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A seated man in ornate saffron-red robes sits on a silver throne shaped like a large cobra hood with red gemstone eyes and a crown-like top. He wears a dark swept-up turban-style hairdo, rudraksha malas, a sandalwood tilak, and a white and red flower garland with green leaves. He receives a covered offering in white cloth on a metal tray from a bare-chested, shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth who wears a rudraksha mala and stands in front. Behind them stand a silver trident, a gold lattice screen, a microphone and a deity figure with a raised hand.

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A seated man with eyes closed sits on an ornate silver throne with a cobra-hood backrest and red stone insets, wearing a rust-red dhoti and wrap, a green and white jasmine garland, red flower garlands, rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace, with a dark topknot and tilak. Before him, a bare-chested attendant with rudraksha mala and a white-bundled offering, placed on a silver tray with greenery, stands in a temple-like hall with gold lattice and a silver trident.2018-02-25February 25 20182018-02-25April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20182018-02-25February 25 20182018-02-25A seated man in a gold-and-red ornate throne wears a rust-orange shawl, a long gold bead necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and a long swept-back hairstyle with a tilak on his forehead. He sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a white-and-yellow cloth-wrapped bundle on a plate of pink and purple flower petals. A shirtless attendant with white body markings and a rudraksha mala leans forward to offer the plate. Behind them a gold-carved pillar and red draped cloth complete the satsang stage setting. Two people are visible.2016-06-30Photograph of a seated man in a dark red-brown robe, wearing a turban of dark coiled hair, white and dark tilak markings on the forehead, a green and white garland with red flowers, and many rudraksha beads on his arms and neck. He smiles with eyes half-closed and raises one palm in blessing. Behind him is a large silver cobra-hood backdrop with red stones. At left, a shirtless man in white dhoti leans in with his hands on the seated man's shoulders, and at right a hand holding a bangle is partly visible. A steel cup sits at lower left.2018-02-25June 30 20162016-06-30A photograph of a ceremonial initiation in progress. A seated man in a dark turban, rudraksha mala and red-orange robe sits closed-eyed before an ornate gold throne backrest, holding a small vessel of water with a green leaf. Beside him stands a younger man in orange cloth with white body markings, layered beaded necklaces and a dreadlocked topknot, holding a white and blue cloth-wrapped kalasha offering. A stone pillar frames the left edge. The scene suggests a vishesha deeksha initiation, with the seated figure appearing to be the probable Swamiji (probable) given the turban, rudraksha mala, red-orange robe and throne cues, and the standing man a devotee receiving the ritual.2018-04-11 +1 copiesA seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing a maroon turban, orange-red robe, rudraksha mala necklaces and gold bangles, extends his hand over a lit oil lamp held by a kneeling priest. The priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, wears a green and gold cap and a garland of yellow and white flowers, and offers the aarti flame. Behind the throne hang garlands of orange, yellow, red and white flowers. A silver trident stands at left and a gold staff at right. a person performs an aarti offering with the lamp.2015-10-18April 04 20182018-04-04A seated man in brown and ochre robes sits on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion, wearing a thick red-and-white flower garland with yellow marigolds, a gold pendant, and a rudraksha-style necklace, with white tilak on his forehead. A shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth and an orange turban stands at left, holding a bundle wrapped in white and red cloth toward him. Behind them stands a stone deity murti in a niche, with a silver lion-footed stand in the foreground and a microphone at right. Source credit and copyright text appear at the lower right of the image.2017-10-05