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A seated man with long dark wavy hair wears an orange-saffron robe that leaves his right shoulder bare, and he raises his right palm in a blessing gesture while smiling. He sits on an ornate golden throne beside a gilded deity murti with a crown, and red fabric draped behind him. In the left foreground a person in white clothing bows with head lowered. Behind them a row of seated monks and devotees in orange robes sit beneath tall bamboo staffs topped with orange flags, in a monastic initiation setting. The visual cues of the central figure's long hair, saffron robe and ornate throne suggest a probable Swamiji, a sannyasi leader in a ritual session.

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August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A seated long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in a namaste gesture with eyes lowered. A gilded carved deity murti stands beside the throne, and a gold-carved lion or animal figure rests at its base. Several shaved-headed monks in saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the left, one wearing glasses. A red fabric canopy and dark curtains frame the scene.2006-08-22A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a bare upper body, sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, one hand raised in a blessing gesture. Flanking him are gilded deity murti statues and a golden lion-form armrest. In the foreground, several shaven-headed men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, one with eyes closed. The swami on the throne shows distinctive long hair and saffron shawl with rudraksha-adorned ceremonial presence, which is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated as the presiding figure at a Brahmacharya training session.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, curly dark hair sits at right beside a large golden deity murti of a seated multi-armed form with a crown and jewelled ornaments, decorated with a red flower. Behind them, several shaved-headed monks in orange robes stand near tall bamboo poles topped with saffron flags against a cream-coloured wall, and a young woman with long dark hair is seen at lower left. A purple curtain hangs in the background and ornate gold objects appear at the lower right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long curly hair, saffron robes and a bare shoulder, consistent with the page's identification, presented as a throne-side presence during a monastic initiation session.2006-08-22July 11 20062006-07-11August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a plain pale wall behind. In the foreground a figure with voluminous dark curly hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and bare chest, holding a small brass or gold ritual vessel toward a large ornate gilt metal deity murti with a crown and multiple arms, decorated with red cloth. Behind and to the left, a bald man with glasses wears orange robes and sits with hands folded, beside several shaved-headed men in orange garments seated on the floor. Gold ritual implements are visible at the lower right. The figure with curly hair has distinctive long hair and orange garb, consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22July 11 20062006-07-11