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Photograph of a stage ritual against a dark starry blue backdrop. A bearded man with a tall dreadlocked hair bun wrapped with rudraksha beads sits on a white and red throne decorated with a carved sun face. He wears a rust-orange dhoti-style garment, long rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold chain and rudraksha armlets, with white tilak marks on his forehead. He gazes toward a person kneeling with bare upper back in white clothing, while a second person in orange with rudraksha beads and white body markings holds a strip of white cloth above the kneeling devotee's head. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation ceremony.

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Photograph of a stage ceremony. A man seated on a red and white ornate throne, wearing a long dark braided hairstyle with a rudraksha band, white forehead markings, a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold pendant, looks toward a devotee kneeling before him. The devotee is bare-chested with a white dhoti and white body markings. A standing attendant in a white dhoti and rudraksha bracelets holds up a small white paper or card above the kneeling devotee. Blue starry backdrop lighting.2018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-bordered edge, wearing multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, rudraksha bracelets and a gold pendant. His long dark dreadlocks are wound up with a rudraksha band, and white vibhuti marks his forehead. He sits on an ornate white-and-red throne against a dark star-spangled backdrop, gazing toward a bare-backed child with white ash markings on the shoulders who leans toward him. a person: the seated figure shows long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace consistent with the page's a person reference, and is presented on a throne as the central figure.2018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15A stage photograph of a bearded man with long dark matted hair wrapped up and adorned with rudraksha beads, wearing a saffron-red shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas, and a gold chain, reaching out to place his hand on the head of a bowed young boy in white ritual cloth. Behind them, a white ornate throne with carved lion-like motifs and a red cushion sits against a blue star-field backdrop. A second figure in orange robes with beaded necklaces stands at the left edge. The seated-and-blessing gesture suggests a blessing or initiation moment.2018-04-15A photograph of a ceremonial blessing on a stage with a blue starry backdrop. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped up on his head, wearing rudraksha malas on his wrists, neck and head, and an orange-red shawl over a bare chest, applies a white vibhuti mark to the forehead of a bare-chested kneeling devotee with palms pressed together. An attendant in an orange garment and white turban stands behind, and a silver-ornamented red throne is visible at right. a person appears to be the figure with the rudraksha-adorned dreadlocks performing the blessing.2018-04-15A photograph of a stage event. A seated man with long dark dreadlocks wrapped in a crown-like coil of rudraksha beads, white tilak on his forehead, a thick rudraksha mala draped over an orange-brown shawl, and a gold pendant necklace, sits on a red and white ornate throne with a carved lion face. He raises one palm toward a bare-chested devotee kneeling in the foreground, whose back shows white ash markings. A third person, partly visible at left with rudraksha bracelets, holds up a white card with a small printed image while touching the kneeling devotee's head. The background is dark blue with starry lights. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by his dreadlocks, rudraksha crown, orange shawl, mala and ornate throne, in the role of blessing the devotee.2018-04-15A photograph of a ceremonial blessing on a stage with a deep blue starry backdrop. A seated man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rudraksha band, wearing orange-red robes, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, has his hand raised to the forehead of a bare-chested, white-sashed devotee kneeling before him, a moment of transmission. A second orange-clad attendant stands at left with a hand on the kneeling man's shoulder, and a third person in a pink-and-yellow turban and beaded necklaces stands behind. a person is the seated figure, based on the dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and saffron robes; the kneeling devotee receives the blessing. A white ornate throne is visible at right, and a partial figure in orange occupies the right edge.2018-04-15A photograph on a stage with a blue-purple starry backdrop. A man with long dreadlocked hair wound up on his head, a white tilak across his forehead, rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and an orange-red shawl over his shoulders sits on an ornate white throne-like chair on the right, extending his hand toward a bare-chested devotee who bends forward. The devotee is receiving a white cloth or thread placed over his head and shoulders by an attendant in orange at left. A small metal tray stands in the foreground. The seated figure matches the appearance cues of the a person candidate, with distinctive hair, rudraksha and saffron-orange clothing, so he is labelled a person in this description, with the attendant and devotee as separate people.2018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15October 15 20172017-10-15