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April 15 2018

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A seated man in an ornate gilded throne with red cushions places his right hand on the head of a standing devotee in a pale turquoise kurta with a beaded necklace and a cord around the neck. The seated figure wears a rust-orange robe, long dreadlocked black hair, a thick rudraksha-style mala necklace, and a bracelet; the devotee raises both hands in receptive gesture. Green foliage and flower offerings sit beside the throne, with a red backdrop behind. a person is the seated figure on the throne in orange robes with long dreadlocks and rudraksha mala, giving blessing to the devotee.2016-05-06May 03 20142014-05-03A man with a tall, swept-up crown of red-and-gold braided hair, a white tripundra on his forehead and a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat and presses his right hand to the forehead of a smiling man in a white kurta wearing a rudraksha mala. The kurta-clad devotee raises his left palm. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari and rudraksha beads watches, and a woman in pink salwar kameez and another in white stand nearby. Ornate carved stone pillars frame the left side and a shrine-like display with deity images appears at the right. Probable Swamiji cues: a swept-up braided crown, orange-red shawl and ceremonial gold chain are visible on the man giving the blessing.2018-04-30May 24 20162016-05-24May 18 20182018-05-18 +1 copiesDecember 16 20132013-12-16A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red cloth with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, and a white forehead band, placing his right palm on the crown of another man's head. The receiving man, in a grey-blue shirt with hands joined in namaskar, wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and is bent forward in blessing. A dark stage backdrop and teal lighting frame the scene, with the lower edge showing a further head. The gesture reads as a blessing or diksha-style head touch. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, is the candidate for the page's Swamiji, shown in person blessing a devotee.2018-04-15May 12 20142014-05-12Photograph of a seated man in a maroon-brown shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a white forehead mark and red bindu, smiling as he extends his right hand toward a man in a white kurta who stands before him and touches his palm to the seated man's hand. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and sits on a red velvet seat beside a golden lion sculpture. A white paper is held in one hand. A purple bird logo is in the top-left corner. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a saffron-brown shawl, consistent with the page's Swamiji presence, though appearance is not fully certain. A second person at right edge is partly visible.2013-12-08April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesMay 10 20142014-05-10A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and a thick rudraksha mala around his neck sits with eyes closed in a serene expression, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. He sits beside an ornate cream-and-gold chair with red upholstery. Two or three blurred people sit in the background, one with hands folded in prayer at lower right. The setting is a bright hall with white and yellow drapery. a person: the long swept hair, rudraksha mala, ochre shawl and ceremonial seating are the cues here, shown in meditation as a priest in devotion.2018-04-13 +1 copies