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May 14 20162016-05-14A seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a maroon-brown cloth and a braided rope-like cord around the neck, reaches out to touch the forehead of a kneeling man with short hair who has his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved golden lion-form base. Behind them a crowd of devotees watches, and a blurred golden canopy or decorated structure fills the background. The kneeling man wears a maroon kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Appears to be a darshan blessing with forehead touch.2016-05-14May 14 20162016-05-14A photograph of a ritual initiation with a seated figure in a red garment and a gold-coloured ornate necklace placing a hand on the forehead of a smiling man in a white t-shirt. The man wears a red sash, rudraksha mala and a white name badge, and his eyes are closed. Behind them, several people in white and red sashes stand watching, and a golden ornamental object is in the foreground. A curtain and a side chair are visible in the room.2016-03-30 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesAugust 02 20142014-08-02October 26 20142014-10-26A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a bare upper chest, a rudraksha mala and a dark hair bun reaches up to press his palms to the forehead of a young man in a white polo shirt and black wristwatch, who stands with arms raised in a blessing gesture. Behind them, golden ornamental pieces and a red patterned floor mat are visible, with seated devotees in white and saffron shawls and an older woman in a saffron shawl in the background. The Swamiji candidate shows long swept-back hair, a saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, a probable appearance-based match, so the depiction is in person.2014-03-17April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red robe with a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders places his right hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a grey t-shirt with a red-and-white sash, during a blessing in an ornate room. The seated man wears his dark hair in a high bun and a white tilak on his forehead, and he is smiling with eyes closed. Behind them stand a gilded throne-like seat, marigold garlands and flower decorations, and a woman in an orange shawl. a person: the seated figure has a high hair bun, a rudraksha mala and a red-brown robe, and is performing the blessing, with the cues stated only as appearance.2015-12-26April 02 20162016-04-02A seated man in an orange-red robe with a bare upper body, long dark hair tied in a bun, a gold necklace, and a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead smiles while extending his right hand to touch the forehead of an older bald, bearded man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl with a wristwatch. Beside them stands a silver staff topped with a round disc and a golden ornamental lion or elephant form in the foreground, against a gold draped backdrop. a person cues: long hair, saffron-orange garments, ornate gold necklace, and a seated blessing role; this is an in-person appearance-based candidate, and the identification is uncertain.2014-08-02