not conclusive.2013-07-22