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A seated figure in an orange sari-style wrap with a tiger-stripe print sits on an ornate gold-and-silver throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing a long pearl and bead necklace and a hair bun. A small girl in white clothes and a pink-and-white striped headband kneels on a grey-and-white rug, hands pressed together, receiving a handful of offerings. Behind them a woman in orange and white holds a silver bowl, and a crowd in white and orange stands in a hall with a microphone stand and screens. A gilded deity murti sits at the lower left. The seated figure's appearance is uncertain, so no identity is asserted.

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December 20 20122012-12-20December 20 20122012-12-20December 20 20122012-12-20December 20 20122012-12-20December 20 20122012-12-20A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in an ornate hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a tiger-striped saffron and orange garment, a wide gold-toned belt and a beaded necklace, sits on a decorated seat and presses his right palm to the forehead of a young woman in white clothes with an orange beaded mala. A red and gold canopy with tassels, a gold lion-shaped object in the foreground, and a silver-embroidered cloth backdrop frame the scene. Behind them an assistant in a red vest holds a brass tray, and white-clad devotees sit in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and giving the blessing.2012-12-20A seated man on a golden-carved throne wears a tiger-striped saffron-and-gold garment, a long white pearl necklace and an orange cloth on his lap, with his hand extended. A man in white clothes and an orange head cloth prostrates on a white shag rug in front of him. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged nearby, and a group of people in white and orange shawls stands in the background near a canopy of tassels, potted plants and a gold lion-shaped figure. The setting appears to be a formal ashram-style hall with stage lighting.2012-12-20A padapuja ceremony in a hall with gold-trimmed decor. A man seated on a dark throne with a gold lion figure beside him wears a pink and white flower garland, rudraksha mala, orange robe and a red-and-white forehead mark; he extends his bare foot onto a purple flower-filled plate. A girl in white with an orange shawl holds a silver plate of offerings, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with palms joined in namaste. Other seated devotees in orange and white, a woman in orange and a person in a yellow headcloth fill the foreground. Behind them stands a golden deity murti shrine and a banner, with a pair of golden ceremonial items nearby. a person is the seated man on the throne, showing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace in an orange robe.2012-12-20December 20 20122012-12-20A seated man with long dark hair wears a tiger-striped saffron wrap, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a sash, sitting on a silver-ornamented throne with gold lion-shaped armrests. He touches the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange sash, who presses his palms together in greeting. Behind them, several people in white and red-orange clothing stand near a potted plant and a tasselled canopy. The seated man has distinctive long hair, saffron-toned ornate clothing and a ceremonial necklace, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate, shown in person.2012-12-20A seated man with swept-back black hair wears a tiger-striped saffron wrap, a beaded necklace and a gold crown-like headpiece, sitting on an ornate silver-and-gold carved throne. He reaches out to bless a young girl in white top and jeans who kneels on a plush rug with her hands raised in prayer; a woman in a white outfit behind him holds a metal plate of offerings. Behind them, people in white and red-saffron clothing stand in a room with curtains and a pillar.2012-12-20A seated guru in saffron-orange robes, with long dark matted locks piled high, sits on a gold-carved throne draped with leopard-print cushions. He wears heavy gold necklaces, bangles and a rudraksha mala, and rests a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white who bows before him. Behind them, women in white and cream sarees with gold borders and white headbands stand with folded hands, one wearing a rudraksha mala, while gold ornate decorations and a kalasha-like gilded panel fill the background. The scene suggests a diksha or initiation. a person: the seated guru in saffron with long swept-back locks, rudraksha and gold adornments, giving initiation.2016-06-19