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A photograph of a ceremonial moment before an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a white tilak mark, and a bare chest draped in a red-orange shawl wears a white and pink flower garland with gold beads. He leans forward and bends toward a shaven-headed young man kneeling in white clothing with a sacred thread, seen from behind, with a rudraksha mala. A hand from the left holds a folded white paper, and a bejewelled hand on the right rests near them. Gold repoussé decoration fills the background behind the throne.

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne, his bare feet resting on a red cushion. He wears a long white and red flower garland, a rudraksha mala, gold necklace and gold armlets, and has a long dark beard and long hair. He smiles while reading a small piece of white paper in his hand, and his other hand rests on the head of a young man in a white shirt kneeling at his left side, who holds a small object. Behind them stands a figure in an orange garment and a gold kalasha-topped pillar is visible. A woman with a long braid in an orange sari sits at the right edge. Setting appears to be a stage with a red backdrop.2017-04-09A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop shaped like a large halo. He wears a deep red-orange shawl and a pink-and-white flower garland with gold beads, smiling with eyes closed as his hand rests on the garland. In front of him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth holds a folded paper, and a sacred thread hangs at his neck. Microphones or recorders stick into the frame at the left and right edges. a person: the seated man's long swept-back hair, saffron-orange shawl and garland are the distinctive presentation cues here.2017-05-28A photograph of a seated man in a gold and red ornate throne, wearing a rust-orange shawl, a pink and white flower garland, gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, with a white tilak and red bindi and long hair piled on top. He smiles while touching the head of a person seen from behind, whose dark hair is visible in the foreground. Behind them stands a brass vessel and a red water bottle, with gold carved panels in the background. a person seated on the throne blessing a devotee, the appearance cues being the distinctive hairstyle, orange shawl, garland and gold necklace.2017-05-22May 28 20172017-05-28A seated figure on an ornate gold-carved throne with a red cushion before a red draped curtain, wearing rust-red robes, a gold-and-bead necklace, layered garlands, gold armbands and a forehead tilak, with long dark hair swept back and a full beard, appearing to receive a ritual. In the foreground a bare-backed, shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti bends forward with white paste on his shoulders and back, while another person's hand holds a small brass item at the left edge. The appearance of the throned figure matches several cues for Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-red garments, so he is identified in the description with that label and the setting is a diksha initiation scene.2017-04-26A photograph of a man in a white shirt and orange-patterned shawl raising one arm toward a seated figure in a rust-orange robe with a white forehead band and a dark tilak mark, wearing a garland of pink lotus blossoms and clear beads. The seated figure, with long dark hair, turns to look upward toward the raised hand. Behind them stands an ornate gold-leaf throne back with scrolling relief patterns. The scene suggests a blessing or ceremonial gesture. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's cues include long hair, a crown-style head covering, saffron-toned robe, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, and is seated before an ornate throne.2017-03-03A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, wearing a rust-orange shawl with a pink lotus-petal garland, touching the head of a bare-shouldered devotee kneeling before him. Behind them a heavily ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion. The seated man is an appearance-based a person, with long swept hair, gold jewellery and rudraksha cues, performing a blessing or pada puja style gesture on the kneeling devotee.2016-10-12April 26 20172017-04-26A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with long dark hair flowing down his back, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial necklace and gold armlets, with a long garland of white jasmine and red roses around his neck. He leans forward and applies a marking or tilak to a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti who kneels before him, the devotee wearing a yellow marigold garland. Behind them stands a brass kalasha-style finial and a brass trident-shaped ornament, with a red-and-white cloth and flowering plants in the background. Another person in white sits at the right edge. The seated man matches the page's appearance cues of long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery and garlanded throne presence, so he is described as a person; the page indicates he is present at this event.2016-10-26April 26 20172017-04-26April 25 20172017-04-25May 26 20172017-05-26