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May 14 20132013-05-14May 19 20132013-05-19February 09 20122012-02-09A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange saffron robe and matching orange turban being touched on the head by a man with short dark hair seen from behind, wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and bracelets. The man has both palms raised in a blessing gesture, and behind them stands an ornate gold-leaf carved frame against a deep red curtain. A dark tilak mark is visible on the seated figure's forehead. The seated figure's face is partly visible and the setting suggests a darshan moment on a stage.2018-01-10November 25 20112011-11-25A man seen from behind in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-edged cloth, wearing an orange rudraksha-style mala, performs a hand gesture toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes with a yellow inner garment and an orange mala, sitting cross-legged on a red velvet and gold-carved throne before a deep red curtain. Gold ornate decor and a red-cushioned side table with a gold vessel are visible. a person appears as the seated figure, identified by orange robes, a long swept-back hairstyle, and a rudraksha-style mala, seated on the throne as the recipient of the gesture.2013-05-14A seated figure on a gold-carved throne with a red velvet backrest and draped tiger-print cloth touches the head of a kneeling devotee in white. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron cloth, an orange garland, and a red bindi, with long dark hair. The kneeling man in white clothing has both hands raised palms-out and wears gold bangles and a ring. A second person in white sits at the left edge. Gold ornate panels and red velvet curtains form the backdrop.2013-05-14A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with bare shoulders and a small red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold and red throne, reaching forward to place his hand on the head of a man in a white kurta who bends forward in front of him. Behind them hangs a dark purple curtain, and gilded carved details frame the throne. The seated figure's long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial throne match the cues for Swamiji (probable), shown in the role of the presiding teacher blessing an initiate in a sannyasi training session.2006-08-22April 24 20172017-04-24A photograph of a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-saffron sash, seen from behind with his grey-haired head bowed, while a bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron cloth, brown rudraksha beads and ornate gold necklaces, places his right hand on the first man's head in blessing. He sits before a large ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back. A hand holding a thin ceremonial cord or bundle is visible at the left edge, and a bangled wrist appears at left. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment at a throne. Swamiji (probable) is the bearded figure with long hair, saffron cloth, rudraksha and gold necklaces seated on the throne.2016-07-17A man in a white long-sleeved shirt stands close to a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red undershirt, his hand raised to the forehead of the robed figure in a blessing gesture. Behind them is an ornate gold throne with carved floral and bird motifs and a central roundel showing a deity murti, draped in red and black zebra-striped fabric. Yellow and red flower garlands hang at the top left, and a red brick-patterned wall forms the backdrop. The robed figure's shoulders and head are angled downward. a person in saffron robes is seated before the gold throne, matching the page's event context, while the man in white is an attendant or devotee.2009-07-08Photograph of a ceremonial stage with deep red drapery. A seated man in a red-brown turban and red-brown robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a cobra-hood canopy and red cushions. A white-clad elder with grey hair, seen from behind, kneels and presses his palms toward the seated man's head in blessing. On the left, a woman with long dreadlocked hair wears an orange sari and a beaded necklace and watches. On the right, a woman in an orange sari and beaded necklace holds a small card. A gold railing runs along the foreground. a person: the seated man in the turban has the central throne position and a turban, and the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity; treated as a seated devotee-receiving-blessing scene.2018-01-10 +2 copies