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A seated man with long dark hair swept up and a gold crescent ornament at the crown, wearing a rudraksha-style dark mala and layered gold chain, a brown-red garment, and a multi-coloured floral garland across his shoulders. His forehead bears white and red markings. Beside him, a shirtless man with his back to the camera raises both hands in a blessing or ritual gesture, and another devotee's arm is raised behind him, lit by warm orange light against a dark setting. Two sets of hands are raised toward the seated figure in what appears to be a ritual blessing.

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March 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a crescent ornament on his head, a multi-strand red and pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a dark robe sits on a gold-trimmed throne in front of a red pillar. He places his hand on the forehead of a bare-chested man in white dhoti who kneels with palms joined, a ritual blessing scene. Behind them a standing man in a red shawl and rudraksha mala watches. A turbaned attendant is partly visible at lower left, with flower offerings on the floor. Strings of lights glow in the background at night. The seated man has distinctive long hair, a crescent crown and garlanded ornate attire, consistent with a person (a person) candidate in a throne-blessing role.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-backed, shaved-scalp devotee seen from behind, his hands raised to the sides of his head as he receives a blessing. Beside him a figure with a tall black turban topped by a gold crescent ornament wears a red-and-pink flower garland, a gold chest pendant and a gold necklace, and places hands near the devotee's head. Warm red lighting and dark background suggest an indoor ceremony.2016-03-06 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesAugust 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a ritual initiation. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a short haircut and white paste markings on his chest and shoulders holds a white and red flower garland and wears a red and white beaded neck cord, his eyes lowered. Behind him a seated figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a red-brown shawl edged with white flowers, gold earrings and gold bangles places a hand on the man's head in blessing. Blurred figures in red and white cloth stand in the background. The seated figure may be a candidate for a person but the appearance is not distinct enough to confirm.2016-07-03A photograph of a shirtless devotee kneeling before a seated figure in a red-brown wrap, who places his right hand on the devotee's forehead during an initiation. The seated figure wears a long, swept-back hairstyle, a rudraksha bracelet, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, and a large red and white flower garland with yellow marigolds. Behind them stands a stone deity murti and a red-cushioned silver-lion throne. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure, identified by his long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold jewellery and red-brown ceremonial wrap, performing a shiva deeksha blessing. The devotee has curly hair, a bare chest with white painted lines, and holds his hands together in prayer.2017-10-05