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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair worn loose, a full beard and white tilak marks on his forehead, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders. He sits on an ornate silver-toned throne with carved openwork, gesturing with his right hand toward a person whose shoulder is visible at the lower right. Behind him a woman in orange clothing with a long rudraksha mala and a red-bordered tassel stands near a carved silver pillar, and red and yellow flower garlands hang from the top of the frame. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge, and a fan is visible behind. a person is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala on the attendant, seated on a throne.

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May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24A seated man with long dark dreadlocks, a full beard and white forehead markings wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, palms pressed together in anjali with a smile. A red-thread bracelet is on his wrist. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking reaches toward him. Behind them are ornate silver-toned metal screens, red and white floral garlands, a brass oil lamp and an electric fan. a person: the long dreadlocks, rust-orange clothing and bare-shouldered wrap are the qualifying cues.2018-05-24A bearded man with long dark dreadlocks wears a rust-orange saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder and holds a white cord or beaded strand with his hands. He sits in front of an ornate silver-toned metal backdrop, flanked by tall pillars wrapped in garlands of orange and yellow flowers with mirror-like sequins and red floral garlands hanging above. To the right, a woman with dark hair and a forehead mark wears an orange garment and a beaded necklace, smiling. Another person in orange cloth stands behind the garlands. The setting looks like a temple or ceremonial hall with decorated pillars.2018-05-24A photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap, seated on an ornate silver throne decorated with red and orange marigold garlands. He smiles and raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with white trim sits with a mala, and at the right edge a figure with long matted hair wears a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and holds a tall silver staff. The setting is a temple-like hall with a standing fan and flower-wrapped pillars. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron-orange cloth and a shawl-like wrap, with a throne as the setting.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24A photograph of a ritual scene in an ornate temple-style hall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dreadlocks and a full beard, wearing a saffron-orange shawl wrapped around his waist and shoulders and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, reaches forward to touch or anoint the shoulder of a devotee in saffron clothing. Garlands of red and multicolour flowers hang in the background beside a silver-patterned pillar, a brass oil lamp and a white pedestal fan. Another person in orange with a red thread on the wrist is visible at the right edge. Several people are partly visible.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24A bearded man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, wearing an orange-red wrap over bare shoulders, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee during a ritual blessing. The devotee has a white mark on the forehead and bare upper body with a white and yellow cloth draped over. Behind them, a woman in orange clothing wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds a white card. Red and yellow flower garlands hang from pillars decorated with silver and tinsel, and an oil lamp stands at left beside an electric fan. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation ceremony in a temple-like hall.2018-05-24