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Outdoor photo at a stone-stepped tank with a red-flag stand behind. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe, rudraksha mala and a ceremonial staff, sits on an ornate silver-framed throne with a gold lion-head armrest and closes his eyes while raising one hand. A shaved-headed young boy in white kneels before him, palms pressed together, wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them, women and girls in orange and red saris and rudraksha malas sit on the steps, several smiling. A white cooling fan and a water bottle are visible.

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A bearded man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a thick rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders sits on an ornate silver throne, holding a silver staff, and extends his arm to bless the shaved head of a young boy kneeling before him. The boy wears a white loincloth and holds an orange cloth with rudraksha beads. A golden lion figure rests at the base of the throne. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing fill red stone steps beside a water tank, with red flags and a decorative wall visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robes, with a throne and blessing gesture.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11A seated man in orange-red robes, with long dark hair, a dark beard, a rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a red-banded necklace, holds a silver staff with a golden lion-headed finial and a tray of rudraksha beads on an orange cloth. He is seated on an ornate silver-framed throne, and a bare-chested devotee kneels before him with hands cupped, receiving the beads. Behind them, rows of women in saffron and orange saris sit on red stone steps beside a pond, under a purple canopy, with a red-brick building and red flags in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace, and is presiding as the teacher distributing blessed beads.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11A seated figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a yellow border sits on a red cushioned golden throne, holding a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident. He wears a long gold and bead necklace, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style bead garland, with white markings on his arms and face. Beside him, rows of women in orange saris and matching sannyasi-style clothing sit by a stone-edged water tank, several with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in white bends forward to touch the stone steps. Red and white bunting and a multi-storey red building rise behind the tank. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with a trident staff, wearing a turban and crown-like gold necklaces, and is the presiding figure at the water tank.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11May 21 20182018-05-21Outdoor ceremony beside a rectangular water tank at an ashram, with stone steps and seated crowds in the background. In the foreground, a figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-red turban, heavy gold necklace of beads and gold bangles, with white sacred markings on the forehead and arms. He holds a tall silver ceremonial staff with a ring and reaches toward a seated young person. Two shaven-headed children in maroon robes with gold trim, one in an orange vest-like cloth, hold their palms out in receiving gestures. Behind them, devotees in orange and maroon robes sit in rows, some wearing tilaka and rudraksha malas, and a few men in white stand on the upper steps. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the throned figure, with turban, gold necklace and orange-saffron clothing as cues, receiving offerings in a Guru Purnima satsang-style ritual.2013-07-22