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November 10 20132013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red dhoti wrap with gold trim and a long beaded necklace presses his palm to the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a blue t-shirt and orange-red scarf printed with script. The seated man wears a white tripundra on his brow and a rudraksha-style chain. Behind them stands a golden lion-faced throne or seat, garlands of marigolds and green leaves, and blue satin drapery. Two people are partly visible at the upper right. The setting resembles an indoor blessing or diksha moment.2013-11-11August 01 20142014-08-01November 11 20132013-11-11September 20 20152015-09-20A seated man in an orange-red shawl with printed Sanskrit-style text and a gold-bordered orange cloth blesses a kneeling devotee by extending his right hand to touch the devotee's forehead. The devotee wears a white kurta with hands pressed together in anjali. Behind them stands a deity murti draped in colourful flower garlands of yellow, red and white, with a blue skirt and a golden face. A golden lion-like figure and red cushions are in the foreground, and a woman in an orange sari sits at the right edge.2013-11-10May 01 20142014-05-01Photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-red robes with gold borders placing a hand on the head of a shaved-headed devotee kneeling with palms joined in namaskar. The kneeling man wears rudraksha malas, a gold-bordered saffron shawl and a red armband printed with repeated text. Behind them, other devotees in red and saffron sit on white sheets and red cushions in a hall with a large screen and a deity shrine at the top left. Probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron-red robe with gold border, rudraksha mala) performs the blessing; the kneeling devotee is a disciple.2015-07-09A photograph of two men in close, intimate contact indoors. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back in a bun with a stick pin, a bindi on his forehead, a bare-shouldered rust-red wrap and a heavy ornate gold and beaded necklace, presses his right palm onto the forehead of an older man on the right. The older man has long white hair and a full white beard, wears an orange-saffron robe and a red-orange shawl printed with script. Behind them, a woman in a white sari stands partly visible at the edge, and gold ritual items and red fabric are visible in the background. The gesture resembles a blessing or initiation touch.2014-01-21May 19 20142014-05-19