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A photograph of a seated man with long dark locks and a trimmed beard, wearing a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot, a red garment, layered gold beaded necklaces and a gold-ringed finger, holding a thin white thread that he is tying or passing around the bare upper back of a young shirtless boy in white dhoti with his back to the camera. Behind him is a silver ornate throne-like chair, and blurred orange and pink fabrics hang in the background. A man on the left has his hands pressed together in namaste. a person: the seated man shows long dreadlock-style hair, rudraksha-style beads and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to Jattas and a ceremonial seat.

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Photograph of a seated man in a maroon-red garment wearing a heavy gold ornate necklace, gold rings and red bangles, with a white horizontal tilak and red vertical mark on his forehead, long dark hair falling behind, smiling as he holds a white thread near the bare back of a young shaved-headed boy in a white cloth. Behind him a silver ornate throne-like seat and red and orange cloth hangings in a temple setting. A man with his hands raised to his head stands at the left edge. Appearance-based a person in the seated central role, with long swept hair, ornate gold necklace and red clothing, performing a thread-tying or blessing ritual on the boy.2017-10-01A photograph of a ritual in a temple-like setting. A seated man in a dark maroon-red dhoti-style robe and heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist belt sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a white tilak on his forehead and reddish-orange bangles. A devotee's bare-backed figure with dark hair leans forward with his head bowed, and a attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and beaded necklaces holds a white thread and a small card. The thread is being wound or tied around the devotee's head. Orange cloth and brass lamps are visible in the background, along with a silver lion-shaped armrest. Three people are visible.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on a red velvet throne with an ornate silver backrest. He wears a rust-red wrap over bare shoulders, a long gold-beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold earring, a gold ring, and rudraksha bead bracelets. He has long dark hair swept back, a beard and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and his eyes are closed as he smiles while tying a white thread across the chest of a second person. That person, shown only partially at the left edge with hands raised to the face, wears a light garment and a green thread bracelet.2017-09-24 +2 copiesA seated figure in a deep red robe with a gold ornate necklace and gold bangles holds a white thread or cord that is being passed toward a bare-shouldered devotee with long wet-looking hair who bows forward, the devotee's head bent into the frame. Behind them a second attendant in orange cloth and rudraksha beads, with white body markings, holds the cord. The seated figure wears a white tilak on the forehead, long dark hair swept back, and a red throne-like seat sits in front of an ornate silver backdrop. Other partially visible people are at the edges, including a person with hair in a bun at the bottom. The setting suggests a ritual blessing or thread-tying moment.2017-09-17January 28 20182018-01-28September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a dark red-brown robe with a gold-trimmed belt and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, wearing a red mala-like bead set and red bangles, sitting on an ornate silver and red-cushioned throne. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, a shaved-headed clerical presence aside, a beard, and a red-brown robe with ornate gold ceremonial jewelry indicate the seated figure, who holds a thin white thread drawn across the head of a bare-chested man bending forward. The bending man has a white ritual cord and white dhoti-style cloth, while a second attendant in white with rudraksha beads and gold chain holds a folded paper. Behind them stand orange and saffron-robed figures and a deity murti in the background, with a carved stone pillar and a silver lion-shaped footstool in front.2017-10-01A photograph of a shirtless devotee in white dhoti with yellow border kneeling before a seated man in a rust-orange robe, gold ornate necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. The seated man, with long dark swept-back hair and a beard, holds a white cloth or thread and guides it over the devotee's head in a blessing. Behind them stands an ornate silver embossed backdrop and a silver deity figure. Another attendant in white dhoti with a crescent-shaped marking on the chest stands at left, and a leopard-print seat cushion is visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe, gold necklaces and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues for the page's named event, so he is described as the presiding figure in this blessing ritual.2018-01-28