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Indoor ceremony on a raised pink platform before a maroon drape and a wall of painted standing figures. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a woven basket with a green leaf and offering while a second man in a dark embroidered kurta and black dhoti, wearing a long multicoloured jasmine garland with red flower tassels and a gold chain, stands with eyes lowered and red tilak on his forehead. A gold-fringed canopy strung with white jasmine and yellow and pink flowers sits at left, with a turquoise cloth on the floor. The scene reads as a puja or blessing ritual. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the dark-kurta man with long swept-back hair, gold chain and garland, in a ceremonial role receiving the offering.

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A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a raised pink platform before a backdrop of printed standing figures and a maroon curtain. A man in a white dhoti and kurta, with an orange cloth over his shoulder, holds a small offering tray and touches the forehead of a man standing barefoot before him. That standing man wears a dark embroidered kurta with a black sleeveless vest, a gold chain, and a long multicolour and white flower garland with red blossom tassels. A decorated canopy with white, yellow and pink flower garlands stands at left. A light blue cloth lies on the floor in front. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation rite, and a printed 'a person' copyright credit is visible on the image, which is not reproduced in the text field.2006-12-28A ceremonial photograph in a decorated hall. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left holding a brass pot and a green leaf. 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