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August 11 20172017-08-11August 11 20172017-08-11Photo 11697987 +1 copiesA seated man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested except for an orange-brown saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, extends his right hand to touch the head of a smiling young boy in a white shirt who raises his left hand in greeting. Behind them stands another man with long hair and a white ritual cloth, holding a folded sheet of paper. Ornate gold carvings and red drapery form the backdrop of this ceremonial setting.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe sits on a red cushion before an ornate gold throne with scalloped carved back. He wears a white sandalwood mark with a red bindi on his forehead, layered gold beaded necklaces, and a gold waist belt, with long dark hair and a beard. He smiles while a young boy with bare upper body, white dhoti and rudraksha malas on his shoulders reaches up to touch the man's necklace. The man holds a pink and white striped staff garlanded with red roses and yellow marigolds. A woman in white stands blurred in the background, and an adult's hand holding a ritual item appears at lower right. a person: the man has long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklaces, a rudraksha-adorned setting and a throne-like seat, and appears to be the central honoured figure.2017-08-02A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne before a red curtain, with a golden trident behind him. He wears a rust-red robe draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala with a gold chain, and a red-and-orange vibhuti/kumkum mark on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back. He rests a hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt and white trousers who wears a red-orange sash and stands before him, while another seated person is partly visible at the lower right edge. Appearance cues including the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace, robe and throne are distinctive; the page identifies this event as featuring Swamiji, so this is a probable identification based on those cues. One physical person is in the frame besides the boy and the partially visible figure.2016-09-29A photograph of a long-haired man with a white vibhuti band and red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange wrap, seated on a golden ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a person in a white shirt and orange shawl seen from behind, in a blessing gesture. Another hand is partly visible in the foreground. Two physical people are visible.2017-09-20A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured wrap, placing his right hand on the crown of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta with rudraksha mala and hands in anjali. The devotee bows with palms joined. Behind them, gold carved panels, and a woman in white with saffron-orange shawl, another woman in cream, and a man in white kurta with rudraksha stand watching. a person is the central figure giving blessing, identified by long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and rust-coloured wrap; this is an in-person blessing at a ritual event.2017-08-09 +1 copiesMay 02 20172017-05-02March 12 20172017-03-12April 05 20172017-04-05 +1 copies