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A seated man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment, bare-chested, wears a thick red and white flower garland over his shoulders and a rudraksha-style bracelet, with a tilak on his forehead, while resting one hand on the head of a young boy in a grey-blue shirt and rudraksha mala who kneels with palms pressed together. The seat has leopard-print upholstery in front of an ornate gold and silver temple backdrop hung with colourful flower garlands and a pink cloth. A smiling woman in an orange sari with a red bindi sits to the right, watching. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment at a satsang stage, though the scene itself shows only the blessing gesture.

May 09 2014

September 30 2017

A seated man in an orange-red robe sits on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, smiling as he extends a silver trident toward the head of a young devotee with folded hands who kneels in a white cloth. The man wears pink and white flower garlands, a gold chain, rudraksha bracelets on the arm, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a woman in orange clothing with a white forehead mark stands near flowers, and a temple gopuram is displayed on a screen behind. a person is seated on the throne with a shoulder-length dark hairstyle, rudraksha malas and gold necklace cues; he blesses the kneeling child with a trident.

A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate silver-and-gold setting, wearing a dark wrapped turban, orange-brown garment and a long red-and-white flower garland, with white tilak marks on the forehead. The figure sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat. A devotee in a turquoise blue kurta leans in and presses his palm to the seated figure's forehead in blessing. Behind them stands a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and a dark beaded necklace, looking on, while garlands of red, purple and white flowers hang on a gold deity murti behind. a person appearance is uncertain from this view.

A seated long-haired man in a rust-red garment with a shawl and beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne, his right hand raised in blessing over the head of a young boy. The boy wears a saffron-yellow dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and bangles, and has sacred markings on his forehead. Behind them a woman in a white blouse and red sash with a mala stands smiling, and tall golden deity murti with heavy garlands and a flowering plant stand in the background. The scene reads as an informal blessing or darshan moment in a temple-like hall.

December 12 2016

2016-12-12 +1 copies

A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne with carved floral and scroll motifs, dressed in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and a long ceremonial necklace. Swamiji (probable): the person seated centrally on the throne wears long hair, a rudraksha mala and red-orange ceremonial robes. Two attendants in orange and saffron garments flank him: a bare-chested attendant on the left with white horizontal markings on his arms holds an orange cloth-wrapped object, and a woman on the right in orange robes and a silver necklace holds a blue and orange cloth. A leopard-print cushion lies on the seat and a brass railing runs across the foreground.

A seated man with long dark hair wrapped in a dark turban, wearing a brown-orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a thick red-and-white rose garland with pink beads, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate silver-and-gold throne backdrop with a microphone at left. A man in a bright blue kurta leans in and presses his palm to the seated man's forehead, a gesture of blessing, while a woman with a red bindi and other devotees watch at right. Behind them stand colourful garlands in red, purple and pink and sparkling jewelled decorations. A distinctive visible cue of a turban, saffron shawl and ceremonial garlands is present, so the seated figure is a probable Swamiji candidate receiving a blessing from a devotee in the seat of honour.

December 26 2014

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and a red tilak on his forehead, and is smiling as he holds a silver trident and touches the head of a child kneeling before him in white clothes with hands folded in greeting. Behind him, a large backdrop shows a painted gopuram temple tower. A woman in orange attire with a red tilak stands at right, and a silver ceremonial fan and flower garlands are visible.

April 27 2018