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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering. On the right, a long-haired person with ornate gold jewellery and an orange-and-maroon garment sits on a red cushioned seat, reaching toward a bald, saffron-robed devotee kneeling in front. Behind them stands a bald priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms, next to a man in a white dhoti with a purple border and a red shawl holding a rudraksha mala. A brass oil lamp, silver staffs and a gold-decorated figure appear nearby, with green leaves in the foreground. A young girl in a blue top leans forward, and a man in a plaid shirt stands at left. Cameras are visible in the background.

May 10 2015

A photograph of a ritual scene in a warmly lit hall. A long-haired figure with swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, layered gold necklaces and bangles, and a maroon-and-gold cloth sits on a raised seat and rests a hand on the shaved head of a bald devotee in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala. The devotee kneels before him. A man in an orange shirt kneels at left, smiling. Behind them, standing priests wear saffron-and-gold shawls with rudraksha malas, one in white dhoti with a purple border. A cameraman with a video camera stands at upper right, and a tall silver ceremonial staff and green leaves appear at the edges. Appearance cues match the page candidate; this is a person seated and blessing the kneeling devotee during an initiation-style ritual.

July 06 2015

Devotees gather before a gilded ornate throne in a marble-walled hall. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes, with a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and white markings on the forehead and arms, sits on the throne and touches a gold bowl held by a standing attendant in orange. Kneeling and seated devotees in white shirts and a blue shirt lean forward with their hands raised toward the bowl. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the left wall beside a man in orange with a mala. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold necklaces and rudraksha mala. The image is a photograph of a ceremonial darshan.

2012-05-26 +2 copies

Night-time ritual indoors. A seated figure on a gold-framed throne wears an orange-and-maroon shawl, layered gold necklaces, a leopard-print cloth and a red tilak on the forehead, and raises one hand in blessing. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a silver dish of offerings. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with gold ornaments receives the dish. A woman in a pink top stands with palms pressed together at left, and other robed attendants in orange and white stand behind. A small brass deity murti with flowers sits on the throne's side, with a silver bowl nearby. Ritual honouring of a seated guru.

October 28 2013

July 28 2017

A photograph inside a hall with wooden slatted walls where a long-haired figure in a rust-orange wrap and dark rudraksha malas sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests. A man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white sash bends forward at the lower right, and a woman in a pale yellow saree and dark-haired woman in purple and orange stand at the left, while a tray of folded pink-and-red cloths sits in front of the throne. Others in orange stoles and orange saffron-coloured clothing move in the background. A trident-shaped staff stands at the left edge. Rudraksha, orange stoles and the throne suggest a seated ceremonial reception with devotees.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a deep red cushion, wearing saffron-orange robes, multiple gold necklaces, beaded bracelets and a long swept-back hair, smiling as a kneeling man in a light grey shirt bows forward and receives a hand on his head from the seated figure, who holds a tray of oranges. Standing behind the kneeling devotee, a shaved-headed man in orange-and-yellow robes with a rudraksha mala and orange forehead markings watches, and an older man in a pale shirt with hands clasped and two men in white and yellow stand nearby. A gold ceremonial staff with a finial is in the foreground and a warm spotlight glows above. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure on the throne, based on saffron clothing, long hair, gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, with the kneeling man receiving blessing.

A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace receiving devotees at a red-draped stage. A bearded man in a cream t-shirt bends forward to touch his feet while a young man in orange robes with a gold mala stands behind, and a golden staff garlanded with white flowers and orange marigolds stands in front. Several women in sarees and salwar, and children, watch and fold hands at the back.

December 19 2015