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Outdoor ceremony beside a large rectangular water tank with stone steps and a metal railing strung with orange and green leaves. A seated figure in an ornate gold and red throne wears an orange turban, orange robes, a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff upright. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues of orange turban, ornate gold necklace and orange robes, seated as the central figure. A bald devotee in orange robes kneels with folded hands before the throne at the water's edge. Behind them, rows of women and girls in orange and maroon clothing stand or sit on the steps near the water, while white-clad people fill the tiered seating in the background under red and white bunting. A camera operator is visible at the lower right.

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A photo of an outdoor ritual by a pool with stone steps at an ashram. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange turban, orange robes, a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, and holds up a silver trident. Before him, a bare-chested man in orange bends forward, touching his head to the ground. Beside the throne, a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding orange cloth. Rows of people in orange and red robes sit along the steps to the water, with a garland-decorated pole at right and a sannyasi in orange with white forehead markings at left. The seated figure in the turban is a person candidate per appearance cues, shown in a ritual setting receiving devotion.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoors beside a turquoise pool, a seated figure in an orange-and-saffron turban and orange robe, with a gold-toned bead necklace and gold bangles, holds a ceremonial staff and touches the head of a standing younger devotee in an orange robe with a dark wrap. The seated figure sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim. Around them, rows of orange-clad devotees, several with white forehead marks and rudraksha-style beads, sit on stone steps, and more people in white and orange line the terraced stands behind the pool. Garlands of green leaves and orange flowers hang along the pool's railing. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation at the water's edge. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the turban and gold necklace.2013-07-22A seated figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a yellow border sits on a red cushioned golden throne, holding a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident. He wears a long gold and bead necklace, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style bead garland, with white markings on his arms and face. Beside him, rows of women in orange saris and matching sannyasi-style clothing sit by a stone-edged water tank, several with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in white bends forward to touch the stone steps. Red and white bunting and a multi-storey red building rise behind the tank. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with a trident staff, wearing a turban and crown-like gold necklaces, and is the presiding figure at the water tank.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor ceremony at a stepped poolside courtyard. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushions wears an orange-brown turban, a gold necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold armbands, and holds a tall ceremonial staff with a silver top while reaching toward a kneeling devotee in orange robes. The devotee, shaved-headed with a bare upper body, kneels in front of the throne; a bald man in glasses and orange robes stands nearby. Behind them, rows of saffron-clad devotees and white-clad attendees sit on red steps beside a water pool, with red bunting and a red building in the background.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor photo at a tank-side ghat with clear water. A seated man in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing gold beaded necklaces and bangles, sits on a red-cushioned gilded throne and places his right hand on the head of a young woman kneeling in front of him. He holds a long silver staff in his left hand. The kneeling woman wears an orange sari and is bent forward in devotion. Around them, many people in orange and saffron clothing sit on stone steps and tiers, several with white and red forehead markings, some with hands folded. A garland of green leaves and flowers hangs over the water on the right, and a crowd in white sits in the tiered seating across the water in the background.2013-07-22