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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a tent canopy, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment, a bare upper torso with a rudraksha mala and a long pink-and-yellow flower garland. He raises his right hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee bowing forward, wearing an orange-and-white shawl with ash marks on his forehead. Behind them, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a brass ritual staff with a decorative finial, while another young man with ash marks watches. Smoke rises from the ritual object and strings of coloured lights hang in the background.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a tent canopy, holding a brass lamp from which smoke rises, while a man kneels before him. The seated figure wears an orange-red robe, a pink and yellow flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, with a bare upper body and bright tilak, a person by appearance cues. Standing beside are two men in white dhotis with sacred ash and tilak marks, one with a rudraksha necklace and bare chest, plus a further attendant behind. A trident-topped staff and colourful string lights appear in the background. Setting suggests a ritual blessing or deeksha with incense.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23A seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, a saffron-brown wrap and layered pink and yellow flower garlands raises a golden kalasha-like vessel toward the head of a kneeling older devotee in an orange shawl with folded hands. Around them a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands behind, a younger man in a white dhoti and sacred thread watches, and a red throne with ornate gold carving sits beside them under a tent roof with string lights. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, with long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, garlands and a gold-accented red throne; he is performing a blessing ritual. Smoke rises from the vessel. This is a photograph of a blessing ritual with 4 people visible.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23April 04 20172017-04-04A photograph of a ceremony at an outdoor pavilion at night, with string lights and a striped canopy. A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red robe, a yellow and pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, smiling. Beside him stands a bare-chested man with long hair, a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti, and a trident-topped staff stands nearby. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand behind, one with a video camera, and a person in white bends over fruit and offerings in the foreground. Incense smoke rises from brass lamps on the sides.2017-02-23December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a white-and-red garland of flowers, gold bangles, a long rudraksha-style necklace with gold beads, a rust-brown wrap and long dark hair, with a red tilak on his forehead. He leans forward with a smile, one hand raised toward the head of a bare-chested kneeling devotee in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-white garland, who bows with hands joined. Another person in an orange sari stands behind, and a metal ceremonial lamp stands to the right. The setting appears to be an open pavilion with flowering shrubs outside. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, gold necklace and saffron-brown wrap on the throne.2016-10-26A seated man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and a shawl wrap sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing long white and red flower garlands, a heavy gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and dark rudraksha-style beads. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he wears a red tilak. He leans forward and applies a thread or ritual mark to the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti with a yellow marigold garland, who bows forward with his hair parted. A woman in an orange and pink sari stands behind, holding a small object, and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand rises at right beside the throne. Photo of a seated initiation-style ceremony in an open courtyard. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads and ceremonial gold ornaments on a throne, qualifying appearance cues.2016-10-26