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A photograph of a ritual in a brick-walled hall with a striped multicoloured cloth floor. A seated man in a maroon-brown robe with a gold border and a white tripundra forehead mark sits on an ornate gold throne with a cobra-hood backrest and red cushions, eyes closed, with a white flower at his feet. Standing before him with his back partly turned is a man in an orange turban and orange wrap, holding up green leaves above the seated man's head as part of a blessing. Offerings in yellow and white cloth, a brass plate and a flower garland lie on the floor in front. The seated figure has long hair and a mala-style bead string on his wrist, and the scene reads as a formal initiation or puja.

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January 13 20182018-01-13January 13 20182018-01-13January 13 20182018-01-13Photograph of a seated man in a red-maroon robe on an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra-hood backrest and red cushions, touching his forehead with his right hand. A shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with white tripundra marks stands at left holding a silver bowl, another attendant in orange stands at right edge, and a third bare-armed attendant is at far left edge. The floor is covered with striped multicolored cloth; a yellow flower and white cloth-wrapped object sit in front, with flower petals and a broom nearby. Seated man appears to be a probable Swamiji by his long swept-back hair, red-maroon robe and ornate gold throne setting.2018-01-13January 13 20182018-01-13A 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.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesMay 24 20182018-05-24January 02 20162016-01-02A seated man in an orange-red turban with a white feather ornament and a green stone sits on an ornate gilded throne against a red backdrop, wearing orange-red robes, a heavy gold-toned chain and a large gold pendant, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. He is probable Swamiji by appearance cues including the ornate gold necklaces and ceremonial turban, and he is pouring or offering grain from a silver bowl. Beside him, a shaven-headed attendant in orange-red robes with white markings on his arm kneels and holds yellow grains above the bowl. A second attendant in orange robes stands at the right edge.2015-10-23July 20 20152015-07-20