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December 24 20142014-12-24A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a deep red-maroon cloth over the shoulder and a saffron-orange wrap, presses his palm to the forehead of a young man kneeling before him. The young man wears a white shirt and a red scarf printed with small patterns, and holds one hand raised in a palm-out gesture. The seated figure holds a folded sheet of paper in his other hand. A golden throne-like backrest with ornate carving stands behind him, and a golden kalasha-style staff and gilded garlands hang in the background along with potted green plants. A man in white stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a satsang setting.2014-12-24A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. A long-haired man in a maroon and red-brown robe, with a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest, sits on the left and presses his right palm to the forehead of a seated young man in a white polo shirt and a red patterned shawl. The seated man keeps his eyes closed and holds his left hand up palm-out. The blessing giver holds an open booklet or printed sheet in his left hand. Behind them stand ornate gold-framed panels, gold garlands, potted green plants and a deep red drape. A standing person in white is partly visible at the right edge. The setting resembles a satsang or darshan blessing.2014-12-24December 24 20142014-12-24July 21 20142014-07-21December 24 20142014-12-24December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a seated man in saffron-red robes, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a peacock-feather fan behind him, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl. A silver trident and a dark wooden staff with a serpent motif stand beside them, with a gold-plated vessel and red curtains in the background. The seated man has a white tilak on his forehead and holds a folded paper in his other hand. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron ornate clothing and a gold bead necklace, placed on a throne-like seat, so the attribution is only probable. The kneeling devotee receives a blessing with palm raised.2014-07-26April 26 20152015-04-26August 23 20152015-08-23December 26 20142014-12-26March 10 20152015-03-10