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Night ritual scene at an outdoor temple-style ceremony. A bare-chested man with grey hair and a beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a white shawl, handles white sacred threads while a younger man in white dhoti assists him. Behind them, a woman in an orange-brown sari with long plaited hair holds a small object. Brass and gold kalashas decorated with yellow marigold garlands stand on a red-draped altar, and a banana plant and a dark deity murti appear in the background.

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December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of a crowded ritual hall where a bare-chested older man with short grey hair, wearing an orange-and-black forehead band and a white cord around his neck, bends forward and receives an offering of money from a man in an orange-brown shawl, a long dark-haired figure with a white and pink flower garland, gold armlets and bangles. Nearby a bearded man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala assists, and a woman in orange sits in the foreground with a rudraksha necklace. Many bare-chested and white-clad devotees stand behind them in the background. The probable Swamiji cues are the long dark hair, ornate gold armlets and flower garland on the man in the orange-brown shawl, who is handling the offering, while the event page describes a Sadashivoham Day 2 programme with Rudra Abhishekam and Third Eye Awakening.2016-12-02August 17 20122012-08-17March 15 20172017-03-15Evening photograph of a ritual setting with warm lights. In the foreground a long-haired, bearded man seen from behind wears a rust-brown shawl, a lotus garland, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and holds a folded white cloth or offering. Facing him, a bare-chested, shaved-headed man in white dhoti and a white sacred thread-like neck cord hands him a small item. Behind them, other bare-chested devotees and a person in white stand amid red cloth and floral decorations, with a golden-edged structure at the right edge.2016-12-02A photograph of a ritual scene. An elderly bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow border bows forward, hands on his head, while a long white cord is looped around his neck by a seated man in a deep maroon robe with a large gold pendant and gold beaded necklaces, red beaded bangles on his wrist, and long dark hair with a white forehead marking. Behind them a woman in a pink and white sari with gold jewellery and white body markings holds the cord and the man's shoulder. Orange and pink cloth hangs in the background, and a silver-framed seat is visible on the right. Several people with bead bracelets assist at the edges of the frame. A small packet of offering material is held near the bottom.2017-10-01Shirtless male devotees wearing white dhotis and orange-and-white sacred bands across their foreheads sit and stand closely around a central figure. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a brown-orange shawl, pale pink and white lotus garland, rudraksha mala and gold bangles and armlets, is seated in front and extends his hands toward a kneeling devotee with a rudraksha mala and white neck cord. Several onlookers in the background, including a man in glasses wearing a white neck cord, watch the proceedings. Ritual abhishekam-style practice is suggested by the white ash markings and gathered devotees in a dimly lit hall.2016-12-02December 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesA photo of a initiation or deeksha ritual indoors. In the foreground on the right, a bare-shouldered man with long dreadlocked hair, a gold armband, gold earring and gold necklace wears a rust-orange shawl and bends toward a kneeling figure in white. A younger man in white dhoti with a sandalwood-marked chest stands near. On the left, a man in saffron-orange dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and bare chest. Other people in white clothing and gold rails appear in the background.2017-02-15Evening photograph of a ritual at a temple-like setting with a stone wall behind. A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas on his wrists and neck, and an orange-red robe sits on a red cushion and places his hand on the head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti. Another bare-chested man in white dhoti and an orange-clad attendant stand nearby; one holds a plate of fruit. A colourful striped cloth covers the floor, with a decorated brass object and a red-and-gold setup at left. Crowd members stand in the background.2018-02-04