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September 09 20122012-09-09May 11 20142014-05-11A seated man in an orange-red robe with a gold-beaded mala and a white tilak on his forehead reaches out to touch the forehead of a woman in a white top with an orange-and-red shawl. He holds a small white paper or cloth in his other hand. Beside him is a gold-and-silver ceremonial staff with a coiled cobra, a peacock-feather fan, and a gold lion-headed seat, against red drapery. Behind the woman, an elderly woman in white with an orange shawl sits with her eyes closed. a person cue is the saffron robe and beaded mala, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-07-25A seated figure with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange draped garment and a red and yellow flower garland touches the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl and a lanyard badge. The seated figure has his arm raised in blessing while smiling. Behind them, women in orange and gold-bordered saris and a woman in a white and green saree with beaded necklaces watch; an orange cloth and red-trimmed item rest on a table. Maroon curtains frame the room. Appearance cues are consistent with a person giving blessing to a devotee, so a person is set to in_person. Visible people total about six.2013-05-28 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20122012-09-09A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange shawl and rudraksha mala, with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, reaching out to touch the crown of a bald man in a white kurta. Behind them stands a silver trident and a golden deity murti, with orange and red cloth draped nearby. a person is the man in the orange shawl, shown bare-shouldered with a long rudraksha mala and a swept-back hairstyle; he is performing a blessing gesture with his palms over the head of the devotee.2014-08-26A photograph of a seated man with long dark dreadlocked hair wrapped in a crown-like band of rudraksha beads, with a white painted forehead mark, wearing a rust-orange draped garment and gold necklaces with a red rudraksha-style bead mala. He rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling man with short dark hair and a red and white bead necklace, who is bowed forward with hands joined. Behind them is an ornate silver throne-like backdrop with a deep red curtain, and a microphone stand is visible. A woman in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Hindu blessing or initiation in a temple-style setting.2018-05-02 +1 copiesDecember 16 20132013-12-16September 05 20142014-09-05May 24 20162016-05-24A seated man in an orange and gold robe with a long dark hair knot and heavy ornate gold and beaded necklaces places his right palm on the forehead of a younger man in a black quilted vest over a white shirt, who has his eyes closed and his hands raised in a gesture of receiving blessing. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron-gold robes and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. A gold-patterned backdrop and a white podium stand behind them in a warmly lit hall.2014-01-11May 02 20142014-05-02