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A photograph under a white and pink tent canopy with red draping. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white shawl with gold borders, garlanded with white and red flowers, places his hand on the bald head of a seated older man in white clothes and glasses, who bows forward. Behind them a person in saffron robes stands near a gold-and-wood ceremonial table holding fruit and offerings. The smiling man is a probable candidate for Swamiji by appearance, given the long hair, garland and gold-bordered shawl, and is shown blessing a devotee in a ritual setting.

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A photograph of two men in close contact at a temple event. An older balding man with grey hair and a moustache, wearing a white and beige striped kurta and a blue lanyard, presses his right hand to the forehead of a younger man kneeling before him with eyes closed and a smile. The younger man wears an orange-saffron garment, a thick gold necklace and a hair bun. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a golden canopy. The setting is a plain pale wall.2011-12-17August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesMay 19 20132013-05-19A seated man in white and saffron-bordered dhoti-shawl sits on a red velvet throne with an orange cushion, smiling as an older bald man in a white kurta presses his palm to the seated man's forehead in a blessing gesture. The seated figure wears a long double-strand rudraksha mala, a red tilak, and has long dark hair tied back. The setting is a stage with a maroon and pink backdrop and a navy curtain. The older man's white kurta contrasts with the gold-trimmed throne at left. A small audience member's head is visible at the lower right edge.2011-07-06November 29 20112011-11-29April 30 20062006-04-30Indoor event photograph of an elderly man in a white striped shirt and glasses bowing forward as he touches the forehead of a smiling man in orange-red robes, a long multi-strand golden bead necklace, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and a gold bracelet. The older man's hand holds the younger man's hand. Behind them a man in a white shirt and another with white forehead markings look on, with a stage backdrop and a blue and gold hanging visible. Probable Swamiji is the man in orange-red robes with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing; the older man in white shirt is a devotee receiving blessing.2013-04-02 +1 copiesJuly 24 20142014-07-24A seated man in a golden ornate throne with a reddish-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace smiles broadly while placing his raised right hand on the forehead of a older white-haired man in a white t-shirt, glasses, and a red lanyard with beaded necklace. A small red tilak mark is on the seated man's forehead. Dark background with a few people partially visible at right, one woman wearing glasses.2013-12-11A photograph of an indoor event under a white tent ceiling with red draping. In the foreground, a bald, bespectacled older man in white leans forward with his head bowed while a man in white with a long-haired, swept-back appearance, wearing a white and gold-bordered shawl, a red-and-white flower garland and a red kumkum mark, smiles broadly and places his hand on the older man's head, holding a silver tray or vessel. Behind them, a cameraman in white films the scene, and a person in orange robes stands nearby. Golden ornamentation and a garlanded deity murti with marigold and rose garlands fill the background, along with a trident-shaped finial in the upper right. The visible long-haired figure with ceremonial adornments is a person, shown giving blessing to a devotee; the ceremony appears to be a darshan.2010-01-01December 06 20102010-12-06September 28 20142014-09-28