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Night-time initiation ceremony under a large open-sided tent with a corrugated roof and strings of lights. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a colourful striped canopy has long dark swept-back hair, a dark beard, rudraksha-style beads, gold armlets and a red-and-gold shawl, and extends his hand toward the forehead of a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread. The young man raises his right hand in salutation. Smoke rises from a fire or offering area at left, where rows of seated participants in white and saffron sit before flower garlands, brass vessels and offerings on mats. Mostly a ritual deeksha scene; the seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji on the throne, with long hair, beard, gold ornaments and red-and-gold clothing.

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May 02 20172017-05-02Night ritual under a corrugated metal shed strung with coloured lights. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl stands raising one hand while a long-haired figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a gold-topped canopy with red-and-blue fringe holds a ritual item to his forehead. The seated figure wears a red-maroon garment, gold armlets and a long gold necklace. Before them a sacred fire burns in a square pit with brass vessels and flower offerings, and a row of seated devotees in white and ochre clothes fill the floor. A shirtless attendant in white stands behind the throne.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Night ceremony under a open-sided pavilion with string lights and a smoky ritual fire pit. A seated man in a golden throne with ornate gold carving and a red cushion, under a multicoloured canopy, wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with a reddish-brown dhoti. Before him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border raises his hands in blessing while another priest holds a small framed picture. Several saffron-robed devotees sit to the right, and a row of ritual pots, flowers and oil lamps lies in front. A seated person in a pink head cloth sits lower left beside floral offerings.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02