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A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne chair holds a white-and-pink cord over the bare head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee in a temple setting. The seated figure wears a rust-red garment, a long gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, a red-and-gold waist sash, beaded rudraksha bracelets and a tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back hair and a beard; he is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues of distinctive hair, gold necklaces and ceremonial dress. Another attendant in a rust-red top stands at left with a hand on the kneeling man's shoulder. Behind them are a dark stone pillar, brass vessels, a kalasha-like golden pot, and saffron and pink cloths hanging in the background.

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September 26 20172017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26A photograph of a seated man in a dark red-brown robe with a gold-trimmed belt and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, wearing a red mala-like bead set and red bangles, sitting on an ornate silver and red-cushioned throne. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, a shaved-headed clerical presence aside, a beard, and a red-brown robe with ornate gold ceremonial jewelry indicate the seated figure, who holds a thin white thread drawn across the head of a bare-chested man bending forward. The bending man has a white ritual cord and white dhoti-style cloth, while a second attendant in white with rudraksha beads and gold chain holds a folded paper. Behind them stand orange and saffron-robed figures and a deity murti in the background, with a carved stone pillar and a silver lion-shaped footstool in front.2017-10-01September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a temple-like setting. A seated man in a dark maroon-red dhoti-style robe and heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist belt sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a white tilak on his forehead and reddish-orange bangles. A devotee's bare-backed figure with dark hair leans forward with his head bowed, and a attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and beaded necklaces holds a white thread and a small card. The thread is being wound or tied around the devotee's head. Orange cloth and brass lamps are visible in the background, along with a silver lion-shaped armrest. Three people are visible.2017-10-01September 26 20172017-09-26September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment on a silver and red throne. A seated man with long dreadlocks, a white forehead mark, rudraksha earrings, rudraksha malas and heavy gold necklaces, wearing a rust-red robe with a gold waist belt, guides a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti who bows forward with his head lowered. The seated man's hands rest near the devotee's head while a white thread is held taut across it. A third person in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left holding a small pink card. Orange and saffron cloths and a brass lamp stand in the background. a person: the seated man has long dreadlocks, rudraksha ornaments, gold necklaces and a red robe, consistent with the page reference.2017-10-01A seated man in a maroon-brown robe and a heavy gold bead mala with a large gold pendant sits on an ornate silver-framed throne with a red cushion, a tilak mark on his forehead and long swept-back hair. Before him a bare-backed devotee with white sacred thread kneels, his head tilted forward as the seated figure's hand touches his head in blessing. Behind them hang orange and red cloths and brass lamps. a person, in appearance-based label, is seated on the throne giving blessings to a kneeling devotee. A person being blessed by a seated guru; blessing gesture; rudraksha and gold mala; silver throne.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-brown robe with a gold-beaded necklace, gold waist belt and red bangles sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, a tilak on his forehead and long dark hair falling down his back. He holds a white thread and reaches toward the head of a bare-chested man bowing forward, whose head is being guided by the seated figure's hand. Behind him a second man in white dhoti and layered rudraksha malas holds a small pink card and thread. Stone lion figures flank the throne, with orange and red fabrics hanging in the background. Visible ritual action suggests a thread-binding blessing. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a saffron-brown robe, long hair, a gold necklace and a throne, consistent with the page reference.2017-10-01