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A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated hall. A man in a white shirt and glasses stands at left, holding a folded gold cloth over a decorated object with white and coloured beadwork and a pearl-like hanging element, and offers it toward a figure in saffron-orange ceremonial dress with a gold-embroidered border, long hair tied back, a gold crown, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured shawl. That figure may be a person, based on the long hair, gold crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, but the identification is uncertain from appearance. Beside them, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with a beaded mala and white markings on his arm stands at left, and a woman in an orange sari with a mala watches at right. Potted plants and white draped pillars decorate the background.

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September 15 20132013-09-15June 15 20142014-06-15A photograph at a tented outdoor event with white drapes and a green carpet. A seated figure on a gold-carved throne wears a red-orange turban and red-orange shawl, with a long garland of red and yellow flowers over his shoulders, a red-banded armlet, and a sacred ash mark on his forehead; he smiles broadly and holds a banana. A silver trident stands beside him. Standing nearby are a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a bindi, smiling with hands folded, and a shaven-headed young man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left, holding a folded cloth bundle with hands together in greeting. A laptop, monitors and cables sit on the floor at left, and a second man in white dhoti is partly visible behind them. Four people are visible.2014-06-15A photograph of a ritual scene in a warmly lit hall. A long-haired figure with swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, layered gold necklaces and bangles, and a maroon-and-gold cloth sits on a raised seat and rests a hand on the shaved head of a bald devotee in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala. The devotee kneels before him. A man in an orange shirt kneels at left, smiling. Behind them, standing priests wear saffron-and-gold shawls with rudraksha malas, one in white dhoti with a purple border. A cameraman with a video camera stands at upper right, and a tall silver ceremonial staff and green leaves appear at the edges. Appearance cues match the page candidate; this is a person seated and blessing the kneeling devotee during an initiation-style ritual.2015-07-06A photograph of a seated ceremony in a red-draped hall with a gold-carved throne at left. On the left, a person in an orange-red turban, long beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, gold bangles and an orange-and-gold garment sits on the golden throne, smiling; the figure has distinctive long adornments and a crown-like turban, consistent with the a person cues but appearance is only partly visible. In the centre, a bald man in wire-rimmed glasses, an orange-and-red shawl and a gold pendant necklace sits on the floor. Behind them stand brass oil lamps, a tall brass staff and a rooster-topped brass lamp. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans forward at right, hands gesturing toward the seated figures, while another person in a white garment and colourful dupatta is partly visible at right edge. Three to four people are physically visible, plus a camera on a tripod at left.2015-10-11June 15 20142014-06-15June 30 20162016-06-30June 22 20122012-06-22May 12 20122012-05-12 +2 copiesIndoor hall scene with several people in conversation near a gold-and-red throne with green foliage and white draping behind it. A man in a red-and-gold-bordered saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet on his arm, gestures while speaking to a man in a white shirt holding a folded cloth. Other people in white and saffron stand nearby, a man in white wears a white forehead band, and a camera on a tripod and a large screen showing a deity image are visible in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewelry, rudraksha mala, saffron-gold clothing) is the figure in the centre speaking with the visitor.2013-09-15A photograph inside a hall with a red-curtained stage, blue-and-white floor mats and small brass oil lamps set on the floor. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap with a gold-coloured border and a long rudraksha mala greets a shorter man in a white shirt and white dhoti, placing his hand on the man's shoulder. The man in white has a shaved-looking head with vertical tilak marks. Behind them stands a man in white with tilak, and at right a man in an orange-brown wrap holds a rudraksha mala. A video screen at left shows a seated figure in orange. A gilded deity murti and floral decorations sit on the stage at right.2013-09-27A photograph inside a temple hall with a golden throne-like structure and hanging brass lamps behind the group. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti hands a white marble statue of a seated figure with raised hand to a saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. Another saffron-robed man stands at left with a rudraksha mala, a bare-chested man at right wears a yellow-bordered cloth and holds rudraksha bracelets, and a woman in a red sari with green blouse stands behind, with a garland of marigolds and roses draped on the throne.2013-01-01 +2 copies