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A photograph of a long-haired man with a full beard, seated on an ornate red-cushioned throne with silver carved arms, wearing an orange-brown saffron wrap and matching dhoti, with a white-and-red flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala. He leans forward to tie a thin white thread on the wrist of a small child in a white cloth with a red-and-orange shawl. Beside them a man with a shaved head, dark rudraksha malas and gold bangles kneels and holds thread. Behind the throne stands a golden deity murti with a trident-shaped staff in front, a golden kalasha-style lamp stand, green foliage and a green cloth draped on a table. A white cup and a water bottle sit on a small wooden side table.

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A seated man with long dark hair, a full beard and a tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate red and gold throne, wearing a rust-orange shawl and a garland of white and red flowers with a rudraksha mala. He is touching the forehead of a young boy in a white shirt who bends toward him with a hand raised to the forehead, a darshan blessing. A second man on the left with long matted hair, rudraksha malas and a bare upper body holds the boy's arm. Behind them stand a golden trident, a red curtain, a golden deity murti with a yellow backdrop, potted plants and a small table with a water bottle. a person wears the orange shawl and long hair with the throne setting and blessing role.2017-02-17February 17 20172017-02-17A photograph of a ceremony in a temple-style hall with red draped walls and gold ornamental pillars. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a white ornate throne-like seat, smiling, wearing an orange-brown robe, a white and red flower garland and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and rudraksha beads. Behind him a gold-clad deity murti with a crown is partly visible, and a gold trident stands at left. Around him several young men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand and sit attending, one placing a hand on the seated man's head. Potted green leaves and a brass kalasha-style pot stand nearby, and an orange-robed attendant with long braided hair sits in the foreground.2017-02-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a white and red flower garland sits on an ornate red and white throne before a golden deity murti in the background. Long swept-back dark hair and a full beard are visible, and he holds his hand near the head of a young boy in a white shirt who bows before him. On the left, a bare-chested attendant with rudraksha beads and a tilak holds a ritual object, and another attendant in white stands at the edge. Gold ceremonial staffs, a red curtain and potted green plants surround the scene. The photo carries a2017-02-17A seated man in rust-orange robes and a thick rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned throne with a carved white lion-head armrest. He wears a long multi-coloured flower garland with yellow blossoms and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, and has long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard. He is tying a white thread around the bare back of a young boy standing before him, while a girl in a white top with a long braid watches from the right. A brass oil lamp, a steel cup, potted greenery and a gold-tinted deity murti sit in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: swept-back long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland. Visible people: three in the scene plus an elderly man with folded hands at the left edge.2017-02-19February 17 20172017-02-17A photograph of a seated man in saffron-brown robes with a long dreadlocked, swept-back hair and full beard, wearing a white-and-green-flower garland and rudraksha-style beaded mala, sits on an ornate red and white throne-like chair while placing his hand on the head of a young boy in white kurta. Probable Swamiji, identified by long hair, saffron robes, mala and garland, seated on the throne as a presiding teacher. To the left, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with beaded mala sits beside them. Behind is a golden deity murti with a trident and a yellow cloth backdrop, a brass trident and kalasha-like stand, and green plants on a side table.2017-02-17February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 17 20172017-02-17February 17 20172017-02-17A seated man in a golden-backed throne with red cushions places his right hand on the shaved head of a young boy kneeling before him. The seated man has long dark hair, a full beard, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a brown saffron-toned shawl, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, and rudraksha armbands. The boy wears a white cloth and rudraksha beads and has white markings on his forehead. Behind them, a standing man with a beard and white tilak stands beside a golden ritual staff, and a bearded man in white ritual clothes with rudraksha beads sits to the left. A red curtain and a golden kalasha-like finial frame the scene. a person seated on the peetha, performing a blessing initiation for the child during the Shiva Deeksha event.2017-04-26