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A photograph of a diksha or blessing ritual in a hall with a red curtain. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing an ochre-orange robe and a white forehead band, reaches out to apply sacred ash to the forehead of a seated man in white dhoti with yellow borders. A younger attendant bare-chested in a white and yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans in from the left, holding the seated man's head. A silver cup on a stand and a silver pillar stand sit beside them, with a leopard-print cushion and a brass lamp nearby. Three people are visible.

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April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesMay 06 20182018-05-06Photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, wearing a red-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a white-banded forehead and long hair. He places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white cloth over the eyes. Another attendant with a red headband and a trident-marked forehead supports the devotee from behind, and a red-patterned backdrop fills the stage. Persons visible: three; no printed caption naming the seated man appears in the image.2018-05-06May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene on a stage. A seated man with long dark hair, a short beard, gold earrings, a rust-red robe and layered gold beaded necklaces rests a hand on the chest area of a kneeling bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti. A younger attendant in orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark stands at left, placing a hand on the kneeling man's head. The seated figure sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, and a silver staff rests beside him.2017-11-19November 16 20152015-11-16A seated man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange garment with a golden-yellow border, extends his right hand to touch the head of a seated man in a white shirt. He wears layered rudraksha malas and has a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white markings on his forehead and arms leans in and watches. A red velvet curtain hangs behind them, a gold-coloured ornament sits at left, and two electric fans and an air conditioner are visible at the back of the room. Two more people's hands and a head are visible at the lower right and bottom edge.2013-09-14A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a temple hall. A seated man in a dark maroon-brown robe with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and a large gold ceremonial pendant rests both hands on the shaved head of a bare-backed kneeling devotee in white dhoti. Beside him a standing attendant with a long beaded rudraksha mala, gold necklace and white tilak holds a folded paper, and other attendants in white dhotis with white body markings support the kneeling devotee. Orange and saffron cloths hang in the background near brass lamps and a silver seat, with a small metal animal figure in the foreground.2017-10-01September 28 20142014-09-28A photograph of a seated man on a red-cushioned throne with a silver-embossed backrest, wearing a rust-red robe, a dark rudraksha mala and a leopard-print headwrap, receiving a blessing. He raises his right hand toward a kneeling devotee bare-chested in a white dhoti with white markings on his shoulders, who presses his palms together with bowed head. Around them stand several attendants in orange and saffron cloth, one in a white dhoti with gold border, some with rudraksha necklaces and white forehead markings. Gold ornaments and a decorated deity murti appear at the right edge.2017-12-10October 05 20172017-10-05A seated man in rust-brown robes, with a gold-bead and ornate gold pendant necklace, long swept-back hair, a sacred mark on his forehead and a long silver staff beside him, sits on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushioning, placing his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white dhoti. Three standing men in saffron-orange cloth, some with rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, hold a folded paper and support the kneeling devotee's shoulders. Red curtains form the backdrop. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold ceremonial necklaces, and a rust-brown robe on a throne.2017-11-19