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April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, smiles while placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling person in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala. The person kneels with palms pressed together. Behind them a figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala stands among other devotees in white, red and gold garments. A red cushioned throne-like seat is at the left edge. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace, bare-chested with orange-red cloth) is giving blessing to a shaved-headed initiate in a sanyas ritual setting.2017-08-13 +1 copiesA seated long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, applies a vibhuti or tilak mark to the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and matching rudraksha beads, hands joined in anjali. Behind them stands a gold carved wooden panel with lattice cutouts and carved elephant and horse friezes, and a red curtain hangs at right. The seated man wears a crown-less head and a leopard-print seat is visible at lower left. a person is the seated man with distinctive long swept hair, saffron cloth, rudraksha malas and ornate gold pendant, performing a forehead blessing for a devotee.2017-10-04July 27 20142014-07-27A man with long swept-back hair, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and a gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala, who holds his palm in anjali. The man in white bows his head with his eyes closed. The background is a red-lit stage with dark drapery. a person is the saffron-robed man giving blessing; the other man is a devotee receiving darshan.2018-04-15A photograph of a seated man with long dark matted hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, hands joined in namaskar. Behind them is an ornate gold carved screen with lattice panels and carved elephants and lions, and a leopard-print cushioned seat. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and gold necklace) is giving blessing to a devotee. The seated figure is blessing the devotee on the forehead.2017-10-04July 05 20132013-07-05April 15 20182018-04-15July 27 20142014-07-27December 16 20122012-12-16A bearded man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti band on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-face armrests and leopard-print cushions, raising one hand in blessing. He wears a red-orange saffron-toned shawl and a long double rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. A microphone stands at his right. At the left edge a man in white with a folded-hand gesture and a white cloth tied over his eyes stands beside a silver staff. Only two people are visible.2018-05-06 +1 copies