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October 12 2014

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Photo of a seated ritual blessing indoors. A long-haired man in an orange-brown saffron robe with a rudraksha mala extends his right arm and lays his hand on the head of a younger man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl, who bows his head. The elder holds a folded white cloth in his other hand. Behind them stands a red velvet seat, a golden ornate vessel and red and white flowers. Several people in orange and white clothing stand in the background, including a woman in white.2012-12-28A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red-orange garment and a gold-beaded necklace, extending his right hand to rest on the head of a kneeling woman in a white blouse with an orange shawl and red wrist thread. He is seated before a golden ornate throne with a gold lion-headed armrest and a gold-and-wood staff with a serpent carving. A woman in red robes stands in the background beside red curtains, and another woman is partly visible at the right edge. The man is smiling. a person is seated and blessing the devotee in an ornate throne setting.2014-07-24November 02 20132013-11-02A seated man in saffron-red robes, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a white and orange flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala with gold-toned beads, sits on a red zebra-patterned cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne backrest. He rests his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who kneels before him holding a folded paper. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits to the right. Behind them are red wooden latticed screens and a wall-mounted fan. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan. The seated man is an appearance-based a person, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha beads and ceremonial gold-toned adornments.2014-09-21July 24 20142014-07-24May 04 20142014-05-04August 23 20152015-08-23May 07 20142014-05-07December 28 20122012-12-28A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti mark and a long gold ceremonial necklace of beads, touching the forehead of a grey-haired woman in a white printed sari with a red shawl. She stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them are a gold throne with a carved lion or peacock-feather element, a cobra-shaped staff, a silver ceremonial staff, and red drapes. The man has long swept-back hair and gold adornments, which are compatible cues for the a person candidate, though his face is not used for identification.2014-07-25October 12 20142014-10-12A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a richly decorated hall with red drapes. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-orange wrap, golden floral necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet, places his palm on the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them stands a silver staff entwined with a black serpent and a large golden cobra-hooded ornament, with a peacock-feather fan at the left edge. Two physical people are visible.2014-07-27