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A seated man in a large ornate golden throne with scalloped gold carving and a red cushion receives a young shirtless boy with ash markings on his shoulder. The seated man wears a dark turban, a maroon and gold-bordered robe, a gold waist sash and long rudraksha malas hanging to his waist, with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a white and yellow flower-decorated ritual item across his lap while touching the boy's arm. The boy wears beaded bands and an orange-gold cloth. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near a red metal frame, and bright festival colours appear at the left edge.

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January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing a maroon-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala with a long double strand around the neck, gold earrings and a red bindi. He holds a white-and-black handled ritual whisk topped with yellow marigold flowers and gestures with his other hand. Beside him, a bare-chested young man in orange cloth with a beaded armband kneels, and a person in a white dhoti and shawl stands behind. Swamiji (probable) appears in the central seated figure, whose long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala and maroon-gold clothing fit the page's account; the kneeling attendant and standing person are devotees or attendants.2016-01-02A seated man in a golden ornate throne, wearing a dark rust-red and saffron-yellow robe with a dark turban-like head covering, a red tilak on his forehead, and long rudraksha malas over his shoulders. He raises his right hand toward the head of a bare-chested young man kneeling in front of him, touching or blessing him, and holds a yellow flower-tipped whisk in his left hand. Behind them, white-robed attendants and a red wall are visible.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A seated man in a deep maroon and gold dhoti-style garment, with long braided rope-like hair wound on his head, rudraksha-style brown beaded mala necklaces and gold earrings, holds a yellow flower garland and a silver-edged ceremonial rod over the head of a bare-chested young boy with white ash lines on his back and a dark beaded necklace. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand near a red metal frame. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by his crown-like braided hair, maroon and gold robes, mala necklaces and throne seating, presiding over a blessing or initiation moment.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A seated man in a maroon-and-gold robe with a dark turban and a dense rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, holding a white-and-grey ceremonial whisk and a yellow marigold garland. He gently touches the whisk toward a small bare-chested boy in an orange cloth who kneels before him, with a white sacred ash marking on his shoulder. Behind them a standing figure in white clothes and a red-thread bracelet is partly visible, and red metal railings frame the stage. This appears to be a blessing moment in the seated figure's role as the throned guru; probable Swamiji by his turban, rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed maroon robe, seated in a place of honour.2016-01-02